List of top Logical Reasoning Questions asked in CLAT

W, X, Y, and Z are four friends, who do not mind exchanging items. X has two chessboards each costing Rs. 500, and a record player. Z originally had a cycle and a walkman. Each cricket bat costs Rs. 700. Both W and Z got a cricket bat from Y. X gave his record player costing Rs. 2000 to Y. Z got a camera costing Rs. 1500 from W. The cycle of Z costs Rs. 1000 and the walkman is for Rs. 700. Y had three cricket bats at the beginning and W had two cameras the total cost of which is Rs. 5000. X gave one of his chessboards to Z and took Z’s cycle. Z gave his walkman to W. 

Recently, the answers of a test held nationwide were leaked to a group of unscrupulous people. The investigative agency has arrested the mastermind and nine other people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I in this matter. Interrogating them, the following facts have been obtained regarding their operation. Initially, the mastermind obtains the correct answer key. All the others create their answer-key from one or two people who already possess the same. These people are called his/her “sources”. If the person has two sources, then he/she compares the answer-keys obtained for both sources. If the key to a question from both sources is identical, it is copied, otherwise it is left blank. If the person has only one source, he/she copies the source’s answer into his/her copy. Finally, each person compulsorily replaces one of the answers (not a blank one) with a wrong answer in his/her answer key.

The paper contained 200 questions; so the investigative agency has ruled out the possibility of two or more of them introducing wrong answers to the same question. The investigative agency has a copy of the correct answer key and has tabulated the following data. This data represents question numbers.

In the following question, a group of numerals is given followed by four groups of symbol/letter combinations lettered (A), (B), (C), and (D). Numerals are to be coded as per the codes and conditions. You have to find out which of the combinations (A), (B), (C), and (D) is correct and indicate your answer accordingly.

Following conditions apply:

1. If the first digit as well as the last digit is odd, both are to be coded as ‘X’.
2. If the first digit as well as the last digit is even, both are to be coded as ‘$’.
3. If the last digit is ‘0’, it is to be coded as ‘#’.

From the alternatives given below,
Choose the best option that correctly classifies the four sentences as a:

• F: Fact – If it relates to a known matter of direct observation, or an existing reality or something known to be true.
• J: Judgment – If it is an opinion or estimate or anticipation of common sense or intention.
• I: Inference – If it is a logical conclusion or deduction about something based on the knowledge of facts.

Read the following information carefully to choose the best option for the question:

1. ‘L % M’ means that M is brother of L.
2. ‘L × M’ means that L is mother of M.
3. ‘L ÷ M’ means that L is the sister of M.
4. ‘L = M’ means that M is father of L.

In the following question some capital alphabets are written in a row, below them their coding has been given.

In the question, a particular word has been coded in a particular manner using codes as given below the capital letters.
You have to understand the pattern of coding and have to answer the question asked subsequently.

Table 1: Character Mapping Table