UG-CLAT entrance exam Question Bank Solutions

Gayatri: Maharana Pratap was courageous no doubt, but his forces lost to the forces of Emperor Akbar the Great in the Battle of Haldighati. The king of a region such as Mewar and the Emperor of most of the Indian sub-continent at the time cannot both be eligible for the title, ‘the Great’, given the historical context.

Ranjini: Pratap never surrendered to Akbar in his lifetime despite Akbar sending several envoys to his great rival with the offer of making him a Mughal ally. Pratap’s defiance gave other Rajput rulers the courage to refuse alliance with Akbar. The victory in the Battle of Haldighati was a hollow victory for Akbar at best. Pratap’s forces were outnumbered by Akbar’s by far in the battle, but Pratap escaped with his life and subsequently recovered much of the territory lost in the battle. Maharana Pratap the Great received recognition of his greatness from none other than Emperor Akbar the Great. The latter is known to have wept on hearing the news of his rival’s death.

In support of which of the following does Gayatri state the fact that Maharana Pratap’s forces lost to the forces of Emperor Akbar the Great? 

Gayatri: Maharana Pratap was courageous no doubt, but his forces lost to the forces of Emperor Akbar the Great in the Battle of Haldighati. The king of a region such as Mewar and the Emperor of most of the Indian sub-continent at the time cannot both be eligible for the title, ‘the Great’, given the historical context.

Ranjini: Pratap never surrendered to Akbar in his lifetime despite Akbar sending several envoys to his great rival with the offer of making him a Mughal ally. Pratap’s defiance gave other Rajput rulers the courage to refuse alliance with Akbar. The victory in the Battle of Haldighati was a hollow victory for Akbar at best. Pratap’s forces were outnumbered by Akbar’s by far in the battle, but Pratap escaped with his life and subsequently recovered much of the territory lost in the battle. Maharana Pratap the Great received recognition of his greatness from none other than Emperor Akbar the Great. The latter is known to have wept on hearing the news of his rival’s death.

Ranjini’s statement that Pratap subsequently recovered much of the territory lost in the battle plays which one of the following roles? 

Gayatri: Maharana Pratap was courageous no doubt, but his forces lost to the forces of Emperor Akbar the Great in the Battle of Haldighati. The king of a region such as Mewar and the Emperor of most of the Indian sub-continent at the time cannot both be eligible for the title, ‘the Great’, given the historical context.

Ranjini: Pratap never surrendered to Akbar in his lifetime despite Akbar sending several envoys to his great rival with the offer of making him a Mughal ally. Pratap’s defiance gave other Rajput rulers the courage to refuse alliance with Akbar. The victory in the Battle of Haldighati was a hollow victory for Akbar at best. Pratap’s forces were outnumbered by Akbar’s by far in the battle, but Pratap escaped with his life and subsequently recovered much of the territory lost in the battle. Maharana Pratap the Great received recognition of his greatness from none other than Emperor Akbar the Great. The latter is known to have wept on hearing the news of his rival’s death.

Which of the following is the main conclusion of Ranjini’s statements? 

Gayatri: Maharana Pratap was courageous no doubt, but his forces lost to the forces of Emperor Akbar the Great in the Battle of Haldighati. The king of a region such as Mewar and the Emperor of most of the Indian sub-continent at the time cannot both be eligible for the title, ‘the Great’, given the historical context.

Ranjini: Pratap never surrendered to Akbar in his lifetime despite Akbar sending several envoys to his great rival with the offer of making him a Mughal ally. Pratap’s defiance gave other Rajput rulers the courage to refuse alliance with Akbar. The victory in the Battle of Haldighati was a hollow victory for Akbar at best. Pratap’s forces were outnumbered by Akbar’s by far in the battle, but Pratap escaped with his life and subsequently recovered much of the territory lost in the battle. Maharana Pratap the Great received recognition of his greatness from none other than Emperor Akbar the Great. The latter is known to have wept on hearing the news of his rival’s death.

The patterns of reasoning in Gayatri’s argument closely resembles the pattern of reasoning in all of the following except?

In the question below are given one statement and two assumptions I and II. Examine the statements and select the correct assumption which is implicit in the statement using the following Code.

Statement: The patient’s condition would improve after operation.

Assumptions:
I. The patient can be operated upon in this condition.
II. The patient cannot be operated upon in this condition

In the question below are given one statement and two assumptions I and II. Examine the statements and select the correct assumption which is implicit in the statement using the following Code.

