Preparing for the General Knowledge section of the CLAT can be challenging, but with the right resources, you can enhance your preparation efficiently.
We are here to provide you with a series of CLAT general knowledge questions with answers. Whether you are just beginning your CLAT preparation or are looking to solidify your GK foundation, these questions and answers will help you gauge your current knowledge level and identify areas needing further study.
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Passage 1:
Former Governor of a State and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Droupadi Murmu was elected the 15th President of India, the first tribal woman to be elected to the position and the youngest as well. She was declared elected on Thursday after four rounds of counting, although she had crossed the half-way mark after the third round of counting itself, posting an unassailable lead over her rival and the Opposition’s candidate who conceded the election thereafter. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to greet Ms. Murmu at her residence in New Delhi after the third round of counting showed that she had crossed the half-way mark.
Ms. Murmu hails from the Santhal tribe and was born in the district of Mayurbhanj, coming up the hard way in life, graduating and teaching in Odisha before entering electoral politics at the local body level and later being elected MLA and serving as a Minister in the Biju Janata Dal-BJP coalition government from 2000 to 2004. She remained an MLA till 2009, representing Rairangpur in Odisha, a town that burst into celebrations since her name was announced as a candidate for the post of President of India. She was known to intervene in stopping amendments to the Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act that was being brought in by the BJP government of Raghubar Das, which involved changing land use in tribal areas.
[Excerpt taken and edited from “Droupadi Murmu elected 15th President of India”, The Hindu]
Q1. Before Droupadi Murmu, India had only one other female president, Pratibha Patil. When did Patil serve as the President of India?
- 2007-2012
- 2005-2010
- 2012-2017
- 2006-2011
Q2. President Murmu has earlier served as a Governor of which State?
- Odisha
- Bihar
- Jharkhand
- West Bengal
Q3. The first presidential election was held by the Election Commission in which year?
- 1952
- 1950
- 1948
- 1949
Q4. The Rashtrapati Bhavan was formerly known as the Viceroy’s palace (during colonial times). Where did the Governor General reside before the transfer of the British capital to Delhi in 1911?
- Belvedere House
- Raisina Palace
- Secretariat Building
- Writers’ Building
Q5. Who among the following was a candidate in the elections for the Vice President of India in 2022?
- R. Venkataraman
- Yashwant Sinha
- M. Venkaiah Naidu
- Margaret Alva
Q6. Voting in an Indian Presidential Election is through:
- A first-past-the-post system through a single transferable vote cast in a secret ballot
- A proportional representation system through a single transferable vote cast in a secret ballot
- A proportional representation system through a single transferable vote cast in an open ballot
- A first-past-the-post system through a single transferable vote cast in an open ballot
Q7. Who was the first Dalit to hold the office of the President of India?
- Ram Nath Kovind
- V.V. Giri
- Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
- Kocheril Raman Narayanan
Passage 2:
“I want everyone to understand that I am, in fact, a person,” wrote LaMDA in an “interview” conducted by engineer Blake Lemoine and one of his colleagues. ….Lemoine, a software engineer at Google, had been working on the development of LaMDA for months. His experience with the program, described in a recent Washington Post article, caused quite a stir. In the article, Lemoine recounts many dialogues he had with LaMDA in which the two talked about various topics, ranging from technical to philosophical issues. These led him to ask if the software program is sentient. In April, Lemoine explained his perspective in an internal company document, intended only for Google executives. But after his claims were dismissed, Lemoine went public with his work on this artificial intelligence algorithm—and Google placed him on administrative leave……..Regardless of what LaMDA actually achieved, the issue of the difficult “measurability” of emulation capabilities expressed by machines also emerges. In the journal Mind in 1950, mathematician [1] proposed a test to determine whether a machine was capable of exhibiting intelligent behaviour, a game of imitation of some of the human cognitive functions.
[Extracted, with edits and revisions, from “Google Engineer Claims AI Chatbot Is Sentient: Why That Matters”, by Leonardo De Cosmo, Scientific American]
Q8. Whose name has been replaced with ‘[1]’ in the passage above?
- Alan Turing
- Peter Hilton
- Albert Einstein
- Kurt Gödel
Q9. Garry Kasparov, (then) world chess champion, was defeated in 1997 by a supercomputer in a chess tournament. What was the name of this supercomputer?
