CLAT 2022 Question Paper Analysis (Out), Answer Key, Solutions

Angana Nath

Updated On: June 19, 2022 11:01 pm IST

CLAT 2022 exam was successfully held today, on June 19, 2022 (from 2 pm to 4 pm). The overall difficulty level of CLAT 2022 along with the section-wise CLAT 2022 paper analysis will be provided here. 

CLAT 2022 question paper analysis

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) conducted the CLAT 2022 exam today, on June 19, 2022 (from 2 pm to 4 pm). A total of 150 questions of 150 marks were asked in the CLAT exam. To answer the questions, the candidates had 2 hours and the exam was held offline. The type of questions asked in CLAT 2022 are multiple-choice. 

The answer key for CLAT 2022 will be declared on the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in. CLAT 2022 result is expected to be declared by the fourth week of June 2022. In this article, students can get an idea of the CLAT 2022 question paper analysis. 

If we look at the previous years' CLAT analyses, most of the candidates identified that the overall difficulty level of the CLAT exam is moderate to difficult. The number of good attempts of the paper depends upon the difficulty level and cutoff scores. In CLAT 2022, candidates have to answer questions from different subjects, such as the English Language, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Current Affairs & GK, and Quantitative Techniques.

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CLAT 2022 Question Paper Analysis

CLAT 2022 exam can be said as reasonably easy to moderate. Check the overall CLAT 2022 question paper analysis here in the following table.

Particulars

Details

Overall difficulty level of CLAT 2022 exam

Easy to Moderate

Expected number of good attempts

112-118

Was the paper lengthy?

Yes

Difficulty level of English Language

Easy but lengthy passages

Difficulty level of Current Affairs

Comparatively easy

Difficulty level of Legal Reasoning

Moderate

Difficulty level of Logical Reasoning

Moderate (mostly contextual)

Difficulty level of Quantitative Techniques

Moderate 

CLAT 2022 Questions and Weightage

There were 150 questions in CLAT 2022 which were supposed to be answered within 2 hours. The total number of questions and the weightage for each section are given below:

SectionNumber of QuestionsWeightage
English3020%
Quantitative Techniques1510%
Current Affairs3525%
Legal Reasoning4025%
Logical Reasoning3020%

CLAT 2022 Section Wise Question Paper Analysis

According to the students who appeared for CLAT 2022, the exam paper was quite lengthy. Given below table highlights the CLAT 2022 subject wise question paper analysis:

Section

Difficulty Level

Expected Number of Good Attempts

English Language

Very lengthy

27-28

Current Affairs

Easy

29-30

Legal Reasoning

Easy to Moderate

34-35

Logical Reasoning

Moderate

25-27

Quantitative Techniques

Moderate, some were lengthy and some were difficult to attempt

7-8

Detailed Section-Wise Analysis of CLAT 2022

The section-wise analysis of CLAT 2022 is given below. 

English Section

This section was lengthy and had 6 Reading Comprehension Passages. The passages were on the following topics: 

  • RC 1: Cryptocurrencies (Difficulty level: Moderate)
  • RC 2: Public Speaking (Difficulty level: Moderate)
  • RC 3: Goddess Gaia (Difficulty level: Easy)
  • RC 4: Saroo, the beggar from Madhya Pradesh (Difficulty level: Easy)
  • RC 5: Modern animal rights movement (Difficulty level: Moderately difficult)
  • RC 6: Wash your hands- Covid 19 (Difficulty level: Easy)

Quantitative Techniques

There were not much complicated or higher-level questions in this paper. The questions were mostly from percentages and basic knowledge of percentages would have been enough to solve the questions.  

The questions were based on the following topics:

  • Percentages: 10 questions
  • Profit and Loss: 5 questions

Current Affairs including GK Section

This section consisted of 7 passages with 5 questions each on the following topics:

  • Passage 1: Drone Shakti in Union Budget (Difficulty level: Easy)
  • Passage 2: SPACE and ISRO (Difficulty level: Easy)
  • Passage 3: SAGAR Vision (Difficulty level: Easy)
  • Passage 4: Russia-Ukraine War (Difficulty level: Easy)
  • Passage 5: AFSPA (Difficulty level: Moderate)
  • Passage 6: CSR and Covid-19 (Difficulty level: Easy)
  • Passage 7: Patents and Green Technology (Difficulty level: Moderate)

Legal Reasoning

This section had 8 Passages with 5 questions each. The topic-wise division is as follows:

  • Passage 1: Constitution: Fundamental Rights and Reasonable Restrictions- 5 questions (Difficulty level: Easy)
  • Passage 2: Special Marriage Law- 5 questions (Difficulty level: Moderate)
  • Passage 3: Contract Law: Void and Voidable Contracts- 5 questions (Difficulty level: Difficult)
  • Passage 4: Environmental Jurisprudence: Doctrines- 5 questions (Difficulty level: Very easy)
  • Passage 5: Public International Law: Theories of Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law- 5 questions (Difficulty level: Moderate)
  • Passage 6: Law of Writs (Constitutional)- 5 questions (Difficulty level: Easy)
  • Passage 7: Penal Law and Personal Laws related to Bigamy- 5 questions (Difficulty level: Moderate)
  • Passage 8: Constitution: Levy of Taxes on Religious Denominations (Mentions the theme of secularism)- 5 questions (Difficulty level: Difficult)

Logical Reasoning

The Logical Reasoning section was easy to moderate level. 

  • Passage 1: Nuclear Energy (Difficulty level: Moderate)
  • Passage 2: Madras High Court’s Duty to Laugh order (Difficulty level: Easy)
  • Passage 3: POCSO Act (Difficulty level: Moderate)
  • Passage 4: Global Biodiversity Framework (Difficulty level: Moderate)
  • Passage 5: Covid-19 and Online Teaching (Difficulty level: Easy)
  • Passage 6: College and Adulthood (Difficulty level: Moderate)

CLAT 2022 Answer Key

The authorities will release the CLAT 2022 answer key on the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The unofficial answer key of CLAT 2022 will be released on June 20, 2022. Candidates can check the CLAT answer key to identify the total obtainable score in the exam. 

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