UG-CLAT entrance exam Question Bank Solutions for Logical Reasoning

In this question and two arguments are given. Arguments in relation to the question are either weak or strong, use this key to give your responses.

Question: Would the problem of old parents be solved in children are made legally responsible to take care of their parents in old age?

Argument I: Yes, such problems can be solved only through law.
Argument II: Yes, this will bring relief to old parents.

In this question and two arguments are given. Arguments in relation to the question are either weak or strong, use this key to give your responses.

Question: Should right to primary education be made as a fundamental right.

Argument I: We should first complete other development projects, education of children may wait.
Argument II: Yes, without primary education for all there cannot be inclusive development.

Identify the alternative which best explains the relation between the arguments mentioned below:

Arguments:

1. It is highly probable that every student of Law at University level would have done a course on principles of ethics and Rama being a student of law, in all probability, would have done a course on principles of ethics.

2. At University level, every faculty aims at a super specialty for which emphasis is laid upon structuring the curricula in such a way that every faculty is treated as a closed system so that no inter-disciplinary study is acceptable. Principles of ethics being essentially an integral part of philosophy most probably are out of any course on law.

Identify the alternative which gives true picture of the relation between the arguments listed below:

1. A healthy society is characterized by the overall development of every section. As in the case of human body no organ is less prominent, so also in a society, no section is less important. If any human organ is sick, then the human being is sick. Similarly, if any section of society is sick, then the society is sick.

2. It is fallacious to think that priority to production of agricultural products alone promotes the prosperity of farmers. Prosperity has too many discussions. Transportation, communication, network, sound economic policy, to mention a few are equally important to the economic well-being of fanners. Hence they also deserve consideration.

Read the given argument or statement carefully, making any factual assumptions necessary. Then choose the best answer out of the four choices to the question asked. Note that not all the facts given will be relevant for determining the answer.

‘China has a higher literacy rate than India. This is due to the greater efficiency of the Communist system. Efficiency is sorely lacking in India’s democratic system. Therefore, democracy is the biggest obstacle to India’s achieving 100% literacy.’
Which of the following, if true, would directly undermine the above argument?

‘In 399 BC, a jury in Athens condemned Socrates to death for impiety and corrupting the morals of the youth. Socrates’ friends offered to help him escape, but Socrates refused. Socrates argued that the fact that he had lived in Athens for so many years meant that he had committed himself to obeying its laws. It would therefore be wrong for him to break those very laws he was implicitly committed to obeying.’

Which one of the following claims constitutes the most plausible challenge to Socrates’ argument?

‘Soft drinks have been shown by scientists to be bad for the teeth. Therefore, the government would be justified in banning all soft drinks from the Indian market. Assuming that the factual claim in the above argument is true, what else needs to be assumed for the conclusion to follow?

Given below is some statement followed by two arguments. Read carefully and decide which of the arguments strongly support the statement.

Statement: Should the pay scale and conditions of service of government employees be made applicable to private sector employees?

Arguments:

(i) No, this will develop inertia, inefficiency and would adversely affect spirit of competition.
(ii) Yes, this will enhance dedication to work and institutional loyalty.

Given below is some statement followed by two arguments. Read carefully and decide which of the arguments strongly support the statement.

Statement: Should a strong institution of ombudsman be created in India?

Arguments:

(i) Yes, this will bring transparency and accountability in the administration

(ii) No, this will develop lack of initiative and flexibility in the administration.

Given below is some statement followed by two arguments. Read carefully and decide which of the arguments strongly support the statement.

Statement: Should internal assessment in colleges and universities be abolished?

Arguments:

(i) Yes, this will eliminate the possibility of favoritism.

(ii) No, teaching faculty will lose control over the students and this would adversely affect their academic growth.

Given below is some statement followed by two arguments. Read carefully and decide which of the arguments strongly support the statement.

Statement: Should military training be made compulsory for all college and university students?

Arguments:

(i) Yes, this will develop in them a sense of punctuality and discipline

(ii) No, military training should be given only to those students who are physically fit.

Given below is some statement followed by two arguments. Read carefully and decide which of the arguments strongly support the statement.

Statement: Should students’ union in colleges and universities be abolished?

Arguments:

(i) Yes, it detracts students from academic and career development.

(ii) No, all great leaders have been students’ union leaders.

Given below is some statement followed by two arguments. Read carefully and decide which of the arguments strongly support the statement.

Statement: Should the age of marriage be raised to 25 years for boys and 21 for girls?

Arguments:

(i) No, it is difficult to change a social practice in Indian conditions.

(ii) Yes, by that age people develop a sense of responsibility and also complete their education.

The question consists of five statements (a-e) followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument; that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

a. Law graduates are in great demand.   
b. Rajesh and Krishna are in great demand.   
c. Rajesh is in great demand.   
d. Krishna is in great demand.   
e. Rajesh and Krishna are law graduates   
Choose the correct option

The question consists of five statements (a-e) followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument; that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

a. All captains are great players.   
b. Some captains are successful sports administrators.   
c. Ritwik is a great player.   
d. Ritwik is a captain and successful sports administrator.   
e. Some successful sports administrators are great players.  
Choose the correct option. 

 A river flows west to east and on the way turns left and, goes in a semicircle round a hillock, and then turns left at right—angles. In what direction is the river finally flowing? I

Read the following information carefully to answer the question:

A. Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T, and U.
B. Q gets a North facing flat and is not next to S.
C. S and U get diagonally opposite flats.
D. R, next to U, gets a South facing flat and T gets a North facing flat.

Whose flat is between Q and S? 

Read the following information carefully to answer the question.

A. Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T, and U.
B. Q gets a North facing flat and is not next to S.
C. S and U get diagonally opposite flats.
D. R, next to U, gets a South facing flat and T gets a North facing flat. 

The flats of which of the other pairs than SU, is diagonally opposite to each other?

Read the following information carefully to answer this question:

A. Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T, and U.
B. Q gets a North facing flat and is not next to S.
C. S and U get diagonally opposite flats.
D. R, next to U, gets a South facing flat and T gets a North facing flat.

If the fiats of T and P are interchanged, whose flat will be next to that of U? 

Read the following information carefully to answer this question.

A. Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T, and U.
B. Q gets a North facing flat and is not next to S.
C. S and U get diagonally opposite flats.
D. R, next to U, gets a South facing flat and T gets a North facing flat. 

To arrive at the answers to the above questions, which of the following statements can be dispensed with?