CLAT 2020 | Logical Reasoning

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CLAT Logical Reasoning

CLAT Logical Reasoning section tests the candidates’ ability to frame arguments based on premise(s), and draw conclusions and inferences. Though the passages do not require as much prowess over the English language as such, the ability to read and comprehend them quickly will come in handy. This section is more about making logical conclusions about an idea, as inferred from the passages.

The following CLAT Logical Reasoning questions have been framed with adequate focus on the difficulty level of CLAT. The passages have been chosen with an eye on diversity of topics and the variety of themes and arguments.

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CLAT 2020 Logical Reasoning

Following is an array of questions to test your reasoning ability in different situations. Answer each of them according to the question asked in each of them respectively:

If highways were restricted to cars and only those trucks with capacity of less than 8 tons, most of the truck traffic would be forced to run outside highways. Such a reduction in the amount of truck traffic would reduce the risk of collisions on highways. The conclusion drawn in the first sentence depends on which of the following assumptions?

  1. The roads outside highway would be as convenient as highway for most drivers of trucks..
  2. Most of the roads outside highways are not ready to handle truck traffic.
  3. Most trucks that are currently running in highway have a capacity of more than 8 tons.
  4. Cars are at greater risk of being involved in collisions than are trucks.

Explanatory Answer

The distribution of vehicles in collisions and quality of roads (highway or otherwise) is not mentioned or referred to in the passage. Hence, options (b) and (d) do not logically follow. The first sentence talks about a solution to collisions in highways and not the convenience of truck drivers. “Such a reduction in the amount of truck traffic would reduce the risk of collisions on highways.” – this implies that the truck traffic was a major issue in causing collisions.

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