Logical Reasoning – Set One

Logical reasoning tests are designed to assess a candidate’s ability and reaction at a given problem as to interpret patterns, numberNumber Αριθμός sequences, the relationships between shapes or to accurately understand any statement in a given context.

Logical Reasoning [CLAT EXAMINATION 2017]

Direction for Question Numbers 1 – 3 Read the following information carefully and choose the appropriate option in the questions given below.

i. There is a group of five persons – A, B, C, D and E.

ii. One of them is a Singer, one is a Dancer, one is a Painter, one is a TeacherTeacher מוֹרֶה Rebbe (“my teacher”) and Rabbeinu Hakadosh (“our holy teacher”). Δάσκαλος (अध्यापकः) and one is a Doctor.

iii. Three of them – A, C and Doctor prefer rice to chapatti and two of them – B and the

Painter prefer chapatti to rice.

iv. The Teacher, D and A are friends to one another but two of these prefer chapatti to
rice.
v. The Singer is C’s brother.

Q 1. Who is a Dancer?

Ans

1. D
2. C
3. A
4. E

Q 2. Who is a Teacher?

Ans

1. B

2. E
3. C
4. D

Q 3. Who is a Singer?

Ans

1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B

Direction for Question Numbers 4 – 6: Read the following information carefully and choose the most appropriate option in the questions given below

i. Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T and U.

ii. Q gets a North-facing flat and is not next to S.
iii. S and U get diagonally opposite flats.
iv. R, next to U gets a South-facing flat and T gets a North-facing flat.

Q 4. If the flats of T and P are interchanged, who’s flat will be next to that of U?

Ans

1. R
2. Q
3. P
4. T

Q 5. Whose flat is between Q and S?

Ans

1. T

2. R
3. U
4. P

Q 6. Which of the following combination gets South-facing flats?

Ans

1. U,R,P
2. Q,T,S
3. U,P,T
4. data inadequate

Direction for Question Numbers 7 & 8, Which alternative applies to the following Statement or Assumptions? Choose the most appropriate option.

Q 7. ‘Only ignorant peopleMen Ανθρωποι (People), a woman (γυναίκα), Man (Ανδρας) > Adama, Manu > No proof to establish that due to mutation a monkey turned into a human being. believe in witchcraft’ is equivalent to:

Ans

1. All persons who believe in witchcraft are ignorant.
2. No ignorant persons are those who do not believe in witchcraft.
3. Some ignorant persons are not those who believe in witchcraft.
4. There is no link between ignorance and witchcraft.

Q 8. ‘There is no man that is not naturally good’ is equivalent to the proposition:

Ans

1. Some men are naturally good.

2. Some men are not naturally good.
3. All men are naturally good.
4. No men are good.

Direction for Question Numbers 9 & 10 : Find the odd one out from the following:

Q 9. Find the odd one out from the following:

Ans

1. Exact estimate
2. Only choice

3. Clearly visible
4. Open secret

Q 10. Find the odd one out from the following:

Ans

1. Expedition
2. Crusade
3. Cruise
4. Campaign

Direction for Question Numbers 11 to 40): Choose the most appropriate option for each of the following questions.

Q 11. How many times from 4 pm to 10 pm, the hands of a clock are at right angles?

Ans

1. 9
2. 10
3. 11
4. 6

Q 12. ————– is a hater of knowledgeKnowledge Knowledge is derived from the process of an informed person integrating data from sense organs or intuition into their psyche. This concept is explored in the Vedic Nasadiya Sukta, which questions the possibility of ultimate truth or knowledge. In different languages, such as Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, and Chinese, knowledge is expressed as "η γνώση," "Scientia," "ज्ञानम्‌ ," and "知识 Zhīshì," respectively. and learningLearning Educational learning theories: Cognitive Learning Theory, Behaviorism Learning Theory, Constructivism Learning Theory, Humanism Learning Theory, Connectivism Learning Theory, Transformative Learning Theory, Social Learning Theory, Experiential Learning Theory..

