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CLAT Answer Key 2023 Offical has been released and the direct link to download it is available here. CLAT 2023 was conducted on December 18.
CLAT Answer Key 2023 is now out and available for direct PDF download here. The Consortium of NLUs has conducted CLAT 2023 today, December 18, 2022, from 2 PM to 4 PM. The exam was carried out as an offline pen-and-paper test at various examination centres across the country. As candidates were given a carbonized copy of their OMR, they can easily check and calculate their score after the examination is done by using CLAT answer key 2023.
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| CLAT Result 2023 Released (Direct Link) |
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| CLAT 2023 Toppers List (Available) |
| CLAT 2023 Result Highlights |
| Steps to File Objections on CLAT Final Answer Key 2023 |
CLAT Answer Key 2023: Official PDF Download
The Consortium of NLUs has published CLAT 2023 official answer key on December 18, 2022 at 8:35 PM. This answer key is provisional in nature and subject to changes as per the grievances noted against it. A direct link to it has been updated here through which the candidates can download the same in PDF format.
CLAT UG 2023 Official Answer Key – CLICK HERE |
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| CLAT PG 2023 Official Answer Key – CLICK HERE |
The consortium will open a window on its official portal, consortiumofnlus.ac.in , to submit objections against the provisional CLAT 2023 answer key, if any. This objection window will be accessible through the candidate login and will be open for submissions on Monday, December 19, 2022, at 9 AM.
CLAT Question Paper 2023
Candidates can refer to CLAT 2023 question paper attached through the link below. It is to be noted that CLAT Official Answer Key 2023 is based on the Master Question Paper instead of being provided set-wise. For both UG and PG, CLAT 2023 Master Question Paper PDF can be accessed through the link below. Also find the question paper analysis:
| CLAT 2023 Question Paper (Master Question Paper) |
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| CLAT 2023 Paper Analysis |
Other links you may find helpful:
| CLAT 2023 Expected Cutoff for General Category |
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| CLAT 2023 Expected Cutoff for EWS Category |
| CLAT 2023 Expected Cutoff for SC Category |
CLAT Answer Key 2023: How to Raise Objections?
Objections against CLAT 2023 answer key can only be submitted online at consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Objections raised through emails, calls, etc. will not be entertained. The following are the steps to raise objections against the official CLAT answer key 2023:
| CLAT Answer Key 2023 Objection Date & Time | December 19, 2022 (From 9 AM) to December 20, 2022 (Until 9 AM) |
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Step 1: Log in to your CLAT account and click on Submit Objections.
Step 2: Select the type of objection you want to raise: i. About the question, or ii. About the answer key.
Step 3: Enter objection details and click on Submit Objection.
Step 4:
Once all your objections are submitted, click on the Make Payment button to make the payment. A fee of INR 1,000/- is to be paid per objection for it to be considered for evaluation.
Important:
Students shall tally the Question Number from their own Question Booklet with the Master Question Booklet and raise objections only on the appropriate Question Numbers from Master Question Booklet.
If Candidates raise Objections on their own Question Booklet and the Question Number does not match with the Master Question Booklet, the consortium will not respond to such objections.
All the noted objections against the provisional key will then be evaluated by the consortium authorities. If any objections are found valid, the same will be accepted and implemented in the final answer key. It will be released on December 24, 2022 and no objections against it will be entertained. The final result will be evaluated as per CLAT final answer key 2023.
CLAT 2023 Unofficial Answer Key
The unofficial answer key for CLAT 2023 examination will be updated here soon after the completion of the paper. Although this answer key is based on the solutions defined by the subject experts, minor changes with respect to the official answer key may occur.
