CLAT 2023 Previous Year Question Paper PDF with Solutions and Answer Key PDF

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CLAT 2023 Question Paper

CLAT 2023 question paper is an important source of information for candidates preparing for the examination. CLAT question papers are crucial as they help the aspirants understand the varieties of questions they may face in the test. 

CLAT 2024 was held in a single session via offline mode, on December 3, 2023. The test lasted 2 hours with a total of 120 questions that focused on assessing the reasoning skills and comprehension abilities of the aspirants.

Once candidates go through the CLAT question paper 2023, they can infer that this test does not demand that the aspirants need to acquire prior legal knowledge. However, knowing some legal aspects may be beneficial to answer questions related to law from the Current Affairs and General Knowledge section.

CLAT question paper 2023 had 5 sections - English Language, Current Affairs and General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques. Candidates can access the CLAT question paper 2023 on this page. 

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CLAT 2023 was held in 1 session. The official CLAT question paper 2023 can be obtained from the attached table.

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CLAT 2023 Exam Difficulty Level

CLAT 2023 difficulty level was found to be moderate. The CLAT 2023 question paper appeared extensive and time-consuming to several students, especially the English segment which involved a lot of reading.

CLAT 2023 Overall Difficulty Level

Sections

Difficulty Level

English Language

Easy yet lengthy

Legal Reasoning

Easy

Current Affairs, including General Knowledge

Easy to Moderate

Logical Reasoning

Moderate to Difficult

Quantitative Techniques

Moderate

Overall 

Moderate

No. of Good Attempts in CLAT 2023

Sections

Good Attempt

English Language

20 - 21

Legal Reasoning

35 - 37

Current Affairs, including General Knowledge

20 - 22

Logical Reasoning

25

Quantitative Techniques

7 - 8

CLAT 2023 Question Paper Weightage

There were 5 components of the CLAT question paper 2023. The English language section had around 30 questions, the Current Affairs including General Knowledge had 35 queries, the Legal Reasoning section had 40 questions, the Logical Reasoning had 30 questions, and the Quantitative Techniques segment had 15 problems. 

The questions for the English Language, Legal Reasoning, Current Affairs including General Knowledge, and Logical Reasoning were based on short or long passages, where the aspirants had to read the passages and then attempt to answer the questions based on them.

Questions for the Quantitative Techniques included a short set of facts or numerical information which the candidates had to go through before attempting the problems.

Note - The subject-wise weightage of CLAT 2024 has been modified by the Consortium. Candidates are advised to refer to the CLAT 2024 official website for complete details of the same.

CLAT 2023 Subject-Wise Weightage

Below is the standard subject-wise weightage of the CLAT as per the official website of CLAT 2023. Please note that the weightage below is a rough estimate of the actual number of questions that may be asked in the admission test.

Section

Weightage

English Language

28 - 32 questions or approximately 20% of the paper

Legal Reasoning

35 - 39 questions or 25% of the paper tentatively

Current Affairs, including General Knowledge

35 - 39 questions or 25% of the paper roughly

Logical Reasoning

28 - 32 questions or 20% of the paper roughly

Quantitative Techniques

13 - 17 questions or 10% of the paper likely

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