Statement: Detergents should be used to clean clothes.

Assumptions:
I. Detergent form more lather.
II. Detergent helps to dislodge grease and dirt.

In the question below are given one statement and two assumptions I and II. Examine the statements and select the correct assumption which is implicit in the statement using the following Code.

Statement: “As there is a great demand, every person seeking ticket of the programme will be given only five tickets”.

Assumptions:
I. The organisers are not keen on selling the tickets.
II. No one is interested in getting more than five tickets.

In the question below are given one statement and two assumptions I and II. Examine the statements and select the correct assumption which is implicit in the statement using the following Code.

Statement: Films have become indispensable for the entertainment of people

Assumptions:

I. Films are the only media of entertainment.
II. People enjoy films.

In the question below are given one statement and two assumptions I and II. Examine the statements and select the correct assumption which is implicit in the statement using the following Code.

Statement: “To keep myself up-to-date, I always listen to 9.00 p.m. news on radio”. – A candidate tells the interview board.

Assumptions:

I. The candidate does not read newspaper.
II. Recent news is broadcast only on radio.

In the question below are given one statement and two assumptions I and II. Examine the statements and select the correct assumption which is implicit in the statement using the following Code.

Statement: Never before such a lucid book was available on the topic.

Assumptions:
I. Some other books were available on this topic.
II. You can write lucid books on very few topics.

In the question below are given one statement and two assumptions I and II. Examine the statements and select the correct assumption which is implicit in the statement using the following Code.

Statement: In case of any difficulty about this case, you may contact our company’s lawyer

Assumptions:
I. Each company has a lawyer of its own.
II. The company’s lawyer is thoroughly briefed about this case.

In the question below are given one statement and two assumptions I and II. Examine the statements and select the correct assumption which is implicit in the statement using the following Code.

Statement: “Present day education is in shambles and the country is going to the dogs”.

Assumptions:
I. A good education system is essential for the well being of a nation.
II. A good education alone is sufficient for the well being of a nation.

In the question below are given one statement and two assumptions I and II. Examine the statements and select the correct assumption which is implicit in the statement using the following Code.

Statement: Children are influenced more by their teachers nowadays.

Assumptions:
I. The children consider teachers as their models.
II. A large amount of children’s time is spent in school.

In the questions, a statement is followed by two conclusions (a) and (b). You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and consider both the conclusions together, and then decide which of the two given conclusions logically follow beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.

Statement: The greatest advantage of democracy over all other forms of governments is not that the men who have gone to the top are exceptionally wise, but that since their power depends upon popular support, they know that they cannot retain their position if they are guilty of more than a modicum of injustice.

Conclusion:
(a) In a democracy, persons in power cannot act arbitrarily
(b) Democratic countries cannot have excellent leaders.

Statement 1: Sugar is bad for people with diabetes.

Statement 2: Leela does not eat sugar. Assuming that

Statements 1 and 2 are true, which of the following statements follows?

Statement 1: People who read fashion magazines do not like to read fiction.

Statement 2: Tenzin does not read fashion magazines.

Assuming that Statements 1 and 2 are true, which of the following conclusions might be said to follow?

In the question below is given statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. 

Statement: As poor people in India prefer and use jaggery rather than sugar, the government has decided to decontrol and scrap sugar distribution through Public Distribution  System (PDS). 

Assumption I: Jaggery is freely available at a reasonable price  to all poor people   

Assumption II: PDS has lost its utility.

In the question below is given statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. 

Statement: Many species of animals on our earth are still not studied scientifically and if we do not do this work urgently, many species will face extinction. 

Assumption I: Earth may lose all types of life very shortly. 

Assumption II: It is desirable and possible to study scientifically many animal species. 

Read the following short passage and choose the best answer to the question following the passage.

Some people fear that our first extra-terrestrial visitors will not be the friendly aliens envisaged in popular science fiction movies, but rather hostile invaders bent on global domination. This fear is groundless. Any alien civilization that makes it to our planet must have acquired the wisdom to control war, or it would have destroyed itself long before contacting us. 

The author bases the argument above on which of the following assumptions? 

The question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.

Statement

• "We must appoint more subordinate officers on our office staff", the manager said to the chairman.

Assumptions

1. Subordinate officers are available.
2. The present office staff is inefficient.