| Section: CURRENT AFFAIRS INCLUDING GENERAL KNOWLEDGE | |
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| Passage: As a result of FIFA's restrictions on players... | Answer |
| 1. What is the name of the armband... | OneLove |
| 2. Name of which community has been replaced... | LGBTQ+ |
| 3. What is the name of the system used to monitor... | Kafala |
| 4. Where is the Court of Arbitration for sport based? | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 5. Who is the current captain of Indian men's football team? | Sunil Chettri |
| 6. Timothy Weah, the Paris Saint German and U.S.... | Liberia |
| 7. Which of the following is the oldest football tournament in India? | Durand Cup |
| Passage: The Agriculture sector has experienced... | Answer |
| 1. Which of the following is the largest exported Agriculture product from India? | Rice |
| 2. According to the provisional data released by the Directorate of General of Commercial Intelligence | USD 95.34 Billion |
| 3. Who among the following is called the ‘Father of Wheat Revolutio'? | Dilbagh Singh Athwal |
| 4. India is the world’s largest producer of which of the following? | Milk |
| 5. What is India’s ranking in the Global Hunger Index 2022? | 107 |
| 6. The National Commission on Farmers constituted in December 2004… | MS Swaminathan |
| 7. The bio-decomposer technology to avoid stubble burning... | ICAR Pusa Campus |
| Passage: YouTuber Nas Daily in one of his videos... | Answer |
| 1. Which person’s name in the passage has been replaced with (1) | Sam Bankman-Fried |
| 2. Which hedge fund’s name has been replaced with (2)... | Almeda Research |
| 3. The person was once named as "the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire"… | Elizabeth Holmes |
| 4. The reserve bank of India recently announced the launch of Digital Rupee... | Central Bank Digital Currency |
| 5. Which of the following technologies does cryptocurrency rely on? | Both A & B (Cryptography & BlockChain) |
| 6. What is the name of the Government organization that mints coins used as legal tender in India? | Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India |
| 7. Who was the chairman and former founder of Satyam Computers Private Limited... | B. Ramalinga Raju |
| Passage: "I want everyone to understand that I am in fact a person,"... | Answer |
| 1. Whose name has been replaced with [1] in the passage above? | Alan Turning |
| 2. Garry Kasparov... | Deep Blue |
| 3. The Emperor's New Mind, Concerning Computers, Minds and... | Roger Penrose |
| 4. What kind of computing model resembles... | Neural Network |
| 5. What is the full form of 'LaMDA'? | Language Model for Dialogue Applicatons |
| 6. Meta's newly released, fully trained large language AI model is called... | OPT |
| 7. What is the name of the AI-enabled legal research alternative... | SUPACE |
| Passage: Former Governer of a State and National Democratic Alliance (NDA)... | Answer |
| 1. Before Draupadi Murmu, India had only one other female president... | 2007-12 |
| 2. President Murmu has earlier served as a governor of which state? | Jharkhand |
| 3. The first presidential was held by... | 1952 |
| 4. The Rashtrapati Bhavan was formerly known as the... | Secretariat Building |
| 5. Who among the following was a candidate in the elections for Vice-President of India in 2022? | Margaret Alva |
| 6. Voting in an Indian Presidential Election is through: | A proportional representation system through which a single transferrable vote case in a secret ballet |
| 7. Who was the first Dalit to hold the office of the President of India? | Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
| Section: LEGAL REASONING | |
| Passage: Until 2017, India did not have a codified law... | Answer |
| 1. In 2014, India was hit by a terrible pandemic... | No, because the order was indefinite |
| 2. The Central Government was preparing to conduct... |
Two answers are correct:
1. The government's order is legal under the temporary suspension rules because it prevents a public emergency by preserving the quality of doctors in India. 2. The government's order is not legal under the temporary suspension rules because the nationwide internet shutdown was not necessary or unavoidable |
| 3. In the above instance, the order was passed by Communications Minister... Which of the following statements is false? | The Communications Minister had the power to pass the order under the 2017 Rules |
| 4. Assume that in the above instance, the Joint Secretary... | No, because the procedure under the 2017 rules was not followed |
| 5. In January 2022, communal riots were...How many statements are true? | Two statements |
| Passage: Twitter lawyer on October 27, said before the Karnataka High Court... | Answer |
| 1. Sunil is a high-ranking officer of the Union Government... |
Two answers:
1. Yes, Sunil's reasons are vague... 2. Yes, such an order is volatile... |
| 2. Some days later, Sunil notices another post... | No, since Sunil had provided reasons... |
| 3. Sunil sends UNReal a third blocking order... | No, since the IT act does not forbid sunil from doing so. |
| 4. Complying with a fourth blocking order... | Yes, since section 69A of the IT Act... |
| 5. Sunil sends UNReal a fifth blocking order... | |
