Model paper CLAT Logical Reasoning

Model paper CLAT Logical Reasoning
CLAT logical reasoning sample paper
Critical Reasoning Sample Test for CLAT

Directions for questions 1 to 2: Each of these questions has two statements P and Q. They may look factually absurd. You have to ignore this absurdly and concentrate only upon the logic involved in each statement.

Mark the answer as

1. if both P and Q are true.

2. if both P and Q are false or doubtful.

3. if P is true and Q is false or doubtful.

4. if P is false or doubtful and Q is true.

1. P : Cups play chess. Chess is a difficult game. Therefore cups play a difficult game.

Q : Reena is a girl. All girls are timid. Therefore Reena is timid.

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2. P: Some mangoes are apples. All grapes are man- goes. Therefore all apples are grapes.

Q : Some mangoes are apples. All apples are grapes. Therefore, some mangoes are grapes.

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Language Comprehension

Directions for questions 3 to 7: Each of these questions consists of a statement followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments  is  a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument.

Mark  the answer as

1. if only argument I is strong.

2. if only argument II is strong.

3. if either I or II is strong.

4. if neither I or II is strong.

3. Statement : Should  India give away Kashmir to Pakistan?

Arguments : I. No. Kashmir is a beautiful  state. It earns  a lot of foreign exchange                          for India.         

II. Yes, This would help settle conflicts.

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4. Statement : Should students’ union in universities be abolished?

Arguments : I. Yes. Students can pay full attention to their career development.

II. No. All the great leaders had been students’ union leaders.

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5. Statement : Should those who receive dowry, despite the law prohibiting it, be punished?

Arguments : I. Yes. Those who violate the law. must be punished.

II. No. dowry system is firmly rooted in the society since time immemorial.

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6. Statement : Should India have no military force at all?

Arguments :1. No. Other countries in the world do not believe in non-violence.

II. Yes. Many Indians believe in nonviolence.

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7. Statement : Should higher education be reserved for deserving few?

Arguments : I. No. it will increase unemployment.

II. Yes. It will minimise wastage in higher education.

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Directions for questions 8 to 11 : Critically examine the statements given and choose the best answer from the alternative.

8. Men are like wine, some turn to vinegar but the. best improve with age.

What does this mean?

1. Old wine is the best and the tastiest, but sometimes wine is spoilt and tastes sour.

2. Some men become strong as time passes by and with age they become virtuous. Some others merely become vicious and dangerous.

3. Good men always grow wiser and nobler as they grow old despite their experiences in life. Some become harmful am bad.

4. Good wine kept long becomes sweeter. It can become sour and insipid if it is not made and maintained well. So to men who become good or bad.

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9. Men are like stars, some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive.

The statement that best elucidates the above is:

1. There are some men who have exceptional intellectual and creative power and do great things without dependence. There are others who just follow their footsteps.

2. Men who are capable of doing wonderful things, have originality, are imitated by the less fortunate ones.

3. Some men are born highly intelligent and virtuous and achieve the best by their own efforts. Those who do not have these try to follow them.

4. Men who are born geniuses live great lives and achieve great positions in life. Many others look at their work and try to be like them.

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10. If you want to eat eggs, first take care of the hen.

Which one of the following can be considered to be the right meaning of this statement?

1. You have to be well-disciplined in your life and take pair to grow well if you want to enjoy it.

2. It is not easy to make life fruitful and happy. You have to plan and strive for it.

3. Make an endeavour to live well doing the good things.

4. You should not expect anything good to come to you without careful planning and effort.

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11. Perfection walks slowly; she needs the hand of time.

Which of the following sentences explains the above statement?

1. It is not easy to become perfect; you can only strive to be:

2. Only God is perfect. No human being can ever aspire to be perfect.

3. It needs much patience and perseverance to achieve perfection. It can only be a goal dr vision but still we can try to be perfect.

4. You cannot become a perfect person if you walk slowly; you have to hold on to time to prove you to be perfect.

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Directions for questions 12 to 15 : The words given below (in capita letters, have a certain relationship with each other. The relationship could be synonymous, antonymous, part-whole, and so on. Following, this pair are four other pairs. Select the ‘pair wherein the words have the closest relationship to that f the given capitalised pair.