Ans

1. Misologist
2. Misogynist

3. Mystique
4. Moroccan

Q 13. Ravi was showing a photograph to his friend, Gopi. Pointing at a boy in the photograph, Ravi said: ‘The boy sitting at the left is the son of the wife of the only son of the grand-mother of my younger brother’.
What is the relation between the boy in the photograph and Ravi?

Ans

1. First Cousins
2. Ravi’s brother-in-lawLaw νόμος:  Positive command of sovereign or divine. One can be ruled either by a Statute, a Statue, or a Statement. Legislation is the rule-making process by a political or religious organisation. Physics governs natural law. Logical thinking is a sign of a healthy brain function. Dharma is eternal for Sanatanis. Judiciary > Show me the face, and I will show you the law. Some people know how to bend the law rather than break it. Law Practice. Read a scholarly article

3. Brothers
4. Nephew and uncle

Q 14. In a company, 60 % workers are males. If the number of female workers in the company is 800, what is the number of male workers in the company?

Ans

1. 1200
2. 1900
3. 1400
4. 1600

Q 15. ‘Some of the valuable booksBook Council of Trent (1545–1563) the Catholic Church created a Congregation of the Index, to declare a writing dangerous and to burn it, till it exists without notice. For Christians, the Bible, and for Muslims Quran, is only good for human guidance and nothing else. After Jesus, St. Peter and St. Paul are the most educated persons in the Christian world. are seldom read’, means:

Ans

1. Some of the valuable books are not read.

2. All the valuable books are not read.

3. Some of the valuable books are read.
4. All the valuable books are read.

Q 16. Coding and decoding 9: 72 : : 8 : ?

Ans

1. 34
2. 64
3. 18
4. 43

Q 17. A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is girl`s:

Ans

1. Uncle
2. Son
3. Brother
4. Son-in-law

Q 18. Sunil’s schoolSchool Σχολή > such as Σχολή Βυζαντινής Μουσικής bus is facing North when it reaches his school. After starting from Sunil’s house, it turned right twice and then left before reaching the school. What direction the bus was facing when it left the bus stop in front of Sunil’s house?

Ans

1. East

2. South
3. North
4. West

Q 19. When Ravi saw Ramesh, he recalled, ‘He is the son of the father of my daughter’. Who is Ramesh?

Ans

1. Uncle
2. Brother-in-law
3. Cousin

4. Brother

Q 20. If in a certain code, the wordWord Λόγος  MILITARY is written as 12324567, then in the same code, the word TAIL will be written as:

1. 2345

2. 5432
3. 3254
4. 4523

Q 21. Crumb : Bread is as

Ans

1. Water : Vessel
2. Inch : Unit
3. Splinter : Wood
4. Powder : Face

Q 22. A man walks 1 km. towards East and then he turns to South and walks 5 kms.
Again he turns to East and walks 2 kms. After this he turns to North and walks 9 kms.
Now, how far is he from his starting point?

Ans

1. 0 kms.
2. 4 kms.
3. 9 kms.
4. 5 kms.

Q 23. John wants to go the university. He starts from his house which is in the East and comes to a crossing. The road to his left ends in a theatre, straight ahead is the hospital. In which direction is the University?

Ans

1. East
2. West
3. South
4. North

Q 24. If 27th March, 2011 was Sunday, what was the day on 27th June, 2011?

Ans

1. Sunday

2. Tuesday
3. Monday
4. Saturday

Q 25. Pointing to a girl in the photograph, RamLord Rama A prince of the Solar Dynasty (Ikshaku Vamsa, capital Ayodhya). His victorious story was portrayed by Valmiki in Ramayana. He identified him as the Avatar of Lord Vishnu. When the Brahmins became unethical, cruel, and greedy, he appeared to restore the Sanatan Dharma. He was trained by Rishi Viswamitra.  His rule impacted for 10000 years. Ramrajya means good administration. said, ‘Her mother`s brother is the only son of my mother’s father’. How is the girl`s mother related to Ram?

Ans

1. Sister
2. Mother
3. Grandmother

4. Aunt

Q 26. wave: crest as _________ : peak.

