CLAT 2011

Instructions

For the following nine questions, read the given argument or statement carefully, making any factual assumptions necessary. Then choose the best answer out of the four choices to the question asked. Note that not all the facts given will be relevant for determining the answer.

Question 131

'Utilitarian’s believe that the right action is that which produces the most happiness.'
Which of the following claims is incompatible with the utilitarian view?

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Question 132

'Senthil goes to Ambala for the first time in his life. On the way from the railway station to his hotel, he sees twelve people,all of them male-. He concludes that there
are no women in Ambala. As a matter of fact, there are many thousands of women in Ambala.'
Which of the following best describes Senthil's error?

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Question 133

'It took many centuries before the countries of Europe could resolve their internal problems of violence and corruption to become the stable nation-states they are.
Therefore, it will take many centuries for India to achieve internal stability. Assuming that the factual claims in the argument above are true, what must be
assumed in order for the conclusion to follow?

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Instructions

In the following three questions, assume that a 'fact' expresses something that can be proved by clear and objective data. An opinion expresses a judgment, view, attitude,
or conclusion that is not backed by data.

Question 134

Which one of the following statements is best described as an assertion of opinion rather than an assertion of fact?

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Question 135

'(A) The number of people migrating into Bengaluru has increased significantly in recent years.
(B) This is because Bengaluru provides more economic opportunities than the towns and villages from which these migrants come.
(C) This sudden influx of migrants has made the city less pleasant to live in.
(D) The success of the government's rural employment guarantee act might have the effect of stemming some rural-urban migration.'
Which one of the above statements is best described as an assertion of opinion rather than an assertion of fact?

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Question 136

Which one of the following statements, if true, is best described as an assertion of opinion rather than an assertion of fact?

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Instructions

For the following three questions, there are two or more statements along with few conclusions deduced from the statements. You are required to answer on the basis of the statements and the conclusions. Make the factual assumptions required by the question even if you believe the statement is actually false.

Question 137

Statement 1: Some aero planes areballoons.
Statement 2: Some balloons are rockets.
Conclusions:
(a) some aeroplane are rokets
(b) some rokets are tables
(c) the pockets are balloons
(d) All the balloons are aero planes.
Assuming that statements 1 and 2 are true, which conclusions follow?

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Question 138

Statement 1: All whales are fish.
Statement 2: Some fish are not amphibians.
Statement 3: All whales are amphibians.
Statement 4: Some amphibians ire not fish.
Conclusions:
(a) Some fish are amphibians
(b) Some amphibians are fish
(c) Only whale are both fish and amphibians
(d) AM amphibians are fish.
Assuming only that Statements 1, 2, 3 and 4 are true, which of the above conclusions may be deduced?

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Question 139

Statement 1: All libraries are laboratories.
Statement 2: No laboratories are hostels.
Conclusions:
(a) All laboratories are libraries
(b) Some hostels are libraries
(c) Some libraries are hostels
(d) No library is a hostel.
Assuming that statements 1 and 2 are which conclusions follow?

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Instructions

For the following questions, are given passage carefully and answer questions that follow.

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Question 140

Which of the following best summary the argument of this paragraph?

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