| Passage: Consumers are people who buy and use goods.. | Answer |
| 1. Client Leone Moricono Ltd... | |
| 2. Sita Das has been working as a freelance journalist... | Since she is using the laptop for the purpose of earning... |
| 3. Kalpavruksha charitable trust runs a hospital... | The hospital resells the pacemakers to patients... |
| 4. Fitzit is an online platform that provides... | Since the online services are covered by the Consumer Protection Law... |
| 5. Jitesh Shah purchased from BreatheEasy... | Since Jignesh Shah is a user of the device, he can be considered a consumer |
| Passage: The government has amended the Electroal Bond Scheme... | Answer |
| 1. Assad buys an electrol bond worth... | No, since the bond was valid on November 16, 2022 |
| 2. The government announces that there would be a sale of... | No, since the changes to the Electrol Bond Scheme... |
| 3. On November 10, 2022, Palak purchases... |
Two Answers:
1. No, since Palak cannot ask for the bond back 2. Yes, since PPP changed its candidates |
| 4. On November 15, 2022, the Government issues another notification... | No, since it does not fulfill the eligibility criteria announced in the Novemebr 15, 2022 notification |
| 5. Abraham, who lives in a different state from Assad... | Abraham could not give the bond to the PPP |
| Passage: Quashing a quest of cruelty that was filed... | Answer |
| 1. Ashwin and Ashima were married in February 2020... | No, since Ashwin had only asked Ashima to do their household work, not for others |
| 2. In April 2020, Ashwin's friend Rakesh... | No, since Rakesh is not her husband... |
| 3. Frustrated and upset with her marriage... | No, since she is no longer married to Ashwin |
| 4. Assume that the government passes a new law in January 2021... | Ashima will neither get the compensation under... |
| 5. Assume that in March 2021, the government changes... | Yes, since section 498A has been changed... |
| Passage: Free legal aid is the provision of free legal services... | Answer |
| 1. Divya was arrested by the police and charged with... | Yes, she is entitled to free legal aid... |
| 2. Divya is aquitted by the Supreme Court... | Yes, since Section 13(1) of the Act provides... |
| 3. Inscensed at Divya, Riya decides to file a civil case... | No, since Riya is a woman and entitled to free legal aid... |
| 4. Farhan is an up-and-coming artist... | Yes, since free legal aid includes provision of help |
| 5. Vikram is a rich businessman and has a huge art collection... | No, since he had stolen from a struggling artist |
| Passage: Parliament passed the Criminal Procedure... | Answer |
| 1. Bhargesh is arrested by the police on April 11, 2022... | No, since the rules had not yet been notified |
| 2. Bhargesh is later released by the police... | Yes, since the crime Bhargesh was accused of... |
| 3. On October 15, 2022, the police detain Bhargesh... | No, since he was not charged... |
| 4. Two days later, the police obtain an order... | Yes, since only police personnel of the rank of Head Constable... |
| 5. The police release Bhargesh, but to ensure that... | No, since the Magistrate had not released the order |
| Passage: Surrogacy is defined by law as a... | Answer |
| 1. Rani and Shiva would like to opt for... | No, because they do not fall within the legal requirements... |
| 2. Assume Rani and Shiva are eligible for surrogacy... | Statement iii (Geeta has been a surrogate only twice before...) |
| 3. Joseph and Neena are keen to have a child via surrogacy... | Yes, because their adopted child has been diagnosed with... |
| 4. Queen runs a surrogacy clinic... | No, because SRA allows only... |
| 5. Karan and Daniel are in a homosexual relationship... |
Two Answers:
1. The non-discrimination clause does not explicitly mention... 2. The non-discriminaiton clause is not restricted to... |
| Section: QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE | |
| Passage: Players are selected for Judo based on their weight... | Answer |
| 1. Player S is from the weight group... | 10 (81 to 88 kg) |
| 2. If S leaves the group and two new players join the group... | Both from group 7 (72 to 76 kg) |
| 3. What is the average weight of players taken together? | 66 kg |
| 4. In the average of all the groups together... | 10 (81 to 88 kg) |
| 5. If one of the two new players… | 10 (81 to 88 kg) |
| Passage: World food production went up 54%... | Answer |
| 1. What was the world fruit production in 2000? | 517 million tonnes |
| 2. Of the five fruit species mentioned in the passage... | 16% |
| 3. Of the watermelons in 2000, one eight perished... | 39.2 million tonnes |
| 4. Assume that all groups and apples... | 19.1 million tonnes |
| 5. Frutopia and Fruitfix both sold | 80 |
| Passage: The findings of Oxfam India's latest 'India Discrimination Report'... | Answer |
| 1. The findings of Oxfam... - Choose the correct statement | Men’s average earning in the urban areas in self-employment is nearly… |
| 2. Of the regularly employed in urban areas... | More than 35% |
| 3. Of those in casual employment if a man’s average earnings were deposited... | 21 Years |
| 4. The findings also indicate discrimination as a dividing factor….If the number fo women in India... | Between 10 and 12 crores |
