Sample Questions for CLAT 2023: Logical Reasoning

Five roommates—Randy, Sally, Terry, Uma, and Vernon—each do one housekeeping task— mopping, sweeping, laundry, vacuuming, or dusting—one day a week, Monday through Friday.

■ Vernon does not vacuum and does not do his task on Tuesday.
■ Sally does the dusting and does not do it on Monday or Friday.
■ the mopping is done on Thursday.
■ Terry does his task, which is not vacuuming, on Wednesday.
■ the laundry is done on Friday, and not by Uma.
■ Randy does his task on Monday.

(a) Friday
(b) Monday
(c) Tuesday
(d) Wednesday

(a) vacuuming
(b) dusting
(c) mopping
(d) sweeping

(a) Friday
(b) Monday
(c) Tuesday
(d) Wednesday

(a) vacuuming
(b) dusting
(c) mopping
(d) laundry

(a) Monday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Thursday

6. If you’re a fitness walker, there is no need for a commute to a health club. Your neighborhood can be your health club. You don’t need a lot of fancy equipment to get a good workout either. All you need is a well- designed pair of athletic shoes.
This paragraph best supports the statement that-

(a) Fitness walking is a better form of exercise than weight lifting.
(b) A membership in a health club is a poor investment.
(c) Walking outdoors provides a better workout than walking indoors.
(d) Fitness walking is a convenient and valuable form of exercise.

7. It is well known that the world urgently needs adequate distribution of food, so that everyone gets enough. Adequate distribution of medicine is just as urgent. Medical expertise and medical supplies need to be redistributed throughout the world so that people in emerging nations will have proper medical care.
This paragraph best supports the statement that-

(a) The majority of the people in the world have never been seen by a doctor.
(b) Food production in emerging nations has slowed during the past several years.
(c) Most of the world’s doctors are selfish about giving time and money to the poor.
(d) Many people who live in emerging nations are not receiving proper medical care.

8. The criminal justice system needs to change. The system could be more just if it allowed victims the opportunity to confront the person who has harmed them. Also, mediation between victims and their offenders would give the offenders a chance to apologize for the harm they have done.
This paragraph best supports the statement that victims of a crime should-

(a) Learn to forgive their offenders.
(b) Have the right to confront their offenders.
(c) Learn the art of mediation.
(d) Insist that their offenders be punished.

9. In the past, consumers would rarely walk into an ice cream store and order low-fat ice cream. But that isn’t the case today. An increasing health consciousness combined with a much bigger selection of tasty low-fat foods in all categories has made low-fat ice cream a very profitable item for ice cream store owners.
This paragraph best supports the statement that-

(a) Low-fat ice cream produces more revenue than other low-fat foods.
(b) Ice cream store owners would be better off carrying only low-fat ice cream.
(c) Ice cream store owners no longer think that low-fat ice cream is an unpopular item.
(d) Low-fat ice cream is more popular than other kinds of ice cream.

10. A few states in this country are considering legislation that would prohibit schools from using calculators before the sixth grade. Other states take a different position. Some states are insisting on the purchase of graphing calculators for every student in middle school.
This paragraph best supports the statement that in this country-

(a) There are at least two opinions about the use of calculators in schools.
(b) Calculators are frequently a detriment to learning math.
(c) State legislators are more involved in education than ever before.
(d) The price of graphing calculators is less when schools buy in bulk.

Directions (Q. 11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Seven persons H, P, G, Q, L, S, and V attend the seminar in seven different days from Monday to Sunday. Each one of them works in different companies T, X, C, M, R, Y, and K. All the above information is not necessarily in the same order.

More than four persons attend the seminar between G and the one who works in company C.Q attends the seminar before the one who works in company X. The one who works in the company X does not attend the seminar on the last day. The Number of persons attends the seminar before H is one less than the number of persons attends the seminar after the one who works in company K. P attends the seminar immediately before the one who works in company Y. G does not attend the seminar in company Y. P does not work in company C.

Two persons attend the seminar between S and the one who works in company R. S neither works in company K nor in company X. Two persons attend the seminar between L and the one who works in company M. V does not attend the seminar on the first day. H attends the seminar before the one who works in company K. Two persons attend the seminar between Q and the one who works in company X.

(a) Q
(b) H
(c) L
(d) P
(e) None of these

(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None of these

(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) More than three

(a) Q
(b) H
(c) L
(d) None of these

(a) The one who works in company X attends the seminar immediately after L
(b) More than three persons attend the seminar after H
(c) Two persons attend the seminar between G and the one who works in company Ksame.
(d) All are true

1. (a)
2. (c)
3. (d)
4. (b)
5. (d)
6. (d)
7. (d)
8. (d)
9. (b)
10.(c)
11.(a)
12.(c)
13.(d)
14.(d)
15.(b)