List of top Logical Reasoning Questions asked in CLAT

Statement: Films have become indispensable for the entertainment of people.
Assumptions: I. Films are the only media of entertainment. II. People enjoy films.
Statement: To keep myself up-to-date, I always listen to 9.00 p.m. news on radio — a candidate tells the interview board.
Assumptions: I. The candidate does not read newspaper. II. Recent news are broadcast only on radio.
A: The Sea remains free from ice from British Columbia to Bering Sea. R: A warm air flow off the comparatively warm waters of North Pacific Drift gives the coastal areas of British Columbia a warmer climate.
A: Lightning thunder end heavy rain accompany volcanic activity. R: Volcanoes throw water vapour and charged particles in the atmosphere.
A: Soils in some parts of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan are saline. R: Evaporation exceeds precipitation.
A: The monsoons arrive suddenly in India in June. R: The monsoonal low pressure trough is well-developed over India.
A: India built dams and reservoirs to manage water resources. R: India had enough experience in canals.
A: The life expectancy in European countries is very high. R: European countries have low mortality rate.
A: The nomadic herders their animals for meat. R: Animals form the chief source of food and livelihood for nomadic herders.
A: Exploitation of equatorial rain forest of Amazon basin is not easy. R: This region is very rich in several types of deadly animals and insects.
A: Area along the Equator records the highest temperature throughout the year.
R: On the equator, days and nights are equal for the largest part of the year.
A: Commercial fisheries have not developed in tropics. R: The demand for marine food from low income population is low in the tropics.
Sherlock Holmes obtains two pills found at crime scenes. He dissolves one pill and gives it to a dog—nothing happens. He then dissolves the other pill, adds milk, the dog licks and dies. Which method does the passage indicate?
An efficient and diesel-independent public transport system is essential to the economic development of nation. Suppose that the government adopts a policy to that effect then there is another favourable result. The pollution of environment is reduced to greater extent – but, then it has two-pronged backlash. The sale and consequently the production of two and four wheelers reduce to the minimum which in turn render a large number of people jobless. Cash flow to the treasury also is adversely affected. Such a step, therefore, is self-defeating unless the government evolves a counter-strategy to nullify the adverse effects. Which one of the following accurately projects the opinion of an imaginary speaker or author as the case may be of this passage?
On reservations in jobs, the passage argues that quality education—especially for the downtrodden—requires good-natured meritorious teachers; if someone lacking these becomes a teacher due to reservation, generations suffer. Assuming some merit in the argument, which fallout is best described?
Under the same fact-situation, which step best helps to circumvent the problem?
According to the same passage, which best differentiates Lincoln’s and Socrates’ analyses?
Political turmoil in a country is mainly caused by widespread violence and flawed economic policies of successive governments. If at all this has to be crushed, it can be achieved only by a dictatorial government which rules with iron hand. Therefore, the need of the hour is to elect a government which imposes fresh set of stringent legislations. However, one of them is most forceful. Identify the same.
Under the same fact-situation as in Q.155, several alternatives (not necessarily all) would, if true, strengthen the argument. One of them is the most forceful. Identify it.
Exploitation of poor by rich can be stemmed only if the state exercises complete control over agriculture and industrial production. But state control is beset by two evils; corruption and delay. The net result is that if man tries to escape from one evil, then he is trapped by another. Suffering hence is inescapable.
The argument presented above seems to imply the following conclusions. Identify the one which is least dubious. Apply common sense.
“The human soul is immaterial. What is not matter is not spatial and hence not vulnerable to motion. Evidently, no motion implies no dissolution. Therefore the human soul is immortal.” One premise is missing. Complete the argument.
Under the same fact-situation as in Q.158, which statement, if true, {seriously weakens the argument?}
Opponents of capital punishment cite: (i) humans cannot terminate what they cannot generate; (ii) punishment aims at reformation; (iii) opportunity to repent must be given. Defenders reply that punishment is for paying one’s dues; reformation/repentance is peripheral. Hence death penalty is admissible. What is the {focus of this debate?}
Fred Whipple first thought that, like Mercury, Venus keeps one face towards the Sun; if so, the dark side would be very cold. Using Petit and Nicholson’s earlier work he knew this was {not the case, so he concluded Venus must rotate fairly often to keep the dark side warmer. Which of the following is the {original premise} used to reach the conclusion?}
Before formulating the laws of motion, Galileo separated mathematical from empirical study. He repeatedly rolled a ball down a groove, measured the times for different fractions of the groove, and—after hundreds of repetitions—concluded that the distance travelled is proportional to the square of time. Which label best characterizes Galileo’s method?