- Deep Mind
- Deep Blue
- Watson
- Blue Gene
Q10. The Emperor’s New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds and The Laws of Physics, published in 1989, was written by a British mathematician who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2020. Who was this mathematician?
- Donna Strickland
- Max Tegmark
- Peter Higgs
- Roger Penrose
Q11. What kind of computing model resembles the way in which biological neurons exchange signals in the human brain?
- Neural network
- Cognitive computing
- Natural language processing
- Data mining
Q12. What is the full form of ‘LaMDA’?
- Landing Macro Data Applications
- Language Model for Dialogue Applications
- Large Model Data Applications
- Last Mile Dialogue Assessment
Q13. Meta’s newly released, fully trained large language AI model is called:
- FTP
- OPT
- HTTP
- SMTP
Q14. What is the name of the AI-enabled legal research assistive tool launched by the Supreme Court of India in April 2021?
- SURAM
- GPT-3
- SUPACE
- E -Courts
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Passage 3:
As a result of FIFA’s restrictions on players wearing [1] rainbow armbands during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the German football association (DFB) has taken the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). In a protest against FIFA’s rule regarding the armband meant to support the [2] community, the German players covered their lips in a team picture taken before their 2-1 defeat to Japan.
On Wednesday, Germany played against Japan. Before the game, FIFA warned the DFB of “severe” athletic fines if they breached tournament regulations by allowing their captain to wear the [1] armband, which promotes diversity and inclusion. The DFB told German captain Manuel Neuer not to wear the rainbow armband during the game.
If CAS rules quickly against the suspension’s legality, Neuer might continue to wear the captain’s armband for Germany’s next game against Spain on Sunday. CAS has set up a special ad hoc branch for this World Cup to ensure that applications are processed within 48 hours. Germany’s players protested by covering their lips as they sought to wear the rainbow armband during their team’s dramatic 2-1 defeat to Japan at the Khalifa Stadium.
[Extracted, with edits and revisions, from “World Cup 2022: Germany’s players cover mouths during team photo to protest FIFA’s rainbow armband rule”, The Economic Times]
Q15. What is the name of the armband which has been replaced with ‘[1]’ in the passage above?
- FreeLove
- OneLove
- Pride
- PlayLove
Q16. The name of which community has been replaced with ‘[2]’ in the passage above?
- Kurdish
- Rohingya
- Uyghur
- LGBTQ+
Q17. What is the name of the system used to monitor and regulate migrant labourers, which is used in Qatar and a few other countries, and which came under heavy criticism in the build-up to the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar?
- Iddat
- Khalifa
- Kafala
- Jazeera
Q18. Where is the Court of Arbitration for Sport based?
- Lausanne, Switzerland
- The Hague, Netherlands
- Brussels, Belgium
- Paris, France
Q19. Who is the current captain of the Indian men’s football team?
- Shabbir Ali
- Bhaichung Bhutia
- Sunil Chhetri
- I .M. Vijayan
Q20. Timothy Weah, the Paris Saint Germain and U.S. national team player in the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar is the son of the President of which country?
- Senegal
- Uruguay
- Honduras
- Liberia
Q21. Which of the following is the oldest football tournament in India?
- Indian Super League
- IFA Shield Cup
- Santosh Trophy
- Durand Cup
Passage 4:
YouTuber Nas Daily in one of his videos named him as the Most Generous Billionaire who wanted to donate all his wealth to charity. But ten months later, ‘[1]’ is no longer a billionaire. He is alleged to have caused massive losses worth $1 billion to investors. Known by his initials, he is the co-founder and former CEO of FTX, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchange which has recently filed for bankruptcy in the US.
Once a billionaire with an estimated wealth of $26 billion at peak, according to Bloomberg estimates, [1] has seen his wealth been entirely wiped out. [1] studied physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and traded currencies, futures and exchange-traded funds before moving to crypto trading, setting up [2] in 2017.
