List of top Logical Reasoning Questions asked in CLAT

Direction: Read the following carefully and answer the question given below.
Although women now constitute 30 percent of the global industrial force, legal hurdles and traditional barriers still hinder the vast majority of women in their efforts to achieve parity with men. The paragraph best supports the statement:

In an interview for selection of two District Judges, four candidates P, Q, R and S were shortlisted. All of them had 10 years' standing as Lawyers. Who among them are most suitable?
I. P – Very academic, not much interested in litigation practice, very honest and impatient.
II. Q – A patient listener, average in academics, thorough with laws and sharp.
III. R – Jovial, patient, good academic records and actively involved in politics.
IV. S – Shrewd, quick tempered, punctual and published several legal articles.

On the farewell day five best friends—Vishal, Anirudh, Gaurav, Mansi and Sapna—clicked their photo, facing the photographer who is on the west. They stood subject to:
(i) Sapna stands to the right of Mansi and Gaurav.
(ii) Gaurav stands to the left of Vishal and Sapna.
(iii) Mansi stands between Vishal and Anirudh.
(iv) There are two people between Anirudh and Gaurav.
Who will be standing at the 2nd position from the right in the photograph?

If ‘DECEMBER’ is ‘AUGUST’, ‘MARCH’ is ‘MAY’, ‘SEPTEMBER’ is ‘SEPTEMBER’ and ‘OCTOBER’ is ‘JULY’, then ‘JUNE’ is?

Statements: Some rats are cows. All cows are animals.
Conclusions:
I. All rats are animals
II. Some animals are rats

Statements: All the students are young. All the teens are young. Some men are teens.
Conclusions:
I. Some students are teens.
II. Some young are students.
III. Some young are men.

A neurosurgeon, an orthopaedist, a plastic surgeon and an ophthalmologist visited the patient after a surgery. Times are: Neurosurgeon 7{:45, Orthopaedist 8{:}30, Plastic surgeon 9{:}15, Ophthalmologist 9{:}50 (each may be A.M. or P.M.). Who were the doctors to visit the patient in the evening?}

‘X’ started walking towards the west, after travelling 5 kilometres turned exactly to his right and walked 3 kms. Then he decided to walk exactly to his left. On reaching 2 kilometres, he heard a voice and walked back. Then he noticed that his friend ‘Y’ was walking towards him from his right side. In which direction is ‘Y’ walking?

A neurosurgeon, an orthopaedist, a plastic surgeon and an ophthalmologist visited a patient after a surgery. The visit times were: Neurosurgeon 7:45, Orthopaedist 8:30, Plastic surgeon 9:15, Ophthalmologist 9:50. (Each time may be A.M. or P.M.) If the ophthalmologist generally goes for rounds before the surgeons, but not unless any other doctor does, and the neurosurgeon is not the last to go, what is the correct sequence of their visit?

Direction: Read the passage and answer. From the car brands mentioned in the setup, which one does not belong to the group?

Statement: Most of those who study in premier Medical colleges in India migrate to developed nations for better prospects in their professional pursuits.
Courses of Action:
I. All the students joining these colleges should be asked to sign a bond at the time of admission to the effect that they will remain in India at least for ten years after they complete their medical education.
II. All those students who desire to settle in the developed nations should be asked to pay the entire cost of their education which the government subsidised.

Direction: Read the passage and answer. Ten friends sit in two opposite rows of five each (North: Venkat, Manohar, Ravi, Prasanth, Tilak; South: Vidya, Maya, Divya, Keerthi, Anu — not in order). Each North seat faces exactly one South seat. Conditions: Manohar faces the friend using a Ford at an extreme; Ravi sits second to the right of Manohar; the Honda user is not Ravi; Venkat sits exactly in the middle of Ravi and the Nissan user (Nissan is not Manohar); Keerthi is not at an extreme, uses Tata, and sits opposite a Fiat; the Maruthi user sits opposite the person immediately left of Keerthi; the Toyota user (not Anu) sits opposite Prasanth; Tilak is not at an extreme, sits opposite the Chevrolet user who is adjacent to Divya and to the Mahindra user; Vidya uses neither Chevrolet nor Toyota.

Question: Which is the car used by Maya?

