CLAT Logical Reasoning & Quantitative Techniques 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a coded language, COURT is written as FRXUW. Using the same code, what does JUDGE translate to?
- MXGJH (Correct answer)
- OXGJH
- MXGMH
- MXJGH
Correct answer: MXGJH
Each letter is shifted forward by 3 positions in the alphabet, so J→M, U→X, D→G, G→J, E→H, giving MXGJH.
Question 2: All contracts are agreements. Some agreements are void. Which conclusion follows logically?
- Some contracts are void.
- All agreements are contracts.
- Some contracts may be void. (Correct answer)
- No contracts are void.
Correct answer: Some contracts may be void.
Since some agreements are void and all contracts are agreements, it is possible (but not certain) that some contracts are void, making 'some contracts may be void' the logically safe conclusion.
Question 3: A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed were 15 km/h more, the journey would take 2 hours less. What is the original speed?
- 45 km/h (Correct answer)
- 60 km/h
- 54 km/h
- 30 km/h
Correct answer: 45 km/h
Setting up 360/v − 360/(v+15) = 2 and solving gives v = 45 km/h.
Question 4: Statement: 'Only meritorious students receive scholarships.' Assumptions: I. Non-meritorious students never apply. II. Merit is the sole criterion for scholarships.
- Only I is implicit.
- Only II is implicit. (Correct answer)
- Both I and II are implicit.
- Neither I nor II is implicit.
Correct answer: Only II is implicit.
The statement directly implies merit is the only criterion (II), but says nothing about whether non-meritorious students apply (I).
Question 5: In a row of 20 students, Riya is 8th from the left and Priya is 14th from the right. How many students sit between them?
- 0 (Correct answer)
- 1
- 2
- 3
Correct answer: 0
Priya is 14th from the right in 20 students, so she is 7th from the left; Riya is 8th from the left, meaning they are adjacent with 0 students between them.
Question 6: If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:2 and the total number of students is 40, how many more boys than girls are there?
- 4
- 6
- 8 (Correct answer)
- 10
Correct answer: 8
Boys = 24, girls = 16; the difference is 8.
Question 7: Cause: The Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling expanding the right to privacy. Which is the most likely direct effect?
- Parliament immediately amends the Constitution.
- Several pending surveillance-related cases are reconsidered by lower courts. (Correct answer)
- Citizens stop using social media.
- The government dissolves its intelligence agencies.
Correct answer: Several pending surveillance-related cases are reconsidered by lower courts.
A Supreme Court ruling on privacy directly creates precedent that prompts lower courts to revisit related pending cases.
CLAT Logical Reasoning & Quantitative Techniques 2
In a coded language, COURT is written as FRXUW.
Using the same code, what does JUDGE translate to?