As NLU kochi is going to prepare CLAT 2018 question paper...can anyone tell what type of question they ask and in which section they focus?
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Assuming asking for CLAT syllabus & the exam pattern,
English including Comprehension – You need to focus over English based comprehension passages and grammar. In the comprehension section, you will be questioned on understanding of a passage including its central theme and word-meanings. Some of the questions will also cover questions like correction of the incorrect grammatical sentences, fill in the blanks with appropriate words, etc.
General Knowledge & Current Affairs – This section will test the knowledge of general awareness including static GK. Apart from GK, questions will also cover the recent topics and current affairs broadly featuring between March 2016 and April 2017.
Mathematics with Numerical Ability – The questions will generally of the numerical ability type of Class 10th standard.
Legal Aptitude – The section will majorly test your interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability. The questions will be framed on legal propositions and set of facts satisfying the propositions. The propositions may not be true in real sense and you will have to assume the true proposition based on the set of facts and answer the questions accordingly.
Logical Reasoning – The questions of this section will test your ability to identify the patterns, logical links and rectify illogical arguments. The section will also cover a variety of logical aptitude questions including syllogism, logical sequences, analogies, etc. However, the logical reasoning section will not have visual reasoning questions.
CLAT UG Subject-wise distribution of questions and marks
Subjects |
Number of questions |
Marks |
Elementary Mathematics with Numerical Ability |
20 |
20 |
English including Comprehension |
40 |
40 |
General Knowledge and Current Affairs |
50 |
50 |
Legal Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
Logical Reasoning |
40 |
40 |


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