CLAT 2010 Question Paper

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The constituent phrases of a sentence are jumbled up in question Nos. 1-3.
Select the most appropriate sequence to make the .sentence meaningful.

CLAT 2010 - Question 1

(i) Built on the site of a church destroyed
(ii)In the hilly 3rea of the city is the famous Shandon Steeple
(iii)The bell tower of St. Anne s Church
(iv)When the city was besieged by the Duke of Marlborough

CLAT 2010 - Question 2

(i) no law giving effect to the policy of the State towards securing all or any of the principles laid in part IV
(ii) Not withstanding anything contained in Article 13
(iii) And no law containing a declaration that it is for giving effect to such policy shall be called in question in any court on the ground that it does not give effect to such policy
(iv) shall be deemed to be void on the ground that it is inconsistent with or takes away or abridges any of the rights conferred by Article 14 or 19

CLAT 2010 - Question 3

(i) Neither House shall proceed further with the Bill.
(ii) If he does so, the Houses shall meet accordingly
(iii) But the President may at, any time after the date of his notification summon the house to meet in a joint sitting for the purpose specified in the notification, and
(iv)Where the President has under clause (1) notified his intention of summoning the Houses to meet in a joint sitting.

Substitute the italicized phrases with any of the given choices to express the opposite meaning in the sentences in question numbers 4-6

CLAT 2010 - Question 4

She always praises everything I say.

CLAT 2010 - Question 5

He often says how wonderful his school is?

CLAT 2010 - Question 6

She said I was the best boss they'd ever had. It was obvious she was praising me sincerely.

Identify the part of speech of the italicized words in the given sentences from question numbers 7 to 9

CLAT 2010 - Question 7

I must perfect the operation to make the perfect robot.

CLAT 2010 - Question 8

A kindly person is one who behaves kindly

CLAT 2010 - Question 9

He is not normally a very fast runner, but he runs fast in major events.

Read the following passage carefully and answer question numbers 10 to 19

Antigone was one of the daughters of Oedipus, that tragic figure of male power who had been cursed by Gods for mistakenly killing his father and subsequently marrying his mother
and assuming the throne of Thebes. After the death of Oedipus civil war broke out and a battle was waged in front of the seventh gate of Thebes-his two sons led opposing factions
and at the height of the battle fought and killed each other. Oedipus' brother, Creon, uncle of Antigone, was now undisputed master of the city. Creon resolved to make an example of the
brother who had fought against him, Polynices, by refusing the right of honourable burial.

The penalty of death was promulgated against any who should defy this order.. Antigone was distraught. Polynices had been left unburied, unwept, a feast of flesh for keen
eyed carrion birds. Antigone asks her sister Ismene, for it was a challenge to her royal blood. "Now it is time to show whether or not you are worthy of your royal blood. Is he not
my brother and yours? Whether you like it or not? I shall never desert him-never!" But Ismene responds, "How could you dare - when Creon has expressly forbidden it? Antigone, we are women, it is not for us to fight against men" With a touch of bitterness, Antigone releases her sister from the obligation to help her, but argues she cannot shrug off the burden. "If I die for it what happiness! Live, if you will live, and defy the holiest of laws of heaven."

CLAT 2010 - Question 10

What is the main theme of the story of Antigone?

CLAT 2010 - Question 11

Why did Antigone decide to defy the orders of Creon?

CLAT 2010 - Question 12

What, in your opinion, would have been the logical end of the story?

CLAT 2010 - Question 13

What was the status of women in the contemporary society? They

CLAT 2010 - Question 14

Why did a civil war break out in Thebes? The war broke out because

CLAT 2010 - Question 15

A carrion bird is a bird

CLAT 2010 - Question 16

Why did Creon deny decent burial to Polynices? He did so because

CLAT 2010 - Question 17

Why did Ismene not support Antigone? Ismene

CLAT 2010 - Question 18

Why did the Gods curse Oedipus? Because Oedipus

CLAT 2010 - Question 19

Does the story approve the principle of vicarious liability? If so how?

Select the meaning of the italicized idioms and phrases in sentences in questions 20 to 25

CLAT 2010 - Question 20

I have hit upon a good plan to get rid of him.

CLAT 2010 - Question 21

He is sticking out for better terms,

CLAT 2010 - Question 22

He broke off in the middle of the story.