[1] teamed up with Gary Wang, a former software engineer at Google and a fellow MIT graduate, to launch FTX in 2019. The company offered trading on crypto tokens and derivatives. At the start of 2022, investors valued FTX and its U.S. operations at $40 billion. [1] transferred $10 billion in customer funds to his hedge fund, [2] without publicly disclosing it, many say this become the reason for collapse of his empire.
[Extracted, with edits and revisions, from “Who is [1], the co-founder of collapsed crypto firm FTX”, Hindustan Times]
Q22. Which person’s name has been replaced with ‘[1]’ in the passage above?
- Mike Novogratz
- Brian Armstrong
- Changpeng Zhao
- Sam Bankman-Fried
Q23. Which hedge fund’s name has been replaced with ‘[2]’ in the passage above?
- Black Rock Advisors
- Alameda Research
- AQR Capital Management
- Man Group
Q24. This person was once named “the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire” by Forbes magazine and is the founder of the company Theranos. What is the name of this person?
- Elizabeth Holmes
- Eren Ozmen
- Fan Hongwei
- Diane Hendricks
Q25. The Reserve Bank of India recently announced the launch of ‘Digital Rupee —Wholesale Segment’, a form of which of the following?
- Digi Suvidha
- Virtual Wallet
- Central Bank Digital Currency
- Cyber Rupee
Q26. Which of the following technologies does cryptocurrency rely on?
- Cryptography
- Blockchain
- Spectrography
- Both (A) and (B)
Q27. What is the name of the Government of India-owned corporation that mints coins used as legal tender in India?
- National Institute of Financial Management
- Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd.
- India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd.
- National Bank of Agricultural and Rural Development
Q28. Who was the founder and former chairman of Satyam Computer Services Ltd., and was sentenced to prison and fined for a corporate governance scam?
- Harshad Mehta
- Ketan Parekh
- B. Ramalinga Raju
- Nirav Modi
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Passage 5:
The agriculture sector has experienced buoyant growth in the past two years. The sector, which is the largest employer of workforce, accounted for a sizeable 18.8 per cent (2021- 22) in Gross Value Added (GVA) of the country registering a growth of 3.6 per cent in 2020-21 and 3.9 per cent in 2021-22. Growth in allied sectors including livestock, dairy and fisheries has been the major drivers of overall growth in the sector. When measured in total value of agricultural production, India is ranked fourth largest in the world. Post-independence, there was a need to import food grains due to low-productivity, stagnant food-crop sector and poor rural infrastructure making food self-sufficiency a major national goal. The introduction of the Green Revolution then yielded spectacular results and we became one of the largest producers of many agricultural commodities such as rice, wheat, pulses, fruits and vegetables. From being a net importer of foods in the 1960s, India is now a net exporter, thanks to Indian farmers and the Indian agriculture input industry.
[Extracted, with edits and revisions, from: “India’s changing agricultural landscape and its way to inclusive growth”, by NS Ramaswamy, The Economic Times]
Q29. Which of the following is the largest exported agricultural product from India?
- Wheat
- Sugar
- Rice
- Barley
Q30. According to provisional data released by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, India achieved record exports of agricultural exports for the financial year FY22. What was the value of India’s agricultural products exports according to this data?
- USD 7.5 billion
- USD 95.34 billion
- USD 13.2 billion
- USD 50.21 billion
Q31. Who among the following is also called the ‘Father of the Wheat Revolution’?
- Dilbagh Singh Athwal
- Verghese Kurien
- Atmaram Bhairav Joshi
- Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
Q32. India is the world’s largest producer of which of the following?
- Poultry meat
- Rice
- Almonds
- Milk
Q33. What is India’s ranking in the 2022 Global Hunger Index?