12.DOCUMENT : PASSPORT ::

1. army : captain

2. leader : follower

3. league : team

4. pie : dessert

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13. CONSPICUOUS : STRIKING::

1. noticeable: outstanding

2. obvious: distinguished

3. overt :hidden

4. glaring: indistinct

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14. ATHEIST : AGNOSTIC ::

1. faithful : cynic

2. sceptic : doubter

3. philosopher: thinker

4. infidel : believer

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15. REPROACH : REBUKE ::

1. sorcery : black magic

2. disapproved : disgrace

3. stupendous: gigantic

4. svelte: obese

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Directions for questions 16 to 21 : In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence four different ways of phrasing the underlined part, are indicated. Choose the best alternative among the four.

16. If they cooperate together by dividing up the work they shall be over with the work faster.

1. If they cooperate together by dividing the work

2. If they cooperate by dividing up the work

3. If they cooperate by dividing the work

4. If they cooperate together by division of work

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17. In Southern Bengal, many banyan trees are planted at the end of a village or at the border of a district, for providing excellent shade at summers, and shelter during winter from the bitter winds.

1. to provide excellent shade in summer and, in winter, shelter from the bitter winds.

2. providing excellent shades of summer, and shelters of bitter winter winds.

3. in order to provide shade in excellent summer and shelter from the winds of bitter winter.

4. for providing excellent shades at summer, and shelter from bitter winds in summer.

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18. Knowing the area was prone to earthquakes, all the buildings were reinforced with additional steel and concrete.

1. Having known that the area was prone to earthquakes

2. Since they knew that the area was prone to earthquakes

3. Since the area was known to be prone to earthquakes

4. Being prone earthquakes

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19. British Airspace has been focusing on building European links.

1. concentrating on creating European Links.

2. focusing on forging European links.

3. stressing on building European connectivity.

4. stressing on building European links.

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20. Standards of reportage in the profession have actually risen in recent years, with specialists lending credibility for the printed word.

1. with specialists who have lend credibility to the printed word.

2. with specialists lending credibility to the printed word.

3. by specialists lending credibility in the printed word.

4. as specialists lending credibility to the printed word.

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21. It is the craziness for speeding that is maddening that is responsible for many motor accidents.

1. the craziness for speeding that is mad

2. the mad craze for speed

3. the mad craze for speeding

4. the craze for speeding that is maddening

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Directions for questions 22 to 26 : The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order for sentences to construct a coherent paragraph.

22. A. Michael Hofman, a poet and translator, accepts this sorry fact without approval.

B. But thanklessness and impossibility do not daunt him.

C. He acknowledges too — in fact, he returns to the point often — the best translators of poetry always fail at some level.

D. Hofman feels passionately about his work and this is clear from his writings.

E. In terms of the gap between worth and rewards, translators come somewhere near nurses and street cleaners.

1. EACDB

2. EACBD

3. ADEBC

4. DCEAB

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23. A. In a number of cases the drivers have refused to ferry passengers according to the meter reading despite it being in working condition.

B. For instance according to a complaint, the driver of an auto rickshaw not only misbehaved but also ran away with Rs. 500 from Dhaula Kuan on October 13.

C. Refusal to carry commuters to their respective destinations is another common complaint which has been logged with the call centres.

D. What have been most shocking are the complaints about misbehavior by the auto rickshaw drivers with the passengers.

E. Similarly, another driver ran away with the luggage of the passenger or the Karol Bagh — Paschim Vihar route.

1. DACBE

2. DCBAE

3. ACDBE

4. ABCDE

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24. A. Such a national policy will surely divide and never unite the people.

B. In fact, it suits the purpose of the politicians, they can drag the people into submission by appealing to them in the name of religion.

C. In order to inculcate their unquestioning belief they condemn the other states which do not follow their religion.

D. The emergence of the theocratic states, where all types of crimes are committed in the name of religion, has revived the religion of the Middle Ages.

1. ABCD

2. DBCA

3. DBAC

4. CDAB

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25. A. Almost a century ago, when the father of the modern automobile industry, Henry Ford, sold the first Model T car, he decided that only the best would do for his customers.

B. Today. it is committed to delivering the finest quality with over six million vehicles a year in over 200 countries across the world.

C. And for over 90 years, this philosophy has endured in the Ford Motor Company.

D. Thus a vehicle is ready for the customers only if it passes the Ford ‘Zero Defect Programme’.

1. ABCD

2. ACBD

3. CDAB

4. ACDB

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