Ans

1. land
2. Water
3. River
4. Mountain

Q 27. Vaishnavi prefers Economics to Maths, English to Social scienceScience επιστήμη, and Political

Science to History. If she prefers Maths to History, and Social science to Maths, which is Vaishnavi’s least preferred subject?

Ans

1. History

2. Economics
3. Maths
4. Social science

Q 28. Pointing to a photograph, Prakash said, ‘She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son’

How is Prakash related to the girl in the photograph?

Ans

1. Brother
2. Uncle
3. Father
4. Cousin

Q 29. In a military secret service map, South-East is shown as North, North-East as West and so on. What will West become?

1. North-East
2. South-West

3. North-West
4. South-East

Q 30. No parrots are black.
All crows are black.
From the above premises which one of the following conclusions is true?

Ans

1. No crows are parrots.
2. Some parrots are not crows.
3. Some crows are not parrots.

4. No conclusion can be drawn.

Q 31. If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on, what will West become?

Ans

1. North-West
2. North
3. South-East
4. East

Q 32. If in a code language, ‘ABANDON’ is written as ‘aramoim’; ‘BORE’ is written as ‘rits’ and ‘BASIL’ is written as ‘rabut’, then what is the original word for the code: ‘bituo’?

Ans

1. SOMAD
2. SOLID
3. NASIA
4. SOFIA

Q 33. 194. Mare is to Horse as –

Ans

1. Sow is to Boar
2. Geese is to Duck

3. Pony is to Donkey
4. Deer is to Buck

Q 34. There were twelve dozens of chocolates with a shopkeeper. Ten chocolates were distributed by the shopkeeper to the children of his colony. The shopkeeper then added two more dozens of chocolates in his stock. If the shopkeeper divided the total chocolates equally in two different packets, then how many chocolates were there in each packet?

Ans

1. 152

2. 89
3. 79
4. 158

Q 35. In the series of alphabets given below, which is the missing alphabetAlphabet Greek language has 25 sounds, the following: a, e, i, o, u, b, c, d, z, θ, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t. f, h. mb, nt, gk, ts, tz. ( Η ελληνική γλώσσα έχει 25 ήχους, ως εξής: α, ε, θ, ο, υ, β, γ, δ, ζ, θ, κ, λ, μ, ν, π, ρ, σ, τ. στ, η. mb, nt, gk, ts, tz).   series? AX, DU, GR, ____, ML

1. JN
2. JO
3. IK
4. HQ

Q 36. What is meant by ‘Alliteration’?

Ans

1. Act of literary modification.

2. Acts of an environmentally consciousConscience The mind (depending on bio-electricity) can not work without memory and information, but consciousness can. Dreams come from consciousness. Conscience, in its moral sense, is the innate human ability to discern right from wrong and, based on this awareness, to guide, monitor, evaluate, and regulate one’s actions accordingly. Read: Mind is man. person.

3. The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
4. Words which sound alike but have different meanings.

Q 37. Two ladies and two men are playing bridge and seated at North, East, South and West of a table. No lady is facing East. Persons sitting opposite to each other are not of the same sex. One man is facing South. Which direction are the ladies facing to?

