Common Law Admission test CLAT 2009 legal Aptitude Solved paper

Common Law Admission test CLAT 2009 legal Aptitude  Solved paper

memory based

1. Which is the oldest Code of Law in India?
(A)    Naradasmriti
(B)    Manusmriti
(C)    Vedasmriti
(D)    Prasarsmriti

2. Private international law is also called?
(A) Civil law
(B) Locallaws
(C) Conflict of laws
(D) Common law

3. A nominal sum given as a token for striking a sale is called?
(A) Earnest money
(B) Advance
(C) Interest
(D) Solatium

4. Joint heirs to a property are called?
(A) Co-heirs
(B) Coparceners
(C) Successors
(D) Joint owners

5. The right of a party to initiate an action and be heard before a Court of law is called?
(A) Right in rem
(B) Eight in personam
(C) Fundamental right
(D) Locus standi

6. Indian Parliament is based on the principle of?
(A) Bicameralism
(B) Universal Adult Franchise
(C) Dyarchy
(D) Federalism

7. The Supreme Court held that evidence can be recorded by vid in the case?
(A) State of Maharashtra Vs. Prafull B. Besai
(B) Paramjet kaur  Vs. State of Punjab
(C) Pappu Yadav Vs. State of Bihar
(D) Bachan Singh Vs. State of Punjab

8. When the master is held liable for the wrongful act of servant, the liability is called?
(A) Strict liability
(B) Vicarious liability
(C) Tortous liability
(D) Absolute liability

9. The act of unlawfully entering into another’s property constitutes?
(A) Trespass
(B) Restraint
(C) Appropriation
(D) Encroachment

10. Which Parliamentary Committee in Indian system of democracy is chaired by a member
Opposition Party?
(A) Estimates Committee
(B) Joint Parliamentary Com mittee
(C) Public Accounts Committee
(D) Finance Committee

11. Supreme Court held that Preamble as a basic feature of Con stitution cannot be amended
the case of?
(A) Golaknath Vs. State of Punjab
(B) Maneka Gandhi Vs. Union of India
(C) S. R. Bommai Vs. Union of India
(D) Kesavananda Bharati Vs.state of Kerala

12. In the year 2002 the Competition Act was enacted replacing?
(A) Trade Marks Act
(B) Copy Right Act
(C) Contract Act
(D) MRTP Act

13. A right to recover time barred debt is?
(A) Universal right
(B) Perfect right
(C) Imperfect right
(D) Fundamental right

14. The law relating to prisoners war has been codified by?
(A) Geneva Convention
(B) Vienna Convention
(C) Paris Convention
(D) None of the above

15. Public holidays are declared under?
(A) Criminal Procedure Code
(B) Civil Procedure Code
(C) Representation of the People Act
(D) Negotiable Instruments Act

16. When a person is prosecuted for committing a criminal offence, the burden of proof is on?
(A) Accused
(B) Prosecution
(C) Police
(D) Complainant

17. Offence which can be compromised between the parties is known as?
(A) Non-compoundable Offence
(B) Congnizable Offence
(C) Compoundable Offence
(D) Non-cognizable Offence

18. Husband and wife have a right to each others company. The right is called?

(A) Conjugal right
(B) Human right
(C) Civil right
(D) Fundamental right

19. A person ‘dying intestate’means he?
(A) Died without Legal Heirs
(B) Died without Making a Will
(C) Died without any Property
(D) Died without a Son

20. If a witness makes a statement in Court, knowing it to be false, he commits the offence of?
(A) Forgery
(B) Falsehood
(C) Perjury
(D) Breath of trust

21. A child born after father’s death is?
(A) Posthumous
(B) Heir
(C) Intestate
(D) Illegal

22. A formal instrument by which one person empowers another to represent him is known as?
(A) Affidavit
(B) Power of Attorney
(C) Will
(D) Declaration

23. The temporary release of prisoner is called?
(A) Parole
(B) Amnesty
(C) Discharge
(D) Pardon

24. The offence of inciting disaffection, hatred or contempt against Government is?
(A) Perjury
(B) Forgery
(C) Sedition
(D) Revolt

25. India became the member United Nations in the Year?
(A)1956
(B) 1945
(C)1946
(D) 1950

26. A party to the suit is called?
(A) Accused
(B) Plaintiff
(C) Litigant
(D) Complainant

27. Who heads the four member Committee appointed to study the Centre-State relations, especially the changes took place since Sarkaria Commission
(A) Justice M. M. Punchi
(B) Justice Nanavati
(C) Justice Barucha
(D) Justice Kuldip Singh

28. No one can be convicted twice for the same offence. This doctrine is called?
(A) Burden of proof
(B) Double conviction
(C) Double jeopardy
(D) Corpus delicti

