The UG-CLAT 2020 shall be a 2-hour test, with 150 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each. There shall be negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer. These questions would be divided across the following 5 subjects:
English section will have passages of about 450 words each followed by questions in the regular reading comprehension style. This section will be 20% of the paper.
Legal Reasoning section will have passages of about 450 words each followed by questions. This section will be 25% of the paper.
Each passage would be followed by a series of questions that will require you to:
Identify and infer the rules and principles set out in the passage;
Apply such rules and principles to various fact situations; and
*Understand how changes to the rules or principles may alter their application to various fact situations
General knowledge including current affair section will have passages of about 450 words each followed by questions to demonstrate your awareness. This section will be 25% of the paper.
Quantitative Techniques section will include
short sets of facts (passage), propositions, graphs, or other textual, pictorial or diagrammatic representations of numerical information, followed by a series of questions. This section will be 10% of the paper.
Logical Reasoning section will have passages of about 300 words each followed by questions. This section will be 20% of the paper. This section will comprise of verbal and critical reasoning with questions designed to:
_Recognize an argument, its premises and conclusions;
Read and identify the arguments set out in the passage;
Critically analyse patterns of reasoning, and assess how conclusions may depend on particular premises or evidence;
Infer what follows from the passage and apply these inferences to new situations;
Draw relationships and analogies, identify contradictions and equivalence, and assess the effectiveness of arguments.
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Official CLAT 2020 Sample Paper
The UG-CLAT 2020 shall be a** 2-hour test**, with **150 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each**. There shall be **negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer**. These questions would be divided across the following 5 subjects:
**English** section will have **passages of about 450 words** each followed by questions in the regular reading comprehension style. This section will be **20% of the paper.**
**Legal Reasoning** section will have **passages of about 450 words** each followed by questions. This section will be **25% of the paper.**
Each passage would be followed by a series of questions that will require you to:
*Identify and infer the rules and principles set out in the passage;
*_Apply such rules and principles to various fact situations; and
*Understand how changes to the rules or principles may alter their application to various fact situations
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**General knowledge** including current affair section will have passages of about **450 words each** followed by questions to demonstrate your awareness. This section will be **25% of the paper.**
**Quantitative Techniques** section will include
_short sets of facts (passage), propositions, graphs, or other textual, pictorial or diagrammatic representations of numerical information,_ followed by a series of questions. This section will be **10% of the paper.**
**Logical Reasoning** section will have **passages of about 300 words** each followed by questions. This section will be** 20% of the paper.** This section will comprise of verbal and critical reasoning with questions designed to:
_Recognize an argument, its premises and conclusions;
Read and identify the arguments set out in the passage;
Critically analyse patterns of reasoning, and assess how conclusions may depend on particular premises or evidence;
Infer what follows from the passage and apply these inferences to new situations;
Draw relationships and analogies, identify contradictions and equivalence, and assess the effectiveness of arguments.
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[Official CLAT 2020 Sample Paper](https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2020/ug-sample-question-paper.html)
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