iQuanta has launched a Mini Mock Series covering all the sections of the CLAT exam, these questions have been handpicked by our faculty based on the latest CLAT exam pattern.
Instructions:-
1. Attempt all the questions.
2. Once you have completed all the questions of a particular section click on the submit button for scores and explanations then move to the next sections.
3. For each correct answer, you receive 1 mark. For this mock, there is no negative marking.
English Language
Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.
The debate on the grave situation in India’s leading universities where student leaders were being charged with sedition provided an occasion to revisit the finest elements of Indian anti-colonial nationalism. Subhas Chandra Bose believed in a nationalism that instilled a spirit of selfless service in our people and inspired their creative efforts. He steadfastly opposed the brand of nationalism that was narrow, selfish and arrogant.
The 1942 movement showed how close the Mahatma and Netaji had come in their aims and ideology and how temporary, if not fleeting, had been the parting of their ways in 1939. Every statement they made about each other from 1942 onwards was infused with deep respect.
Bose and Gandhi had their last face-to-face meeting and ‘long conversation’ in June 1940 before Subhas’s imprisonment and daring escape. Subhas made ‘a passionate appeal to Mahatma to come forward and launch his campaign of passive resistance’.
Gandhi was ‘still non-committal’ because he felt ‘the country was not prepared for a fight’. However, ‘at the end of a long and hearty talk’, Gandhi told Bose that if the latter’s ‘efforts to win freedom for India succeeded’, Gandhi’s ‘telegram of congratulation would be the first’ his rebellious son would receive.
The same month Bose also had ‘long talks’ with two other key leaders — M.A. Jinnah, president of the Muslim League, and V.D. Savarkar, president of the Hindu Mahasabha. Bose was unable to bring around Jinnah to the ‘idea of putting up a joint fight with the Congress, for Indian independence’ even though Bose ‘suggested that in the event of such a united struggle taking place, Mr. Jinnah would be the first Prime Minister of Free India’.
Bose was deeply disappointed with Savarkar who ‘seemed to be oblivious of the international situation and was only thinking how Hindus could secure military training by entering Britain’s army in India’. Netaji’s aim was radically different. He wanted to subvert the loyalty of Indian soldiers to the British King-Emperor and replace it with a new allegiance to the cause of India’s freedom. In that goal he succeeded by uniting Hindus and Muslims in his armed struggle for liberation.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was the only front-rank leader of the Indian independence movement who laid down his life for his country’s freedom on 18 August 1945. The younger generation in India today could learn from Mahatma Gandhi how to come to terms with the mortal end of a deathless hero. Gandhi had initially hoped that Netaji had made another great escape and that he would return to join him in the work for freedom and unity.
Current Affairs and General Knowledge
Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.
India is looking to ramp-up its critical mineral play in Africa as it keys resource securitisation and an upsetting of the Chinese apple-cart in the region. There are MoUs in place with at least eight African nations for mining collaborations including access to resources.
Nations include South Africa, Mozambique, Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi , Republic of Cote d’Ivoire and Zimbabwe. While the key focus continues to be on critical minerals such as copper, cobalt, niobium, graphite, titanium, lithium, among others.
Some of the lobby groups in the USA have pointed out that China currently controls an estimated 8 per cent of Africa’s resources. Numbers have gone up from 2018 estimates, they say.
Legal Reasoning
Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.
The amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act were passed by the Parliament recently, but most have come into effect from September 01, 2019 vide the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019. This means that driving errors are going to make a huge dent in people’s monthly budget and some of them may cost the same or more than some people’s monthly fuel bill. The transport ministry issued a notification dated August 28, listing out all the laws that have come into effect from September 01, 2019. Here is a list of the important new motor vehicle laws that have come into effect from September 01, 2019, according to the transport ministry’s press release.