Ten friends are seated in two opposite rows of five each. North-facing row (left to right): Venkat, Manohar, Ravi, Prasanth, Tilak (not necessarily in this order). South-facing row (left to right, facing North): Vidya, Maya, Divya, Keerthi, Anu (not necessarily in this order). Each person faces exactly one person in the other row. Manohar sits opposite the Ford user who is at an extreme. The Honda user is not Ravi, who sits second to the right of Manohar. Venkat sits exactly in the middle of Ravi and the Nissan user (the Nissan user is not Manohar). Keerthi is not at an extreme, uses a Tata, and sits opposite the Fiat user. The Maruti user sits opposite the person immediately to the left of Keerthi. The Toyota user (not Anu) sits opposite Prasanth. Tilak is not at any extreme. The Chevrolet user is adjacent to Divya and also adjacent to the Mahindra user. Vidya uses neither Chevrolet nor Toyota. Who sits third to the left of the one who uses the Chevrolet?

Statement: Official data show more people died on Indian roads in 2016 than in 2015; UP and Tamil Nadu accounted for the largest numbers of fatalities.
Courses of Action:
I. Government should make a policy regulating the manufacturing of automobiles for private use.
II. Government should take steps to create awareness among the public about road safety.
III. Accidents can be avoided if the Government takes steps to make good roads.
IV. To eliminate accidents completely the Government should impose stringent punishments for traffic violations.

Direction: Read the passage and answer the question. Ten friends sit in two opposite rows of five each. North-facing row: Venkat, Manohar, Ravi, Prasanth, Tilak (not in order). South-facing row: Vidya, Maya, Divya, Keerthi, Anu (not in order). Each person faces exactly one person from the other row. Given conditions (Ford user at an extreme opposite Manohar; Ravi is second to the right of Manohar; Honda user is not Ravi; Venkat sits exactly in the middle of Ravi and the Nissan user (Nissan is not Manohar); Keerthi is not at an extreme, uses Tata, and sits opposite a Fiat; the Maruthi user sits opposite the person immediately left of Keerthi; the Toyota user (not Anu) sits opposite Prasanth; Tilak is not at an extreme, sits opposite the Chevrolet user, and that Chevrolet user is adjacent to Divya and to the Mahindra user; Vidya uses neither Chevrolet nor Toyota).

Question: Keerthi is how many places away from the one who uses the Ford car?

In a queue, I am the last person while my friend is seventh from the front. If the person exactly between me and my friend is on the 23\textsuperscript{rd position from the front, what is my position in the queue?}

Direction: Read the passage and answer. Ten friends sit in two opposite rows of five each. North-facing row: Venkat, Manohar, Ravi, Prasanth, Tilak. South-facing row: Vidya, Maya, Divya, Keerthi, Anu (not in order). Other facts: Manohar sits opposite a friend using a Ford and that friend is at an extreme; Ravi sits second to the right of Manohar; the Honda user is not Ravi; Venkat sits exactly in the middle of Ravi and the Nissan user (who is not Manohar); Keerthi is not at an extreme, uses Tata, and sits opposite a Fiat; the Maruthi user sits opposite the person immediately left of Keerthi; the Toyota user (not Anu) sits opposite Prasanth; Tilak is not at an extreme, sits opposite the Chevrolet user, and that Chevrolet user is adjacent to Divya and to the Mahindra user; Vidya uses neither Chevrolet nor Toyota. Who uses the Mahindra car?

The doctor is a person who looks after the sick people and prescribes medicines so that the patient recovers fast. In order to become a doctor, a person has to study medicine. Doctors lead a hard life. Their life is very busy. They get up early in the morning and go to the hospital. They work without taking a break. They always remain polite so that patients feel comfortable with them. Since doctors work so hard we must realise their value.
Based on the above paragraph, who among the following is/are doctor(s)?
i. Kumar Sharma wakes up early in the morning everyday and treats everyone with patience. He usually gives emergency aid to the persons who are injured in accidents.
ii. Rakesh studied medicine in Russia and practiced medicine there for 2 years. Later, stopped medical practice and turned into some business.
iii. Shalini works in Apollo Hospitals. She always remains polite so that patients feel comfortable. She is a specialist in providing quality care for the cancer patients.

Choose the word that is not a necessary part of the underlined word. \underline{Movie}

Which word does not belong with the others?

Find the next group of alphabets: CFI, DHL, ILO, LPT, __________________ ?