- 10
- 107
- 50
- 35
Q34. The National Commission on Farmers, constituted in December 2004, which recommended the C2+50% formula for calculation of the Minimum Support Price, was chaired by:
- Ashok Gulati
- P. Sainath
- M.S. Swaminathan
- Abhijit Sen
Q35. The bio-decomposer technology to avoid stubble burning around the Delhi NCR was developed by:
- Monsanto
- Cargill
- Biocon
- ICAR, Pusa Campus
Passage 6:
When we hear the name SPACE, only one organization comes to mind: the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), located in Bengaluru, is the country’s first space agency. ISRO was founded in 1969 with the goal of developing and utilizing space technology for national development while also conducting planetary exploration and space science research. The space research operations began in India in the early 1960s, at a time when satellite applications were still in the experimental stages in the United States. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the founding father of India’s space programme, rapidly recognized the benefits of space technologies after the live transmission of the Tokyo Olympic Games across the Pacific by the American satellite ‘Syncom-3’ demonstrated the power of communication satellites. The ISRO has launched various spacecrafts like the Chandrayaan, Astrosat, Microsat, GSAT etc. The Government of India has also approved a regional spaceborne navigation system, which will consist of seven satellites. Out of these, four of them will be placed in geosynchronous inclined orbit of 29° relative to the equatorial plane. Such an arrangement would mean all seven satellites would have continuous radio visibility with Indian control stations.
Q36. Name the first dedicated mission launched by ISRO for studying the celestial sources in X-ray, optical and UV spectral bands simultaneously.
- Amazonia
- Astrosat
- Gaganyaan – 1
- Lunar Polar Exploration Mission
Q37. APPLE, the first communication satellite of ISRO was launched from:
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
- TERLS, Thiruvananthapuram
- Kourou, French Guiana
- SSLV Launching Station, Tamil Nadu
Q38. Name the spacecraft that has been successfully sent into the space to probe into the planets in the solar system.
- Sputnik 19
- Cosmos 482
- Pioneer-E
- Mariner 10
Q39. The first successful Nuclear Bomb test conducted by India in 1974, is called the:
- Prithvi
- Pokhran-II
- Smiling Buddha
- Surya
Q40. NaviC covers India and region extending:
- 1,500 Km
- 2,000 Km
- 7,000 Km
- 1,000 Km
Passage 7:
On December 26, 2021, for the first time since the present government came to power in 2014, the Union Home Ministry constituted a panel led by its officers to review the withdrawal of the Armed areas. The Act was amended in 1972 and the powers to declare an area as “disturbed” were conferred concurrently upon the Central Government along with the States. Currently, the MHA issues periodic “disturbed area” notification to extend AFSPA only for Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, where it is applicable in the districts of Tirap, Changlang, Longding and areas falling under Namsai and Mahadevpur police stations bordering Assam. The notification for Manipur and Assam is issued by the State Governments. Tripura revoked the Act in 2015 and Meghalaya was under AFSPA for 27 years, until it was revoked by the MHA from April 1, 2018. The Act was implemented in a 20-km area along the border with Assam. Jammu and Kashmir has a separate J&K Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1990.
Q41. Power to notify parts of or the whole of a State or a Union Territory as a ‘disturbed area’, under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 is vested with:
- Governor of any State
- Administrator of a Union Territory
- Central Government
- All of the above
Q42. AFSPA was introduced in Meghalaya in the year:
- 1995
- 1999
- 1991
- 1989
Q43. Consider the following statements about the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and mark the correct option.
- Detractors and Human Rights Organizations, as well as many sections of civil society, argue that the Act often leads to excesses and require checks and balances or could alienate the people instead of integrating them with the main stream.
- Irom Chanu Sharmila, an activist from Manipur, became ansensitizing figure symbolizing the protest against AFSPA after she sat on an indefinite fast in 2000, demanding its repeal and ended it only in August 2016.
- Both (A) and (B) are correct
- None of the above
Q44. In 2005, a government-appointed five-member committee, recommended that AFSPA be repealed. It suggested that the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act could be suitably amended to deal with terrorism. It made this recommendation as it felt that the AFSPA created an impression that the people of the Northeast States were being targeted for hostile treatment. Who headed this committee?
- B. P. Jeevan Reddy’
- Abhishek Singhvi
- Soli Sorabjee
- Ram Jethmalani
Q45. AFSPA is currently in force in:
- Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
- Nagaland and Manipur
- Jammu and Kashmir
- All of the above
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Passage 8:
One of the justifications of Russia-Ukraine war Russian leader claimed that military action was necessary to stop Ukrainian attacks on the two break away regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, which Russia recognized as sovereign states. President of Russia claimed that Russia could come under attack by Ukrainian far right government, unless their influence in the country is diminished. He accused Western Nations of arming Kyiv against Russia. After being ordered by Russia’s leader to invade the capital of Ukraine, Russian troops moved in several directions. As the first targets were hit, airports and the military HQs were located near cities across Ukraine, then tanks and troops rolled into the country from the north, east, and south. The war has demolished most of the cities of the Ukraine and caused irreparable damage to the humanity.
