Puzzle Test Questions for CLAT Exam.
CLAT Reasoning Quiz 7
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given beside.
Four persons participated with their cars in a car race. The colour and brand of each of the cars
is different. Those colours are White, Black, Red and Brown and the brands are - Benz, Hyundai,
Maruti and Toyota. The persons mentioned got four Prizes I, II, III and IV where I Prize is for the
best performance in the race.
(i) The colour of Modi’s car is not Red.
(ii) Toyota, which is not white, got either first position or the last position in the Car race.
(iii) Amit’s car got one position ahead of Modi’s but one position below the black Car.
(iv) Arvind’s car was positioned just above Maruti, but was just below the white car.
(v) Arvind’s car is not Hyundai. Maruti, who is the friend of Arvind, was also one of the
participants in the race.
1. Whose car won the first Prize?
A. Maruti B. Arvind
C. Modi D. Amit
2. Who owns Maruti?
A. Maruti B. Arvind
C. Amit D. Modi
3. Which of the following depicts the colour of Modi’s car?
A. White B. Black
C. Red D. Brown
4. Which of the following cars won the Second Prize?
A. Hyundai B. Toyota
C. Benz D. Maruti
5. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Hyundai is owned by Amit. B. The colour of Arvind’s car is Brown.
C. Toyota is owned by Arvind. D. The colour of Maruti’s car is White.
Correct Answers:
1 2 3 4 5
A C D C D
Common Explanations:
Step 1:
References
Point (3) Amit’s car got one position above Modi’s but one below of the black car.
Point (4) Arvind’s car was positioned just above Maruti, but was just below the white car.
Position Person Car Colour
I
II Amit
III Arvind
IV
(A)
Position Person Car Colour
I
II Arvind
III Amit
IV
(B)
Step 2:
References:
Point (3) Amit’s car got one position above Modi’s but one below of the black car.
Arrangement (A) hence gets eliminated and we can continue with the arrangement (B).
Position Person Car Colour
I
II Arvind Black
III Amit
IV Modi
Step 3:
References:
Point (4) Arvind’s car was positioned just above Maruti, but was just below the white car.
Position Person Car Colour
I White
II Arvind Black
III Amit Maruti
IV Modi
Step 4:
References
Point (1) The colour of Modi’s car is not Red.
Position Person Horse Colour
I White
II Arvind Black
III Amit Maruti Red
IV Modi Brown
Step 5:
References
Point (2) Toyota, which is not white, got either first position or the last position in the car race.
Point (5) Arvind’s car is not Hyundai. Maruti, who is the friend of Arvind, was also one of the
participants in the race.
Position Person Car Colour
I Maruti Hyundai White
II Arvind Benz Black
III Amit Maruti Red
IV Modi Toyota Brown
Explanation:
1. By referring to the final chart, we get
Position Person Car Colour
I Maruti Hyundai White
II Arvind Benz Black
III Amit Maruti Red
IV Modi Toyota Brown
We can clearly observe from the chart that Maruti`s car won the first prize.
Option A is hence the correct answer.
2. By referring to the final chart, we get
Position Person Car Colour
I Maruti Hyundai White
II Arvind Benz Black
III Amit Maruti Red
IV Modi Toyota Brown
We can clearly observe from the chart that Amit owns Maruti.
Option C is hence the correct answer.
3. By referring to the final chart, we get
Position Person Car Colour
I Maruti Hyundai White
II Arvind Benz Black
III Amit Maruti Red
IV Modi Toyota Brown
We can clearly observe from the chart that Modi`s car colour is Brown.
Option D is hence the correct answer.
4. By referring to the final chart, we get
Position Person Car Colour
I Maruti Hyundai White
II Arvind Benz Black
III Amit Maruti Red
IV Modi Toyota Brown
We can clearly observe from the chart that Benz won the Second Prize.
Option C is hence the correct answer.
5. By referring to the final chart, we get
Position Person Car Colour
I Maruti Hyundai White
II Arvind Benz Black
III Amit Maruti Red
IV Modi Toyota Brown
We can clearly observe from the chart that Maruti`s car is White.
Option D is hence the correct answer.