CLAT 2010 - Question 23

He refused to be led by the nose.

CLAT 2010 - Question 24

The new cotton mill is mortgaged up to the eye

CLAT 2010 - Question 25

When they embraced a new religion, it is safe to say they did it for loaves and fishes

Choose the correct spelling out of four choices in question numbers 26 to 30

Select the correct meanings of the given words in question numbers 31 to 35

CLAT 2010 - Question 35

Laity

Fill in the blanks in questions 36 to 40

CLAT 2010 - Question 38

We will have to take.........more staff if we're to take on more work

For the following questions answer them individually
CLAT 2010 - Question 42

Pariyar Wild-Life sanctuary is situated in the State of

CLAT 2010 - Question 43

Napanagar in Madhya Pradesh is known for

CLAT 2010 - Question 44

Who destroyed the Somnath temple in Gujarat?

CLAT 2010 - Question 45

In Cape Trafalgar, the famous battle of Trafalgar was fought in 1805. Where is Cape Trafalgar situated?

CLAT 2010 - Question 46

Lumbini is the place where the Buddha

CLAT 2010 - Question 47

Galvanometer is an instrument to measure

CLAT 2010 - Question 48

Who wrote 'Mudra Rakshasa'?

CLAT 2010 - Question 49

The venue of Asian Games in 1970 was

CLAT 2010 - Question 50

1929 is known for

CLAT 2010 - Question 52

Astra-Missile is

CLAT 2010 - Question 53

Nehru Institute of Mountaineering is situated at

CLAT 2010 - Question 54

The chief guest on the 64th Republic day of India was the King of

CLAT 2010 - Question 55

Which of the following was not the base of L.T.T.E. before being captured by Sri Lankan Forces?

CLAT 2010 - Question 56

Who was given Col. C.K. Nayudu Life Time Achievement Award for 2012-2013 for exemplary contribution to cricket

CLAT 2010 - Question 57

Who is the foreign minister of European Union?

CLAT 2010 - Question 58

Who is the author of 'Godan'?

CLAT 2010 - Question 59

Which political party does Raj Eabbar belong-to?

CLAT 2010 - Question 60

In which year Bastille fell on 14th of July?

CLAT 2010 - Question 61

Alberto Fujimori is the former President of

CLAT 2010 - Question 62

Which of the following is the national river of India?

CLAT 2010 - Question 64

The President of Maldives is

CLAT 2010 - Question 65

Arabinda Rajkhowa is a member of

CLAT 2010 - Question 66

The breakthrough in the ideas of Darwin on the evolution of species came after his visit to a cluster of islands and where he saw that each island supported its own form of finch. Name the islands?

CLAT 2010 - Question 67

Mahatma Gandhi never became a Nobel Laureate, but he was nominated five times. In which of the following years he was not nominated?

CLAT 2010 - Question 68

Which of the following countries has not, till the end of 2009, decoded the entire genome of a human being?

CLAT 2010 - Question 71

Before the Indian team left for Conference on Climate Change at Copenhagen, Jairam Ramesh announced that India would work for voluntary reduction of

CLAT 2010 - Question 72

Which is the largest island in the world (if Australia is not considered an island)?

CLAT 2010 - Question 73

Indo-Pak summit between Parvez Musharraf and Atal Bihari Bajpayee was held in 2001 at

CLAT 2010 - Question 74

In May 2013, in the final of Sultan Azlan Shah Championship Malaysian men's Hockey team was defeated by

CLAT 2010 - Question 75

Which of the following is not a Union territory?

CLAT 2010 - Question 76

Who was the founder editor of "Kesari"?

CLAT 2010 - Question 77

With whose permission did the English set up their first factory at Surat?

CLAT 2010 - Question 78

The group of nations known as G-8 started as G-7. Which among the following was not one of them?

CLAT 2010 - Question 80

What was the name of Emperor Shahjahan before he became Emperor?

CLAT 2010 - Question 82

Identify the main principle on which the Parliamentary system operates?

CLAT 2010 - Question 83

Great tennis player Bjorn Borg belongs to which country?

CLAT 2010 - Question 84

Which of the following is the national song of India?

CLAT 2010 - Question 85

Which country was known as sick man of Europe?

CLAT 2010 - Question 86

In Malaysia, the word ‘bhumiputra' refers to

CLAT 2010 - Question 87

What was the real name of munshi Premchand?

