Test: Analytical Reasoning- 2 - CLAT MCQ

Read the following information carefully and then answer the questions.

Four friends W, X, Y and Z are students of Class 10^th. W and X are good in Hindi but poor in English. W and Y are good in Science but poor in Mathematics. Y and Z are good in English but poor in Social Studies. Z and X are good in Mathematics as well as in Science.

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Who amongst the following friends is not good in Mathematics but good in Hindi?

Read the following information carefully and then answer the questions.

Four friends W, X, Y and Z are students of Class 10^th. W and X are good in Hindi but poor in English. W and Y are good in Science but poor in Mathematics. Y and Z are good in English but poor in Social Studies. Z and X are good in Mathematics as well as in Science.

Q. Which of the following pairs of friends are good, both in English and Science?

Read the following information carefully and then answer the questions.

Four friends W, X, Y and Z are students of Class 10^th. W and X are good in Hindi but poor in English. W and Y are good in Science but poor in Mathematics. Y and Z are good in English but poor in Social Studies. Z and X are good in Mathematics as well as in Science.

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Which of the following statements is definitely true?      

Select the statement which logically follows the two given statements.

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Statements:

I. No athletes are vegetarians.

II. All players are athletes.

III. Therefore ……….

Select the statement which logically follows the two given statements.

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Statements:

I. All persons who have done any creative work can be responsible critics

II. Z has not done any creative work

III. Therefore ………….

Select the statement which logically follows the two given statements.

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Statement:

I. One who has squared a circle is not a mathematician

II. Therefore ………..

Directions: Read the problem and select the right answer.

Raman lives in Joint Hindu Family consisting of many relatives. Raman’s notes show the following relationships between the relatives.

Raman’s father Varadhan has only one brother, Krishnan, who is not married. Lakshmi is Varadhan’s wife. Parvathi is Lakshmi’s mother and she lives with Lakshmi.

Raman’s house is called as Girija Krupa, named after Kaman’s grandmother.

Girija has one grand-daughter by name Shrita and two grandsons one of whom has moved out of the joint family and lives in nearby town.

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Parvathi is Shrita’s

Directions: Read the problem and select the right answer.

Raman lives in Joint Hindu Family consisting of many relatives. Raman’s notes show the following relationships between the relatives.

Raman’s father Varadhan has only one brother, Krishnan, who is not married. Lakshmi is Varadhan’s wife. Parvathi is Lakshmi’s mother and she lives with Lakshmi.

Raman’s house is called as Girija Krupa, named after Kaman’s grandmother.

Girija has one grand-daughter by name Shrita and two grandsons one of whom has moved out of the joint family and lives in nearby town.

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Krishnan is Raman’s

Directions: Read the problem and select the right answer.

Raman lives in Joint Hindu Family consisting of many relatives. Raman’s notes show the following relationships between the relatives.

Raman’s father Varadhan has only one brother, Krishnan, who is not married. Lakshmi is Varadhan’s wife. Parvathi is Lakshmi’s mother and she lives with Lakshmi.

Raman’s house is called as Girija Krupa, named after Kaman’s grandmother.

Girija has one grand-daughter by name Shrita and two grandsons one of whom has moved out of the joint family and lives in nearby town.

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Girija’s late husband Parameshwaran would be Shrita’s

Directions: Read the problem and select the right answer.

Raman lives in Joint Hindu Family consisting of many relatives. Raman’s notes show the following relationships between the relatives.

Raman’s father Varadhan has only one brother, Krishnan, who is not married. Lakshmi is Varadhan’s wife. Parvathi is Lakshmi’s mother and she lives with Lakshmi.

Raman’s house is called as Girija Krupa, named after Kaman’s grandmother.

Girija has one grand-daughter by name Shrita and two grandsons one of whom has moved out of the joint family and lives in nearby town.

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If Parvathi’s brother Ganeshan had been alive

Six houses – A, B, C, D, E, F are constructed on a small flat area, the focal point of which is a temple.

House A is directly north of the Temple.

House C is directly west of the Temple.

House D is South of House C.

House E is West of House A.

The temple is directly Southeast of House B and directly northwest of House F.

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Which of the following must be true?

Six houses – A, B, C, D, E, F are constructed on a small flat area, the focal point of which is a temple.

