UG-CLAT entrance exam Question Bank Solutions for Logical Reasoning

Which of the following alternatives contradict the statement 'deterministic laws of physics are characteristically Newtonian'.

'Greater than' is said to be transitive (relation) since A is greater than B and B is greater than C imply A is greater than C. Similarly 'friend of ' is said to be symmetric since if A is a friend of B, then B is a friend of A. if so, what kind of relation is 'analogous'?

Since an object is identical with itself 'being identical, it is called a reflexive relation and if a relation is transitive, symmetric and reflexive, then such a relation is called 'equivalence'. If so, what kind of relation is "different"?

Which of the following having the same form contradicts the statement 'guilty should be punished?

If it is true that 'no innocent persons should be punished' and 'Socrates is innocent', which of the following is the correct conclusion?

The following question comprises of one or more statements. Please answer the question on the basis of the given statement(s). Please make the factual assumptions required by the question even if you believe the statement is false.

‘Where there is smoke, there is fire’. Which of the following statements, if true, would show that the above statement is false?

‘Where there is poverty, there are always thieves.’ Which of the following statements, if true, would show that the above statement is false?

Suleiman: All Communists are atheists.

Sheeba: That is not true.

Which of the following, if true, would make Sheeba’s reply the most convincing?

Statement 1: All pingos are Byronic.

Statement 2: Shalisto is byronic.

Statement 3: Therefore_________.

Fill in the blank.

Soaking dried beans overnight before cooking them reduces cooking time. However, cooking without pre-soaking yields plumper beans. Therefore, when a bean dish's quality is more important than the need to cook that dish quickly, beans should not be pre-soaked.

Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?

Everyone in Biba's neighborhood is permitted to swim at Barton Pool at some time during each day that it is open. No children under the age of 6 are permitted to swim at Barton Pool between noon and 5 P.M. From 5 P.M. until closing, Barton Pool is reserved for adults only.

If all the sentences above are true, then which one of the following must be true?

Zack's Coffeehouse schedules free poetry readings almost every Wednesday. Zack' s offers half-priced coffee all day on every day that a poetry reading is scheduled.

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the information above?

If it is true that neither Rama is a brother of Krishna, nor is he a lecturer, then which of the following statements is true?

Make hay while the sunshine" is logically similar to

The Constitution has given the right of free speech. People speak freely in order to enjoy this right. Which of the following has the same logic?

Literature is the mirror in which the society can see itself. The above statement implies that

It is time that begging must be forbidden in all public places in India. Exploitation of charitable instincts in general, far from solving the problem of poverty, may infact aggravate it by inducing laziness. Which of the following, if true, would support the above reasoning?

Child labour is only a reflection of the malaise in society. Which of the following, supports the above statement

If it is true that 'very rarely do we come across committed film directors', which one of the following is false beyond doubt?

If it is true that All men are honest and All politicians are men for which among the following is it impossible to follow from the given premises?