CLAT 2010 - Question 88

Who is the author of 'Old Man and the Sea'?

CLAT 2010 - Question 91

'No-fault liability' means

CLAT 2010 - Question 92

An 'encumbrance' in legal parlance is a

CLAT 2010 - Question 93

A husband and wife have a right to each other's company. This right is called

CLAT 2010 - Question 94

Release of prisoner before completion of his sentence is called

CLAT 2010 - Question 95

Result of successful prosecution is

CLAT 2010 - Question 96

The manager of waqf is known as

CLAT 2010 - Question 97

"Ipso facto" means

CLAT 2010 - Question 98

Requisition means

CLAT 2010 - Question 99

'Corroborative evidence' means

CLAT 2010 - Question 100

Ex parte decision means a decision given

CLAT 2010 - Question 101

Which of the following Constitutions is a unitary Constitution?

CLAT 2010 - Question 102

Which of the following is not a fundamental right in India?

CLAT 2010 - Question 103

Which of the following marriages is approved by Islamic law? Between a Muslim

CLAT 2010 - Question 104

Which of the following constitutions when framed did not provide for judicial review?

CLAT 2010 - Question 105

Ratio decidend means

CLAT 2010 - Question 106

'Dyarchy' under the Government of India Act, 1919 meant

CLAT 2010 - Question 107

Fringe benefit tax is a tax

CLAT 2010 - Question 108

Which of the following is not true about a criminal proceeding?the court may ask to pay a fine

CLAT 2010 - Question 109

In Ram v/s Shayam, Ram cannot be a

CLAT 2010 - Question 110

Cr.P.C stands for

CLAT 2010 - Question 111

Medical Science used for investigating crimes is known as

CLAT 2010 - Question 112

A puisne judge of a High Court is

CLAT 2010 - Question 113

Intra vires means

CLAT 2010 - Question 114

X, the servant of Y, takes a hundred rupee note from Y's pocket and hides it under the carpet in the house of V. X tells Z another servant of Y, about the currency note and both agree to share the money when the currency note is taken by X from the hiding place. Before X could recover the note, it was found by Y. Decide if an offence was committed and if so who committed the offence?

CLAT 2010 - Question 115

Moots, in law schools, are

CLAT 2010 - Question 116

Scheduled Tribe status is

CLAT 2010 - Question 117

Which of the following has not been a woman judge of the Supreme Court of India, till 2009?

CLAT 2010 - Question 118

What is the meaning of chattel?

CLAT 2010 - Question 119

In a civil suit, the person who files suit and the person against whom the suit is filed are called

CLAT 2010 - Question 120

In a criminal case, an accused person, who in consideration of his non-prosecution offers to give evidence against other accused, is called

CLAT 2010 - Question 121

The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of

CLAT 2010 - Question 122

Which of the following is not a fundamental right?

CLAT 2010 - Question 123

International Labour Organization has its headquarters at

CLAT 2010 - Question 124

The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2006 is applicable to

CLAT 2010 - Question 125

X, a shopkeeper, leaves a sealed 5 kilogram bag of a branded wheat flour at the door of Y with a note "you will like this quality wheat flour and pay Rupees 100 for this bag" without being asked to do so. Von coming back, collects the bag from his door, opens the seal of the bag, and uses a quarter of kilogram for making chapattis (unleavened bread). But next day returns the bag. Is he bound to pay for the bag? He is

CLAT 2010 - Question 126

Within the jurisdiction of which High Court does Lakshdweep fall

CLAT 2010 - Question 127

Which of the following is not the function of the International Court of Justice? It

CLAT 2010 - Question 128

Bank nationalization case relates to the nationalization of

CLAT 2010 - Question 129

Which of the following is not included within the meaning of intellectual property?

CLAT 2010 - Question 130

The main aim of the Competition Act, 2002 is to protect the interests of

CLAT 2010 - Question 131

Which of the following judges had never been the Chairman of the Law Commission of India?

CLAT 2010 - Question 132

Who among the following was the first Chief Information Commissioner of India?

CLAT 2010 - Question 133

R.T.I. stands for

CLAT 2010 - Question 134

Fiduciary relationship is relationship based on

CLAT 2010 - Question 135

Human Rights day is observed on

CLAT 2010 - Question 136

Statement I: School education has been made free for children of poor families.
Statement II: Literacy rate among the poor is steadily growing.

