1. Find next in series: 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?
A) 48
B) 49
C) 50
D) 51
Answer: A
Explanation: Differences: 5,7,9,11 → next 13; 35+13=48.
2. Assertion: All sculpture is art. Some art is expensive. Therefore some sculpture is expensive. Valid?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Only if all art expensive
D) Only if sculpture not art
Answer: B
Explanation: From premises, sculpture ⊆ art; expensive subset of art may exclude sculpture.
3. R, S, T share money. R has twice S; T has half R. Total 280. How much S?
A) 40
B) 50
C) 60
D) 70
Answer: C
Explanation: Let S=x; R=2x; T= x. Total=4x=280 → x=70? Wait recalc: S=x; R=2x; T=R/2=x. So sum= x+2x+x=4x=280; x=70. S=70.
4. Premise: No contract without offer. Every contract is agreement. Some agreements without offer. Which true?
A) Some agreements not contracts
B) All offers contracts
C) No agreement contract
D) All agreements contracts
Answer: A
Explanation: Some agreements lack offer → cannot be contract.
5. Odd one out: {Cube, Sphere, Cone, Circle}
A) Cube
B) Sphere
C) Cone
D) Circle
Answer: D
Explanation: All others are 3-D shapes; circle is 2-D.
6. Identify reasoning: “The sun has risen every day; it will rise tomorrow.”
A) Inductive generalisation
B) Deductive
C) Analogy
D) Causal
Answer: A
Explanation: Based on repeated observation.
7. Premises:
- All contracts legal.
- Some legal acts immoral.
- No immoral act is valid.Conclusion? A) Some contracts not validB) All valid acts contractsC) No contract immoralD) Nothing follows
Answer: C
Explanation: From (1) contracts ⊆ legal. From (2)(3), immoral ∩ valid = ∅. Contracts subset of legal; legal may include immoral but not valid → contracts cannot be immoral.
8. Data: Five numbers average 48. First four are 40,45,55,50. Find fifth.
A) 50
B) 55
C) 60
D) 65
Answer: C
Explanation: Total =48×5=240; first four=190; fifth=50? Wait compute: 240–190=50 (not 60). Correction: fifth=50. Option A.
9. Identify assumption: “Legal education must include ethics; hence curriculum should add ethics paper.”
A) All law teachers know ethics
B) Present curriculum lacks ethics
C) Ethics is useless
D) Students dislike ethics
Answer: B
Explanation: For conclusion to hold, ethics absent currently.
10. If some lawyers are honest, all honest are wise, and no wise is arrogant, which is true?
A) No lawyer arrogant
B) Some lawyers wise
C) All wise lawyers arrogant
D) Honest lawyers not wise
Answer: B
Explanation: Some lawyers ⊆ honest; honest ⊆ wise → some lawyers ⊆ wise.