Solved paper Logical Reasoning for CLAT 2013 Common Law Admission Test - 2013

Solved paper Logical Reasoning for CLAT 2013 Common Law Admission Test - 2013
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Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2013 Test Preparation practice : Reasoning

1. 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. North.

2. South

3. East

4. West

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2. Geeta is taller than Seeta, but not taller than Radha. Radha and Rani are of same height. Geeta is shorter than Paru. Amongst all girls who is the shortest?

1. Geeta

2. Seeta

3. Radha and Rani

4. Paru

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3. A clock seen through a mirror, shows quarter past three. What is the correct time shown by the clock?

1. 03.15

2. 08.45

3. 09.15

4. 09.45

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4. What is the angle the hour hand of a clock makes with the minute hand when the time is 15.40:

1. 110°

2. 120°

3. 125°

4. 130°

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Directions for questions 5 to 7 : A missing term in the series in each of these questions is marked by a question mark (2). Choose the term to complete the

series.

5. 1/2,3/4,5/8,7/16? .

1. 9/32

2. 10/17

3. 11/34

4. 12/35

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6. P 3 C, R 5 F, T 8  I,V 12 I?

1. Y 17 O

2. X I7 M

3. X 17 O

4. X 16 O

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7. ABD, DGK, HMS, MTB, SBL?

1: ZKW

2. ZKU

3. ZAB

4. XKW

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Directions for questions 8 to 12: Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.

There are six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. C is the sister of F. B is the brother of E’s husband. D is the father of A and grandfather of F. There are two fathers, three brothers and a mother in the group.

8. Who is the mother?

1. A

2. B

3.D

4.E

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9. How many male members are there in the group?

1. One

2. Two

3. Three

4. Four

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10. Which of the following is a group of brothers?

1. ABF

2. ABD

3. BFC

4. BDF

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11. Who is E’s husband?

1. B

2. C

3. A

4. F

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12. How is F related to E?

1. Uncle

3. Son

2. Husband

4. Daughter

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Directions for questions 13 to 17 : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.

In a car exhibition, seven cars of seven different companies viz. Cadillac, Ambassador, Fiat, Maruti, Mercedes, Bedford and Fargo were displayed in a row, facing east such that:

A. Cadillac car was to the immediate right of Fargo.

B. Fargo was fourth to the right of Fiat.

C. Maruti car was between Ambassador and Bedford.

D. Fiat, which was third to the left of Ambassador car, was at one of the ends.

13. Which of the following is definitely true?

1. Maruti is to the immediate left of Ambassador.

2. Bedford is to the immediate left of Fiat.

3. Bedford is at one of the ends.

4. Fiat is second to the right of Maruti.

Ans. (1)

14. Which of the following was the correct position of the Mercedes?

1. Immediate right of Cadillac

2. Immediate left of Bedford

3. Between Bedford and Fargo

4. Fourth to the right of Maruti

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15. Which cars are on the immediate either sides of the Cadillac car?

1. Ambassador and Maruti

2. Maruti and Fiat

3. Fiat and Mercedes

4. Ambassador and Fargo

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16. Which of the following groups of cars is to the right of the Ambassador car?

1. Cadillac, Fargo and Maruti

2. Maruti, Bedford and Fiat

3. Mercedes, Cadillac and Fargo

4. Bedford, Cadillac and Fargo

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17. Which of the following is definitely true?

1. Fargo car is between Ambassador and Fiat.

2. Cadillac .car is to the immediate left of Mercedes.

3. Fargo is to the immediate right of Cadillac.

4. Maruti is fourth to the right of Mercedes.

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Directions for questions 18 to 22 : Read the following information carefully to answer these questions.

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.

18. Whose flat is between Q and S?

1. T

2. J

3. R

4. P

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

1. QP

2. QR

3. PT

4. TS

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

1. P

2. Q

3. R

4. T

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

1. None

2. (A) only

3. (B) only

4. (C) only

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22. Which of the following combinations get South facing flats?

1. QTS

2. UPT

3. URP

4. Data inadequate

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Directions for questions 23 to 27 : An Assertion (A) and a Reason (R) are given in each of these questions.

Mark the answer as

1. if both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

2. if both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

3. if A is true but R is false.

4. if A is false but R is true.

23. Assertion (A) : Forest cutting is undesirable from the point of view of soil erosion.

Reason (R) : Cutting of forests reduces the interception of rain water.

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24. Assertion (A) : India has a tropical monsoon type climate.

Reason (R) : India is located exactly between the tropical latitudes.

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25. Assertion (A) : Mercury is the farthest planet from the Sun.

Reason (R) : Mercury is the smallest planet in. the entire Solar System.

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26. Assertion (A) : Ashoka pillars have retained their gloss on their surface.

Reason (R) : Moisture laden winds do not blow in the areas where Ashoka pillars are located.

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27. Assertion (A) : Africa has one of the largest water power potential in the world.

Reason (R) : A large number of hydel power projects have been constructed in Africa.

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Directions for questions 28 to 30: 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.

28. P: All fish can fly. Some fish are birds. All birds are naughty. Therefore some naughty can fly.

Q : Some fish are birds. All birds are naughty. Therefore all fish are naughty.

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29. P : Jackals live in forests. Cities are in forests. Therefore jackals live in cities.

Q : Some tables are grass. All stools are grass. Therefore all tables are stools.

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30. P : Some musicians are not rich. All musicians are polite. Therefore not all polite persons are rich.

Q : All musicians are rich. No rich person is polite. Therefore musicians are not polite.

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