29. A participant in commission of crime is popularly known as?
(A) Respondent
(B) Under-trial
(C) Defendant
(D) Accomplice

30. Which of the following is not payable to Central Government?
(A) Land revenue
(B) Customs duty
(C) Income tax
(D) Wealth tax

31. Where is the National Judicial Academy located?
(A)  Kolkata
(B) Bhopal
(C) Delhi
(D) Mumbai

32. Who have constitutional right to audience in all Indian Courts?
(A) President
(B) Chief Justice of India
(C) Attorney General
(D) Solicitor General of India

33.Which of the following is not included in the Preamble to the
Constitution?
(A) Morality
(B) Justice
(C) Sovereign
(D) Socialist

34. ‘Court of Record’ is a Court which?
(A) Maintains records
(B) Preserves all its records
(C) Can punish for its contempt
(D) Is competent to issue writs

35. A judge of the Supreme Court can be removed from office only on grounds of?
(A) Gross inefficiency
(B) Delivering wrong judgments
(C) Senility
(D) Proved misbehaviour or incapacity

36. Fiduciary relationship means a relationship based on?
(A) Trust
(B) Money
(C) Contract
(D) Blood relation

37.The Chairman of Tehelka Enquiry Commission is?
(A) Justice Kripal
(B) Justice S N. Phukan
(C) Justice Saharia
(D) Justice Liberhan

38. The concept of judicial review has been borrowed from the
Constitution of?
(A) U.S.S.R.
(B) U.K.
(C) U.S.A.
(D) Switzerland

39. Every duty enforceable by law is called
(A) Accountability
(B) Obligation
(C) Burden
(D) Incidence

40. The killing of a new born child by its parents is?
(A) Malfeasance
(B) Infanticide
(C) Abortion
(D) Foeticide

41. Offence of breaking a divine idol is?
(A) Saluspopuli
(B) Crime
(C) Sacrilege
(D) Blasphemy

42. A person who goes underground or evades the jurisdiction of the Court is known as?
(A) Offender
(B) Underground
(C) Absentee
(D) Absconder

43. What is a caveat?
(A) A warning
(B) An injunction
(C) Writ
(D) Certiorari

44. Muslim religious foundations are known as?
(A)Din
(B) Wakfs
(C) Ulema
(D) Quzat

45. Beyond what distance from the coast, is the sea known as ‘High Sea’?
(A) 20 Nautical miles
(B) 300 Nautical miles
(C) 200 Nautical kms
(D) 12 Nautical miles

Answers

1	B
2	C
3	B
4	A
5	D
6	A
7	A
8	B
9	A
10	C
11	D
12	D
13	C
14	A
15	C
16	B
17	C
18	A
19	B
20	C
21	A
22	B
23	A
24	C
25	B
26	B
27	A
28	C
29	D
30	A
31	B
32	C
33	A
34	C
35	D
36	A
37	B
38	C
39	B
40	B
41	C
42	D
43	A
44	C
45	D

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Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability) CLAT 2009

Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability) CLAT 2009

1. The average monthly income of a person in a certain family of 5 members is Rs. 1000. What will be monthly average income of one person in the same family, if the income of one person increased by Rs. 12,000 per year?

(A) Rs. 1200

(B) Rs. 1600

(C) Rs.2000

(D) Rs.3400

2. A dishonest shopkeeper uses a weight of 800 gm for  1 kg and professes to sell his good at cost price. His profit is—

(A)       20%

(C)       24%

(B)       21%

(D)       25%

3. By selling 11 oranges for a rupee, a man loses 10%. How many oranges for a rupee should he sell to gain 10% ?

(A) 9

(B) 10

(C) 8

(D) 5

4. A person takes 3 hours to walk a certain distance and riding back. He could walk both ways in 5 hours. How long could it take to ride both ways?

(A) 1.5 hr

(B) l hr

(C) 0.5km/hr

(D) 2hrs

5. Change 1/8 into percentage ?

(A) 12.5%

(B) 15%

(C) 8%

(D) 25%

6. 12.5% of 80 is equal to ?

(A)8

(B) 20

(C)10

(D) 40

7. Which number should fill the blank space to complete the series: 1, 2, 4,5, 7, 8, 10, 11,……….

(A) 12

(B) 13

(C) 14

(D) 15

8. The smallest of the fractions given below?

(A) 9/10

(C) 11/12

(B) 23/28

(D) 32/33

9. Three friends shared the cost of a television. If Amit, Bharat and Dinesh each paid Rs. 4200, Rs. 3000 and Rs. 1800 respectively, then Dinesh paid what per cent of the total cost?