CLAT 2010 - Question 137

Statement I: Hallmarking of gold jewellery has been made compulsory.
Statement II: Many persons do not prefer to buy Hallmarked jewellery.

CLAT 2010 - Question 138

Statement I: Many vegetarians are suffering from stomach ailments.
Statement II: Many dead fish were found near the lake shore.

CLAT 2010 - Question 139

Statement I: Ahmed is a healthy boy.
Statement II: His mother is very particular about the food he eats.

CLAT 2010 - Question 140

Statement I: Rate of crime is very low in this city.
Statement II: The police is efficient in this city.

In each of the questions 141 to 145 a statement is followed by two assumptions. These assumptions may or may not be implicit in the statement Select your response in accordance with the following code

CLAT 2010 - Question 141

Statement: If Ram has finished reading the instructions, let him begin activities accordingly
Assumption I: Ram has understood the instructions.
Assumption II: Ram would be able to act accordingly

CLAT 2010 - Question 142

Statement: Children below the age of seven should not be prosecuted for crimes.
Assumption I: Generally children below seven cannot distinguish between right and wrong.
Assump

CLAT 2010 - Question 143

Statement: The employer has a right to reject the application of any candidate for employment without assigning any reason while short listing candidates for interview.
Assumption I: The employer is impartial and believes in transparency in employment practices.

CLAT 2010 - Question 144

Statement: The government has decided to reduce custom duty on computers
Assumption I: The government wants to make computer accessible to larger number of people.
Assumption II: Prices in domestic market may go up in near future.

CLAT 2010 - Question 145

Statement: You can win over new friends by your warm smile.
Assumption I: It is necessary to win over new friends.
Assumption II: It is always better to smile warmly to new persons.

For the following questions answer them individually
CLAT 2010 - Question 146

Six students A, B, C, D, E and Fare sitting. ‘A’ and ‘B’ are from Mumbai, rest are from Delhi. D and F are tall but others are short. A, C and D are girls, others are boys. Which is the tall girl from Delhi?

CLAT 2010 - Question 147

P is the brother of Q. R is the sister of Q. S is the Sister of R. How is Q related to S?

In question numbers 148 to 150 two sets of words have certain relation. Select a word to replace the question mark so as to make a similar relational pair with the other word in the third set.

A principle/principles and a fact situation are given in question Nos. 151-
155. Decide only on the basis of the principle(s).

CLAT 2010 - Question 151

PRINCIPLES
(i) Neighbour principle-A person is liable if he harms his neighbour. A neighbour is one whose action affects another.
(ii) One is liable only tor contractual relations.
FACTS: X manufactures a food item and sells his food item to Y, a whole seller. V appoints Z, a retailer to retail these items. Z sells the food item to a consumer who after eating them falls ill. X is liable to the consumer because

CLAT 2010 - Question 152

PRINCIPLE
(i) Freedom consists in making choices out of two or more alternatives
(ii) Everyone has freedom to speak
FACTS: X says his freedom to speech includes freedom not to speak. X’s assertion is

CLAT 2010 - Question 153

PRINCIPLES
(i) A master is liable for the wrongful acts of his servant.
(ii) A person can be called a servant only if there is a relation of employment and he acts under the order and on behalf of his master.
FACTS: X bank launched a saving scheme for poor sections of the society and the customer can deposit Rs. 10 per day. Y an unemployed youth collected money from several customers, and on behalf of them deposited the money at the Bank every day.
The bank gave to Y a small commission. After sometime, Y disappeared without depositing the money given by the customers. The customers bring a suit alleging that the Bank is liable. Decide

For the following questions answer them individually
CLAT 2010 - Question 154

X propounds the principle that everyone in this world always speaks lies. X wants to know whether this principle is logically true or false.

CLAT 2010 - Question 155

PRINCIPLE: howsoever enters into or upon the property in the possession of
another, with intent to commit an offence or to intimidate or annoy any person in
possession of the property, and remains there with intent thereby to intimidate or
annoy another person or with intent to commit an offence is guilty of criminal
trespass
FACTS: The accused entered at night into a house to carry on ultimate relations with
an unmarried major girl on her invitation and information that her family members are
absent. However, he was caught by her uncle before he could get away Is the accused
guilty of criminal trespass? He is

CLAT 2010 - Question 156

In a code every letter of the alphabet is replaced by some other letter. The code for the name Ram Kumar is

CLAT 2010 - Question 157

Four of the given five are alike in a certain way and form a group. Which is the one
that does not belong to that group
(I) 217 (II) 143 (III) 214 (IV) 157 (V) 131

CLAT 2010 - Question 158

Complete the Series: 3,1,10, 6, 33, 25,....,...