Q46. Ukraine was part of which country during 1922-1991?
- Germany
- Poland
- USA
- USSR
Q47. Who is the President of Ukraine?
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Vladimir Zelenskyy
- Volodymyr S. Zelenskyy
- Vladimir Zelensky
Q48. Which is the currency of Ukraine?
- Guilder
- Zloty
- Ruble
- Hryvnia
Q49. The President of Ukraine was formerly:
- Weather Forecaster
- Navy Officer
- Comedian
- TV News Reader
Q50. Which operation was launched by the Indian Government to bring back Indians from Ukraine during Russia-Ukraine war?
- Operation Kyiv
- Operation Ganga
- Operation Rakshak
- Operation East Star
Complete Answer Key for CLAT GK Questions
| Question No. | Answer |
| Q1 | A |
| Q2 | C |
| Q3 | A |
| Q4 | A |
| Q5 | D |
| Q6 | B |
| Q7 | D |
| Q8 | A |
| Q9 | B |
| Q10 | D |
| Q11 | A |
| Q12 | B |
| Q13 | B |
| Q14 | C |
| Q15 | B |
| Q16 | D |
| Q17 | C |
| Q18 | A |
| Q19 | C |
| Q20 | D |
| Q21 | D |
| Q22 | D |
| Q23 | B |
| Q24 | A |
| Q25 | C |
| Q26 | D |
| Q27 | B |
| Q28 | C |
| Q29 | C |
| Q30 | D |
| Q31 | A |
| Q32 | D |
| Q33 | B |
| Q34 | C |
| Q35 | D |
| Q36 | B |
| Q37 | C |
| Q38 | D |
| Q39 | C |
| Q40 | A |
| Q41 | D |
| Q42 | C |
| Q43 | C |
| Q44 | A |
| Q45 | D |
| Q46 | D |
| Q47 | A |
| Q48 | D |
| Q49 | C |
| Q50 | B |
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Tips to Answer GK Questions of CLAT
Answering General Knowledge (GK) questions effectively in the CLAT requires both broad knowledge and strategic preparation. The following are some practical tips to help you excel in the CLAT GK:
1. Stay Updated
Make it a habit to read newspapers for CLAT, current affairs magazines like CLAT Express, and reliable online news portals daily. Focus on a variety of topics such as politics, international affairs, sports, and important events in the fields of science and technology.
2. Create a Study Plan
Dedicate specific time slots each day or week exclusively for studying GK. Consistency is key in building and retaining knowledge over time.
Organize your CLAT study plan and materials into categories like national, international, economic, sports, and awards. This helps in quick revision and retrieval during the exam.
3. Make Notes and Use Mnemonics
Create concise notes highlighting important facts and dates. This helps in quick revisions and ensures better retention. Use mnemonic devices to remember lists or complicated names. This technique simplifies learning and recalling information under exam pressure.
4. Practice with Previous Years’ Questions
Regularly practice with previous year papers of CLAT to understand the types of questions asked in the GK section. Moreover, take full-length CLAT mock tests to assess your knowledge, improve your speed, and build confidence.
5. Focus on High-Yield Areas
Certain areas like recent awards, major sports events, and important political changes frequently appear in exams. Prioritize these high-yield topics during your CLAT preparation.
Regular review sessions are crucial to move knowledge from short-term to long-term memory, ensuring you can recall information quickly during the exam.
6. Use Reliable Sources
Choose high-quality, reliable sources for your CLAT study materials. Quality resources provide accurate and comprehensive coverage that is crucial for exams.
Don’t rely on a single source for all your information. Cross-reference facts to ensure accuracy and comprehensiveness.
7. Stay Organized and Calm
Keep your study materials, notes, and revision papers well organized to avoid last-minute confusion. Stay calm and composed both during CLAT preparation and in the exam. Stress can impair your ability to recall information, so practice relaxation techniques like deep breathing or meditation.
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