(A)10%

(B) 20%

(C)30%

(D) 40%

10. The average age of 29 boys of a class is equal to 14 years. When the age of the class teacher is included the average becomes 15 years. Find the age of the class teacher?

(A)44 years

(B) 40 years

(C) 52 years

(D) 66 years

11. It takes 8 people working at equal rates to finish a work in 96 days. How long will 6 workers take for the same work?

(A) 92 days

(B) 128 days

(C) 111 days

(D) 84days

12. Ram’s income is 20% less than Shyam’s. How much is Shyam’s income more than Ram’s in percentage terms?

(A)       20%

(B) 30%

(C) 25%

(D) 15%

13. The monthly salary of A, B and C are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If C’s Monthly salary is Rs. 1,200 more than that of A. Find B’s monthly salary

(A) Rs. 2000

(B) Rs. 1000

(C)Rs  1500

(D) Rs. 1200

14. In a town there are 94500 people. 2/9 of them are foreigners, 6400 are immigrants and the  rest are natives. How many are       natives?

(A) 67100

(B) 27400

(C) 77600

(D) 88100

15. Total salary of three persons A, B and C is Rs. 1,44,000. They spend 80%, 85% and 75% respectively. If their savings are in the ratio 8:9:20, find C’s salary ?

(A) 48000

(B) 64000

(C) 40000

(D) 32000

16. The population of a town is 155625. For every 1000 males there are 1075 females. If 40% of the males and 24% of the females are literate, find the percentage of literacy in the town?

(A) 33.7

(B)  32.7

(C)31.7

(D) 30.7

17. 10 sheep and 5 pigs were bought for 6,000. If the average price of a sheep is Rs. 450, find the average price of pig?

(A)Rs.380

(B) Rs. 410

(C)Rs. 340

(D) Rs. 300

18. Ram weight 25 kg more than Shyam. Their combined weight is 325 kg. How much does Shyam weight?

(A)       150 kg

(C)       125kg

(B)       200 kg

(D)       160kg

19.Find out the wrong number in the series 3, 8, 15, 24, 34, 48, 63

(A) 24

(B) 34

(C) 15

(D) 63

20.What is the location value of 7 in the figure 9872590?

(A) 72590

(B) 7

(C) 70000

(D) 7000

Answers:

1	A
2	D
3	A
4	B
5	A
6	C
7	B
8	C
9	B
10	A
11	B
12	C
13	D
14	A
15	B
16	C
17	D
18	A
19	B
20	C

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Common Law Admission Test CLAT sample papers with answers Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability

Common Law Admission Test CLAT sample papers with answers
CLAT Sample Question Paper
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) conducted by National Law Institute
objective questions
Common Law Admission Test
Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability

1. Sonia remembers that her father’s birthday was certainly after eighth but before thirteenth of December. Her sister Sushmita remembers that their father’s birthday was definitely after ninth but before fourteenth of December. On which date of December was their father’s birthday?

(A) 10

(B) 11

(C) 12

(D) Data inadequate

Ans. (D)

2. Sudir remembers that his mother’s birthday is after 15th but before 20th of April, while his sister Kalpana remembers that her mother’s birthday is before 22nd but after 48th of April, if both of them are correct, then on which date is the birthday of their mother?

(A) 18th

(B) 19th

(C) 20th

(D) 16th

Ans. (B)

3. I remember that my brother’s interview is some day between 2nd August and 28th August. My mother remembers that his interview is some day between 26th August and 3rd September. If 2nd August falls on Thursday on which day and date will my brother’s interview be held?

(A) Tuesday

(B) Friday

(C) Monday

(D) Wednesday

Ans. (C)

4. Mala remembers that she had to attend a wedding after 17th July but before 29th July

Lalita remembers that she too had to attend that wedding after 27th July but before 3rd August. When is the wedding day?

(A) 2nd August

(B) 1st August

(C) 26th July

(D) Data inadequate

Ans. (D)

5. Rajesh remembers that his cousin’s birthday is after 10th but before 17th May, His sister Radha remembers that her cousin’s birthday is after 9th but before 12th May. When is the

cousin’s birthday?

(A) 9th May

(B) 10th May

(C) 11th May

(D) Data insufficient

Ans. (C)

66. Devesh leaves house at 20 minutes to seven in the morning, reaches Ramesh’s house in 25th the morning, re4ches Ramesh’s house in 25 minutes, they finish their breakfast in another 15 minutes and leave for their office which takes another 35 minutes. At what time do they leave Ramesh’s home to reach their office?

(A) 7.40A.M.

(B) 8.15A.M.

(C) 7.20AM

(D) 7.55 A.M.

