Logical Reasoning (Critical Reasoning + Analytical Reasoning) for CLAT UG [Part 23]
Within the CLAT UG examination, the Logical Reasoning section functions as a vital constituent, typically encompassing 28 to 32 questions and representing approximately 25% of the overall paper. This segment evaluates critical and analytical reasoning, specifically interpreting arguments, discerning assumptions, and identifying fallacies, requiring accuracy and speed under time pressure.
Questions
1. The author claims that banning online gaming during exams will improve student performance. Which option most seriously weakens this?
a. Students spend time on other distractions like social media.
b. Online games are popular among youth.
c. Exams are stressful.
d. Gaming companies earn profits.
b. Online games are popular among youth.
c. Exams are stressful.
d. Gaming companies earn profits.
2. Find the next number: 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, ?
a. 47
b. 55
c. 63
d. 64
b. 55
c. 63
d. 64
3. All managers are leaders. Some leaders are not ethical. What follows?
a. All managers are ethical.
b. Some managers may not be ethical.
c. No managers are ethical.
d. All ethical people are managers.
b. Some managers may not be ethical.
c. No managers are ethical.
d. All ethical people are managers.
4. If LIGHT is coded as MJHIU, how is SOUND coded?
a. TPVOE
b. TPWNE
c. TPVNE
d. TOVOE
b. TPWNE
c. TPVNE
d. TOVOE
5. Which option strengthens the claim that banning private vehicles reduces pollution?
a. Public transport is widely used.
b. Vehicles emit harmful gases.
c. Roads are congested.
d. Fuel prices are rising.
b. Vehicles emit harmful gases.
c. Roads are congested.
d. Fuel prices are rising.
6. Find the next number: 2, 6, 7, 21, 22, ?
a. 44
b. 66
c. 46
d. 23
b. 66
c. 46
d. 23
7. After introducing strict attendance rules, student performance improved. What is the best inference?
a. Attendance directly improved performance.
b. Strict rules may have contributed to better performance.
c. Students studied more.
d. Exams became easier.
b. Strict rules may have contributed to better performance.
c. Students studied more.
d. Exams became easier.
8. Six people A, B, C, D, E, F sit in a row
- A sits left of B
- C sits between A and B
- D sits at extreme left
- E sits next to B
- F sits at extreme right
Who sits third from left?
a. A
b. C
c. B
d. E
b. C
c. B
d. E
9. All scientists are logical. Some logical people are creative. What conclusion follows?
a. All scientists are creative.
b. Some scientists may be creative.
c. No scientists are creative.
d. All creative people are scientists.
b. Some scientists may be creative.
c. No scientists are creative.
d. All creative people are scientists.
10. Wheel : Car :: Brain : ?
a. Thinking
b. Control
c. Body
d. Mind
b. Control
c. Body
d. Mind
11. Which option weakens the claim that increasing internet access improves education quality?
a. Internet provides information.
b. Students may misuse the internet.
c. Internet is widely available.
d. Schools use digital tools.
b. Students may misuse the internet.
c. Internet is widely available.
d. Schools use digital tools.
12. A person walks 12 km north, then 5 km west, then 12 km south, then 2 km east. How far from the starting point?
a. 3 km
b. 5 km
c. 7 km
d. 10 km
b. 5 km
c. 7 km
d. 10 km
13. “This method is effective because it has worked before.” Identify the flaw.
a. Appeal to tradition
b. False cause
c. Circular reasoning
d. Weak analogy
b. False cause
c. Circular reasoning
d. Weak analogy
14. Find the odd one.
a. Shark
b. Dolphin
c. Whale
d. Seal
b. Dolphin
c. Whale
d. Seal
15. Find the next number: 3, 10, 29, 66, ?
a. 115
b. 120
c. 127
d. 130
b. 120
c. 127
d. 130
Answers
- Correct Answer: A – Should students merely substitute online gaming with alternative distractions, the isolated prohibition of gaming becomes insufficient to bolster performance, thereby directly weakening the author’s primary assertion.
- Correct Answer: C – Pattern is ×2 +1 → 31×2+1 = 63.
- Correct Answer: B – Given that managers are categorized as leaders and some leaders lack ethical standards, it follows that some managers might also be unethical.
- Correct Answer: A – Each letter shifts +1 → SOUND becomes TPVOE.
- Correct Answer: B – Given that private vehicles are identified as primary sources of noxious atmospheric emissions, a prohibition on their usage provides a direct and substantive basis that bolsters the contention that such a mandate would facilitate a reduction in overall pollution levels.
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Adtiya Aryan
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