| 5. In 2019-20, if the number of males aged 15 years... | 2:7 |
| Section: ENGLISH LANGUAGE | |
| Passage: Down by the sandy banks of Yamuna River... | Answer |
| 1. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? | The water supplied by the water tanker mafia is potentially contaminated |
| 2. Which of the following, used in the passage, suggests the illegal supply of groundwater... | Entrenched |
| 3. Which of the following seems to be the author’s main concern... | The pretty profiteering of a few actors comes at the immense cost... |
| 4. All of the following sounds you can hear as the water tankers are filled, except... | Creaking |
| 5. Which one of the following from the passage means ‘Hidden’? | Covert |
| Passage: The call of self-expression turned the village of the internet into a city... | Answer |
| 1. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage? | The internet can be used to cause harm |
| 2. All the following statements are 'truisms' except: | A preference for cat videos can reveal a lot about your personality |
| 3. Which of the following comes closest... | The internet has ability to customize what we need based on our identity |
| 4. Which of the following is a metaphor? | All of the above |
| 5. Which of the following categories best describes this piece of writing? | Non-fiction essay |
| Passage: Until the Keeladi site was discovered... | Answer |
| 1. What was the assumption about the origin of urban life in India... | Both A and B |
| 2. "The Keeladi excavations further challenge... | The Keeladi archeological dig proved... |
| 3. Language, including a script similar to... | Ancient urban history of India, as we know it today,... |
| 4. BCE is the acronym for... | Before Common Era |
| 5. "A farmer could write his own name... | That the Keeladi civilization did not conserve the access to education... |
| Passage: "So pick a bird," Iff commanded... | Answer |
| 1. If Iff is right, which of the following statement is true? | Naming something is one way to make it real |
| 2. Which of the following applies to Iff? | He uses proverbs to express ideas |
| 3. Which of the following most accurately describes... | Do not restrict your knowldge only to... |
| 4. All the words below are related in meaning, except | Gander |
| 5. What does 'Fabulous' mean in the passage? | Mythical |
| Passage: I grew up in a small town not far from Kalimpong... | Answer |
| 1. What was the use of kabadiwala... | The kabadiwala's stocks of books and magazines... |
| 2. What according to the author is essential about... | Belatedness in the sense of coming late for everything |
| 3..Why did the author feel a sense of epiphany... | Becuase of the things that felt special and unique to the author.. |
| 4. What does the word 'anachronistic'... | Connected with another time |
| 5. Which of the followng options capture the meaning of the last sentence best? | Though the author feels dated in her access to intelligent ideas... |
| Passage: English encodes class in India... | Answer |
| 1. Which of the following can be inferred about the author's views... | The ability to speak English in India... |
| 2. Who among the following would defy... |
Both A and B
A: Savitha, an above-average student... B: Moin, once a milkman in Ranchi... |
| 3. Which of the following best describes... | The author considers his views and finds that they lack nuance... |
| 4. Which of the following can be inferred from Gandhi's views... | None of the above |
| 5. All the following pairs of words are synonyms, expect... | Sophisticated, spoilt |
| Section: LOGICAL REASONING | |
| Passage: In this moment, the developed countries... | Answer |
| 1. Which of the following is the author most likely to agree with? | Changes in energy consumption habits... |
| 2. Which of the following is most similar to... | Things could improve if developed countries... |
| 3. In the information in the passage above is correct... | The fossil fuel industry in developing countries.. |
| 4. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken... | Strict lockdown were imposed in the US in summer... |
| 5. Which of the following, if true, would resolve the conundrum... | The development of adequate renewable power... |
| 6. Assuming the aim of the US climate bill... | The bill is self-defeating... |
| Passage: Why are we humans so susceptible to doom... | Answer |
| 1. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the author's arguments? | Behaviourial traits that helped us... |
| 2. Which of the following is the author most likely to agree with? | Contemporary media continuously exposes us to exciting news... |
| 3.. Based on the author's statement, "we'd prefer having nice neighbours... | The news modern media exposes to us is very different from out day-to-day life experiences |
| 4. The author's statements about negativity bias... | We are more likely to notice a story about increasing pollution levels... |
| 5. Which of the following would be the most effective way of countering... | Ensuring that we do not seek out news sources and stories... |
| 6. The author says that "The fact that we are bombarded daily..." | Our ideas of the world are shaped by the information we are exposed to |
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