Ans. (C)

7. An application was received by inward clerk in the afternoon of a weak day. Next day he forwarded it to the table of the Senior clerk, who was on leave that day. the senior clerk next day evening put up the application to the desk officer. Desk officer studied the application and disposed off the matter on the same day, i.e., Friday. Which day the application was received by the inward clerk?

(A) Tuesday

(B) Earlier Week’s Saturday

(C) Wednesday

(D) Monday

Ans. (A)

8. A man had missed the bus going to his village when he reached the bus terminal at 3 p.m. At the same time an announcement was made that the next bus for the same destination will leave in 2 hours time, as the bus leaves every seven hours. At what time had the bus left the terminal?

(A) 10. a.m.

(B) 12. p.m.

(C) 9. p.m.

(D) 8. a.m.

Ans. (A)

9.Flight  to Mumbai leaves every 5 hours. At the information counter I learnt that the flight took off 25 minutes before. If the time now is 10:45 am., what is the time for the next flight?

(A) 4:10a.m.

(B) 2:20a.m.

(C) 3:30p.m.

(D) 3:20p.m.

Ans. (D)

10. Bus for Hatras leaves every 31/2 hours. If the bus for Hatras has left 20 minutes ago and the next bus as per schedule will leave at 6 : 30 p.m., what is the time now?

(A) 3:00p.m.

(B) 6:10p.m.

(C) 3:20p.m.

(D) 3:50p.m.

Ans. (D)

11. How is ½ % expressed as a decimal fraction?

(A) 0.005

(B) 0.05

(C) 0.5

(D) None of these

Ans. (A)

12. Of which number is 900, 60%?

(A) 1200

(B) 1600

(C) 1500

(D) 1800

Ans. (C)

13. If 4096 = 64.0, then the value of 40.96 + 0.4096 +0.004096 +0.00004096 is —

(A) 7.09

(B) 7.1014

(C) 7.1104

(D) 7.12

Ans. (C)

14. Find the value of 10 +25 + 108 + 169

(A) 4

(B) 6

(C) 8

(A) 4

(D) 13

Ans. (A)

15. Find the value of [(4)³ + (4)² + 4 ] – [(4)² + (4) ]

(A) 40

(B) 48

(C) 64

(D) 80

Ans. (C)

16. Which one date is wrong assuming the other three are right?

(A) Saturday : 7 January, 1965

(B) Saturday: 11 February, 1965

(C) Saturday : 11 March, 1965

(D) Saturday: 14 April, 1965

Ans. (D)

17. Two trains travel in the same direction at 56 km and 29 km per hour and the faster train passes a man sitting in the slower train in 16 seconds. What will be the length of the faster train?

(A) 100 m

(B) 102 m

(C) 120 m

(D) 125 m

Ans. (C)

18. If 0.5 x + 0.7 y = 0.74 and 0.3x + 0.5 y = 0.5 then

(A) x = 0.7 y = 0.5

(B) x = 0.6, y = 0.4

(C) x = 0.5, y = 0.7

(D) x = 0.3, y = 0.5

Ans. (C)

Directions (Q. 19—21): In each of the number series given in these questions, one of the numbers is wrong. Find out the wrong number.

19. 2, 2, 4, 6, 15, 45, 157, 5

(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 6

(D) 15

Ans. (B)

20. 508, 252, 124, 60, 28, 14, 4

(A) 252

(B) 14

(C) 60

(D) 28

Ans. (B)

21. 5, 11, 19, 29, 38, 55

(A) 38

(B) 23

(C) 58

(D) 123

Ans. (A)

22. The ratio of first and second class fares between two stations is 4: 1 and that of number of passengers travelling by first aid second class is 1: 40. If Rs. 11000 is collected at total fare, the amount collected from first class passengers is—

(A) Rs: 275

(B) Rs.315

(C) Rs.137.50

(D) Rs.1000

Ans. (D)

23. The average marks of 48 students in a class are 45. The average marks of the boys in the class is 40 and the average marks of girls in the class is 50. What is the ratio between the number of boys and girls in the class?

(A) 3: 5

(B) 4:5

(C) 1:1

(D): Data inadequate

Ans. (C)

24. In a joint family the average age of grand parents is 67 years, the average age of parents is 35 years and that of three grand children is 6 years. What is the average age of family?

(A) 28 4/7 years

(B) 31 5/7 years

(C) 32 ½ years

(D) Data inadequate

Ans. (B)

25. The average earning of a mechanic for the first four days of a week is- Rs. 18 and for the last four day is Rs. 22.  If he earns Rs.20 on the fourth day, his average for the whole week is—

(A) Rs.18.95

(C) Rs.20

(B) Rs.16

(D) Rs.25.71

Ans. (C)

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