UG-CLAT entrance exam Question Bank Solutions for Logical Reasoning

From among the given alternatives, identify the conclusion of the following argument. You cannot taste success in life unless you work hard. You cannot be happy unless you taste success in life. Therefore

If the statement "All men desire their own welfare always" is true, then which of the following statements must be false?

From among the alternatives identify the statement which states the same fact as the statement 'The dual nature of light is an enigma

Identify the statement which can be neither proved nor disproved.

Identify the statement which cannot be doubted.

If it is true that ' good governance ensures law and order", then identify the statement which has to be accepted along with the given statement.

Identify the argument which has to be accepted when the premiss is accepted as true.

Identify the argument which cannot be accepted.

Till Nineties, clearly the policy of the government was guided by the philosophy of socialism. Under its influence, the government tried to exercise control in every field. But today we hear about disinvestment and privatization. Hence there is a clear shift from socialistic principles. 

Which one of the following assertions, if true, contradicts the passage mentioned above?

Geographical division of the Earth resulting in the so-called sovereign nations is artificial because it is man-made, just as division of society on the basis of religion, language, caste, etc., is artificial. While the so-called intellectuals raise hue and cry about the latter, they maintain divine silence about the former. Does it not amount to double standard? Which of the following statements, if true, is the essence of the passage mentioned above?

It is argued that prosperity depends upon production which means more production more consumption. However, it is not the case. Consumption should be need-based. Just as the intake of food in excess of digestion is pointless so also the consumption of natural resources beyond requirement is pointless.
Which of the following statements, if true, contradicts the spirit of the passage?

It is true that agriculture is the backbone of nation's economy. But it is fallacious to argue that only agriculture should receive overriding importance. Agriculture also depends upon other sectors like generation and distribution of power, irrigation, transportation, etc. If anyone sector suffers, its fall-out is more than obvious.

Which of the following assertions, if true, is the summary of the given passage?

Education is one field that is totally non-remunerative. Still worse, it is a liability. 'But then the government is not a moneymaking institution. The bottom-line of prosperity is primary education. Hence the government should raise resources elsewhere only to pour it on primary education. But primary education cannot be provided without higher education. So higher education stands on par with primary education.

Which of the following statements, if true, contradicts the passage above?

Four statements are given below. Group two of them in such a way that one is logically impossible and the other is empirically (factually) possible.

1. A plane equilateral triangle can also be a plane right-angled triangle. (A)

2. Velocity of light in vacuum is constant. (B)

3. Consumption of fuel at this rate results in reversal to bullock-cart age. (C)

4. A tall man is a man. (D)

Four statements are given below. Group two of them in such a way that one is logically possible and the other is empirically factually highly improbable.

A. No theories of science can explain the origin of the Universe satisfactorily.

B. Solar energy is inexhaustible.

C. Liberalisation and rise in consumerism are directly related.

D. God exists.

Four statements are given below. One of them can be demonstrated with the help of reason, while another requires sense experience to ascertain the truth, Identify them.

A. Ravana killed Rama.

B. Area of circle is given by the formula `pi "r"^2`

C. Methane is poisonous

D. The absolute is pure consciousness

All faculties of understanding, which a human being enjoys, are necessarily limited in terms of performance. If so, which of the following alternatives is justified by the preceding statement?

'The Universe has necessarily a beginning and an end and "the Universe has boundary together imply

Which of the following alternatives comes very close to the statement, Man is necessarily evil by nature'?

Which of the following alternatives is farthest from the statement, 'Sound waves cannot travel in vacuum'?