| Offence/Penalty | Old Amount | New Amount |
| Unauthorised use of vehicles without licence | Rs. 1,000 | Rs. 5,000 |
| Driving without licence | Rs. 500 | Rs. 5,000 |
| Over-speeding | Rs. 400 | Rs. 1,000 – Rs. 2,000 for light motor vehicle, Rs. 2,000 – Rs. 4,000 for medium passenger or goods vehicles and impounding of driving licence for second/subsequent offence |
| Driving uninsured vehicle | Fine of Rs. 1,000 and/or punishment up to 3 months | Rs. 2,000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months for the first offence and fine of Rs. 4,000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months for the second offence |
The new Motor Vehicles Act has enhanced the penalties for driving errors. According to the transport ministry’s press release explaining the summary of changes in the Motor Vehicle Act, it has enhanced penalty for offences where no penalty is specifically provided for first offence from up to Rs. 100 to Rs. 500 and second/subsequent offence from up to Rs. 300 to Rs. 1,500. Additionally, new penalties have been introduced in case of violation of road regulations. The new penalty can be between Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000. Starting from September 1, if a person wishes to change his/her residence address or place of business in his/her driving licence, then the same can be done online and you can apply for this to any registering authority within that person’s state. Giving keys of a vehicle to a minor child will become an expensive affair from September 1. As per the new law, if a motor vehicle is used by the child, then the registration of that vehicle may be cancelled for one year. Once the period of one year is over, such person will have to submit a fresh application for the registration of his/her vehicle. As per newly inserted Sections 199A and 199B of the Act, owners of such vehicles will be fined a sum of Rs. 25,000 and will face imprisonment of up to three years. As for the minor child, he will not be able to get his learner’s licence till the age of 25. As per the Act, there will be an annual increase of these fines by up to 10 percent.
[Extracted, with edits and revisions, from new Motor Vehicle Act laws, news by the economictimes, 16th September, 2019]
Logical Reasoning
Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.
Printing money to create prosperity is like printing degrees to create wisdom. This meme has been floating around on the Internet for quite some time, and though there are many variants, I like this one the most. It has recently gained currency because of the massive debt that the US government is generating. The country has added nearly $600 billion debt in the last month. It adds $1 trillion debt every 45-60 days. The total debt is about $33 trillion for a GDP of about $26 trillion.
What makes it worse is that this debt is being added during a period of historically high interest rates, creating a vicious circle. I’m not a macro economist and this is not my area of expertise. However, it’s clear that even among the supposed experts, some are alarmed by this. It’s hard to see anyone who is sanguine about it. You might ask what this has to do with us in India, where the prime concern for most investors is their investments that are mostly domIn a library, a total of 5,000 books have been kept. All the books are either written by national authors or international authors. There are total 3,200 books which are written by national authors and total 1,800 books which are written by international authors. All the books are of five different types such as Fantasy, Comic, Mystery, Horror and Literary. The list of books is analysed and it has been found that 14% of the total number of books are Fantasy books and the number of Fantasy books written by national authors is 15% of the number of books written by national authors. The percentages for Comic and Mystery books are 22% and 26%, respectively, of the total number of books. The number of Comic books written by national authors is 20% of the number of books written by national authors while the number of Mystery books written by national authors is 25% of the number of books written by national authors. 20% of the total number of books are Horror books and the number of Horror books written by national authors is 22% of the number of books written by national authors. 18% of the total number of books are Literary books and the number of Literary books written by national authors is 18% of the number of books written by national authors.estic. It does, in fact, have a lot to do with us.
Global economies are interconnected in a way that the ripples created in one country are felt across oceans in another, and what is happening in the US is a lot more than a ripple. Due to its dominant position in the global financial markets, a wave in America can become a tsunami everywhere else. As the saying goes, when the US sneezes, the world catches a cold. In the current scenario, it might as well be the flu.
It is undeniable that the immediate implication of the mounting US debt and its historically high interest rates can have a cascading effect on the global financial systems. While the going is good for us in India right now, there are several ways in which a deepening external crisis can cause problems for us. The biggest issue is that high interest rates in the US could result in global financial investors earning better returns on their US investments than other countries. This could lead to investments being pulled out from elsewhere, causing a drop in the stock market values and currency depreciation.
Similarly, economic indicators from the United States set the tone for global economic sentiment. A pessimistic outlook can lead to diminished investor confidence worldwide, resulting in a decline in investments, potentially slowing down the economic growth in various parts of the world. Besides, we are now facing a geopolitical crisis on a scale that hasn’t been seen in many decades.
Quantitative Techniques
Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.
In a library, a total of 5,000 books have been kept. All the books are either written by national authors or international authors. There are total 3,200 books which are written by national authors and total 1,800 books which are written by international authors. All the books are of five different types such as Fantasy, Comic, Mystery, Horror and Literary. The list of books is analysed and it has been found that 14% of the total number of books are Fantasy books and the number of Fantasy books written by national authors is 15% of the number of books written by national authors. The percentages for Comic and Mystery books are 22% and 26%, respectively, of the total number of books. The number of Comic books written by national authors is 20% of the number of books written by national authors while the number of Mystery books written by national authors is 25% of the number of books written by national authors. 20% of the total number of books are Horror books and the number of Horror books written by national authors is 22% of the number of books written by national authors. 18% of the total number of books are Literary books and the number of Literary books written by national authors is 18% of the number of books written by national authors.