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LSAT Legal Reasoning Questions
Practise legal reasoning (legal aptitude) for the Law School Admission Test: 10 multiple-choice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Click an option to check it, or “New questions” for another set.
Legal Reasoning practice
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Q1.Principle: Defamation requires a false statement harming reputation, published to a third party. Facts: A sends B a private letter calling B a thief; no one else reads it. Is it defamation?
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Answer: C — No — there is no publication to a third party
Without communication to a third person there is no publication.
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Q2.Principle: A contract without consideration is void unless an exception applies. Which is an exception?
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Answer: D — A promise made out of natural love and affection in a registered written document between near relatives
Section 25 of the Indian Contract Act allows such registered promises between near relatives.
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Q3.Principle: A person is liable for negligence if they owe a duty of care and breach it, causing damage. Facts: A shopkeeper leaves a wet floor unmarked; a customer slips and breaks an arm. Is the shopkeeper liable?
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Answer: C — Yes
The shopkeeper owes customers a duty of care, breached it by not marking the hazard, and caused the injury.
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Q4.Principle: An offer must be communicated to be accepted. Facts: X finds a lost dog and returns it without knowing a reward was announced. Can X claim the reward?
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Answer: A — No
X could not accept an offer they did not know about (cf. Lalman Shukla v. Gauri Dutt).
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Q5.Principle: Consent obtained by coercion makes a contract voidable at the option of the coerced party. Facts: A signs a sale deed after B threatens to harm A’s family. The contract is:
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Answer: C — Voidable at A’s option
Coercion makes the contract voidable at the option of the party whose consent was so caused.
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Q6.Principle: Acceptance must be absolute and unqualified. Facts: A offers to sell a car for ₹5 lakh; B replies, “I accept at ₹4.5 lakh.” There is:
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Answer: B — No contract — B made a counter-offer
A conditional or modified acceptance is a counter-offer, not acceptance.
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Q7.Principle: Strict liability applies to those who keep dangerous things that escape and cause harm. Facts: Water from A’s reservoir floods B’s mine. A is liable even without negligence under:
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Answer: D — Rylands v. Fletcher
Rylands v. Fletcher (1868) established strict liability for escape of dangerous things.
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Q8.Principle: The burden of proof in a criminal case lies on the prosecution. This means:
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Answer: A — The prosecution must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt
The accused is presumed innocent until the prosecution proves guilt.
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Q9.Principle: No one shall be a judge in their own cause. Which situation violates it?
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Answer: C — A judge hears a case involving a company in which the judge holds shares
A financial interest creates bias — nemo judex in causa sua.
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Q10.Principle: A public servant must not be punished without being heard. This reflects:
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Answer: B — Audi alteram partem
Audi alteram partem — ‘hear the other side’ — a rule of natural justice.
How to approach legal reasoning questions
Apply ONLY the principle given, even if real law differs. Identify the rule, match each fact to an element of the rule, and choose the option that follows strictly from the principle.
About LSAT
Law School Admission Test — conducted by Law School Admission Council (LSAC). Admission test for law schools in the US and Canada, built on logical and reading-comprehension reasoning.
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LSAT practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
|---|---|---|
| Verbal Reasoning & Analogies | Reasoning | Calculated + question bank |
| Legal Reasoning | Legal aptitude | Question bank |
| Logical Reasoning | Reasoning | Calculated (new numbers every set) |