Point out the entry which does not form a class with the other entries in question numbers 159 to 161.

CLAT 2010 - Question 161

In Questions 162 to 166 a question and two arguments are given.
Arguments in relation to the question are either weak or strong. Use this key to give
your responses

CLAT 2010 - Question 162

Question: Should there be complete ban on manufacture of fire crackers in India?
Argument I: No, This will render thousands of workers jobless
Argument II: Yes, the fire cracker manufacturers use child labour

CLAT 2010 - Question 163

Question: Should private operators be allowed to operate passenger train service in India?
Argument I: No private operators do not agree to operate on non profitable sector
Argument II: Yes, it will improve the quality of Indian Railway Service

CLAT 2010 - Question 164

Question: Should the system of reservation of posts for Scheduled Castes be introduced in private sector?
Argument I: Yes, this would give more opportunity of development to these groups
Argument II: No, this would affect merit

CLAT 2010 - Question 165

Question: Would the problem of old parents be solved if children are made legally responsible to take care of their parents in old age?
Argument I: Yes, such problems can be solved only through law.
Argument II: Yes this will bring relict to old parents.

CLAT 2010 - Question 166

Question: Should right to primary education be made a fundamental right?
Argument I: We should first complete other developmental project, education of children may wait
Argument II: Yes, without primary education for all there cannot be inclusive development

For the following questions answer them individually
CLAT 2010 - Question 167

Pramesh is heavier than Jairam but lighter than Gulab. Anand is heavier than
Gulab. Mohan is lighter than Jairam. Who among them is the heaviest?

CLAT 2010 - Question 168

Ravi is the brother of Amit's son. How is Amit related to Ravi?

CLAT 2010 - Question 169

If CABLE is coded ZCDAY, then STABLE will be coded as

CLAT 2010 - Question 170

If CHARTER is coded UMOEPYE then PARTNER will be coded as

In each of the question numbers 171 to 180 two words are paired which
have a certain relation. Select a correct option to substitute question mark so as to
make a similar relational pair with the word given after double colon (::)

CLAT 2010 - Question 171

Constituent Assembly : Constitution:: Parliament : ?

CLAT 2010 - Question 176

Lok Sabha : Meera Kumar:: Rajya Sabha : ?

CLAT 2010 - Question 178

India: Parliamentary System:: U.S.A. : ?

CLAT 2010 - Question 179

Executive : President :: Judiciary : ?

CLAT 2010 - Question 180

World War II : United Nations :: World War I : ?

For the following questions answer them individually
CLAT 2010 - Question 182

Find the factors of 330

CLAT 2010 - Question 183

Find the factors of 1122

CLAT 2010 - Question 185

If the numbers from 1 to 24, which are divisible by 2 are arranged in descending order, which number will be at the 8th place from the bottom?

CLAT 2010 - Question 186

Average age of ten persons learning yoga is 32 years. When the age of their instructor is added, the average age becomes 34 years. The age of their instructor is?

CLAT 2010 - Question 191

V travels 15 kilometres due South, then 5 kilometres due west, then 18 kilometres due north, then 3 kilometres due south, then 5 kilometres due East. How far is he from the starting point?

Select appropriate numbers to fill in the blanks in the series given in question Nos. 192 and 193

For the following questions answer them individually
CLAT 2010 - Question 194

Which of the following fractions has the highest value $$\frac{3}{5},\frac{4}{3},\frac{2}{5},\frac{1}{2}$$

CLAT 2010 - Question 195

Four gardeners with four grass mowers mow 400 square metres of ground in four hours. How long would it take for eight gardeners with eight grass mowers to mow 800 square metres of ground?

CLAT 2010 - Question 196

2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, ?

CLAT 2010 - Question 199

Ram borrows Rupees 520 from Govind at a simple interest of 13% per annum. What amount of money should Ram pay to Govind after six months to be absolved of the debt? Rupees

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