House A is directly north of the Temple.

House C is directly west of the Temple.

House D is South of House C.

House E is West of House A.

The temple is directly Southeast of House B and directly northwest of House F.

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Which of the following must be false?

Six houses – A, B, C, D, E, F are constructed on a small flat area, the focal point of which is a temple.

House A is directly north of the Temple.

House C is directly west of the Temple.

House D is South of House C.

House E is West of House A.

The temple is directly Southeast of House B and directly northwest of House F.

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How many houses must be West of House A?

Six houses – A, B, C, D, E, F are constructed on a small flat area, the focal point of which is a temple.

House A is directly north of the Temple.

House C is directly west of the Temple.

House D is South of House C.

House E is West of House A.

The temple is directly Southeast of House B and directly northwest of House F.

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What is the maximum number of houses one could encounter while moving directly from House C to the Temple?

Refer to the given information and answer the questions based on them:-

Seven dignitaries – F, G, H, I, N, O and P are to be seated together at a diplomatic ceremony. They will be seated in a row of seven chairs, numbered from 1 to 7, from front to back. Any seating is acceptable as long as all seven dignitaries are seated. One in each chair and the sitting arrangement conforms to the following rules: 

i. F must sit in the chair immediately behind O’s chair.

ii. G cannot sit in the chair immediately in front and immediately behind N’s chair.

iii. There must be exactly two chairs between the chairs of H and P.

iv. There must be at least one chair between the chairs of I and P.

v. N must sit in chair 3.

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Which of the following seating arrangements, from chair 1 through chair 7, conforms to the rules?

If F sits in chair 6 and H sits in chair 7, which of the following dignitaries must sit in chair 2?

Refer to the given information and answer the questions based on them:-

Seven dignitaries – F, G, H, I, N, O and P are to be seated together at a diplomatic ceremony. They will be seated in a row of seven chairs, numbered from 1 to 7, from front to back. Any seating is acceptable as long as all seven dignitaries are seated. One in each chair and the sitting arrangement conforms to the following rules: 

i. F must sit in the chair immediately behind O’s chair.

ii. G cannot sit in the chair immediately in front and immediately behind N’s chair.

iii. There must be exactly two chairs between the chairs of H and P.

iv. There must be at least one chair between the chairs of I and P.

v. N must sit in chair 3.

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If the seating arrangement from chair 1 through chair 7 is G, I, N, H, O, F, and P, which of the following pairs of dignitaries can exchange seats without violating the rules?

If O sits in chair 1 and H sits in chair 7, then the number of chairs between F’s chair and I’s chair must be:

Strict gun control laws cause decrease in violent crime, in the six months since the city council passed a gun control law, armed robberies in City X have dropped by 19 percent.

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All of the following, if true, are valid objections to the argument above EXCEPT

Strict gun control laws cause decrease in violent crime, in the six months since the city council passed a gun control law, armed robberies in City X have dropped by 19 percent.

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Which of the following statements, if true, would strengthen the argument above?

I. Before the law was passed, the number of armed robberies had been steadily increasing.

II. The more that laws are used to prevent a crime, the less likely that crime is to occur.

III. Three-fourths of all violent crimes involve the use of a gun.

Strict gun control laws cause decrease in violent crime, in the six months since the city council passed a gun control law, armed robberies in City X have dropped by 19 percent.

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Which of the following statements, if true, would weaken the argument above?

I. In the six months since the law was passed, 40 per cent more police have been hired.

II. In the six months since the law was passed, accidental deaths by firearms have increased by 10 per cent.

III. Only 30 per cent of those indicated under the new law have been convicted

If today is Saturday, then what day of the week will be the 999th day from today?

How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?

Rohit is seventeenth from the left end of a row of 29 boys and Karan is seventeenth from the right end in the same row. How many boys are there between them in the row?

I am standing at the centre of a circular field. I go down south to the edge of the field and then turning left I walk along the boundary of the field equal to three-eighth of its length. Then I turn west and go right across to the opposite point on the boundary. In which direction am I from the starting point?

240, 240, 120, 40, ?, 2

3, 1, 7, 3, 13, 7, 21, 15, 31, 31, ?, 63, 57