Ans

1. South and East.

2. None of these.
3. East and West.
4. North and West.

Q 38. Identify the statement which cannot be accepted

Ans

1. Odyssey is an ancient epic
2. Almost one third of the humanHuman Ο άνθρωπος (Humanum> Homo sapiens) मानव:. We have failed to consider the minimum need to be a 'human'. For Christians, human beings are sinful creatures, who need some saviour. For Evolution biology a man is still evolving, for what, we don´t know. For Buddhist Nagarjuna, the realisation of having a human body is a mere mental illusion. We are not ready to accept that a human is a computer made of meat. For a slave master, a human person is another animal, his sons and daughters are his personal property.             body is made up of water
3. The earthEarth Sixty million years ago, the Earth may not have been radically different from the world known today. Vast soils supported dense vegetation, including banyan-like trees across the Indian subcontinent, with flourishing plant life extending through what is now Central Asia. Rivers resembling the modern Amazon may already have sustained abundant fish populations, while reptiles, snakes, turtles, and primates moved freely across diverse ecosystems. Human beings—both intelligent and unintelligent—were present, navigating cycles of stability and catastrophe. Localized cataclysms may have occurred without globally erasing life. Monkeys, snakes, and other familiar animals are assumed to have coexisted with humans, reinforcing the claim that biological continuity, rather than linear evolution, defines Earth’s history. From this perspective, fossil interpretation is seen as fragmentary and imaginative, shaped by academic models rather than complete evidence, with scholars constructing theoretical problems and resolving them through evolving intellectual frameworks rather than absolute historical certainty. revolves around the sun in 366 days
4. Human raceRace It is a major subdivision of mankind, regarded as having a common origin, and is made up of individuals who have a relatively constant combination of physical traits that are handed on from parents to children. Ethnicity and race are often thought of as one and the same, but they do not consistently have the same meaning. Ethnicity refers to cultural features while race has biological as well as cultural components. will become extinct sooner or later

Q 39. The birthday of Ms. Y was celebrated six days before Ms. X, who was born on 4th October 1999. The independence day of that year fell on Sunday. On which day did Ms. Y celebrate her birthday, if it was not a leap year?

Ans

1. Sunday
2. Monday
3. Wednesday
4. Tuesday

Q 40. A person who renounces religious or political belief or principle is called:

Ans

1. Ascetic

2. apostate
3. Antiquarian
4. Apostle

 Logical Reasoning: Answer

Logical Reasoning [Analysis]

Example Verbal LogicLogic What is logic > Glossary of Indian Logic (Sanskrit)-तर्क शब्दावली > Logical Reasoning - Set One Question

“If all beaches were publicly owned, we would have to rely on governmentGovernment HM Govt consists of the Prime Minister, their Cabinet, and junior ministers, supported by the teams of non-political civil servants that work in government departments. The American Federal Government consists of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches. fundsFund The term refers to assets of every kind, whether corporeal or incorporeal, tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, however acquired, and legal documents or instruments in any form, including electronic or digital, evidencing title to, or interest in, such assets. to maintain them. It is true that more people would have access to the ocean and beaches, but at what cost? If the beaches are not cared for adequately, soon there will be nothing left worth having access to. We should consider carefully before nationalizing more coastal property.”

Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argumentArguments It is not quarreling. It can be divided into Deductive, inductive, and conductive > Functional includes include: “because”, “since”, “for”, and “as”; typical conclusion indicators include “therefore”, “thus”, “hence”, and “so”. पंच अवयव तर्कः प्रतिज्ञा हेतू उदाहरणम् निगमनम् अवयवाः > premises to conclusion or conclusion to premises to Proof something. Proof is a derivation of a conclusion from premises through a valid argument. above?

A – The public does not want additional access to beaches.
B – The government is currently responsible for the maintenance of all public and private beaches.
C – The public already has some access to many beaches.
D – Other property has been nationalized in the past, with no complaints from the original owners of the property.
E – Some privately owned beaches are not well maintained.

The correct answer is B. Here’s why:

• The evidenceEvidence All the means by which a matter of fact, the truth of which is submitted for investigation, is established or disproved. Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Adhiniyam 2023 is that, while nationalizing will allow more people more access to beaches, it could also lead to worse beaches.
• The author points out that access to beaches is only good if the beaches themselves are cared for adequately and are therefore desirable.
• The author’s conclusion is the last sentence: We should consider carefully before nationalizing more coastal property. So, the author believes we have reason to be concerned that the beaches won’t be taken care of as well as when they were privately owned.
• Note that nowhere is this claimA Claim A claim is “factually unsustainable” where it could be said with confidence before trial that the factual basis for the claim is entirely without substance, which can be the case if it were clear beyond question that the facts pleaded are contradicted by all the documents or other material on which it is based. supported; it is assumed.
• So the answer choice must deny the central assumption and imply that the government would do a good job taking care of beaches.
• Choice two agrees with what we want, by saying that private beaches are cared for by the government.
• So, if the government were to nationalize those beaches, nothing changes: It should take on no new maintenance obligations, and we have little additional cause for concern about dirty beaches.