iQuanta has launched aMini Mock Seriescovering 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.
Ten days after landing in London, Gandhi and Kasturba were guests of honour at a reception in Hotel Cecil. Sarojini Naidu was present, as were the nationalist politicians Lala Lajpat Rai and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Gandhi gave a speech, mostly on the South African satyagraha of 1913–14, in which his wife and he, as well as several thousand others, had gone to jail. Praising the courage and sacrifice of the Tamil satyagrahis in Natal, he said: ‘These men and women are the salt of India; on them will be built the Indian nation that is to be.’
The long sea journey had exhausted Gandhi. He was suffering from pain in his legs. A doctor he saw suspected pleurisy. But he carried on with his work; by the end of August, close to a hundred Indians had signed up for a training class in nursing.
Gandhi’s decision to help in the war effort attracted criticism. Henry Polak, a radical Jew who had been his political lieutenant in South Africa, told him it was a departure from his professions of ahimsa, or non-violence. So did Gandhi’s nephew Maganlal. The novelist Olive Schreiner—a white South African passionately opposed to racism and imperialism—wrote to Gandhi an anguished letter of protest. War, she said, ‘was against my religion—whether it is Englishmen travelling thousands of miles to kill Indians in India, or Indians travelling thousands of miles to kill white men whom they have never seen in Europe’. She was ‘struck to the heart with sorrow’ to read that Gandhi and the ‘beautiful and beloved Indian poetess’ (Sarojini Naidu) had offered to serve the British Government ‘in any waythey might demand of you’. She continued: ‘Surely you, who would not take up arms even in the cause of your own oppressed people cannot be willing to shed blood in this wicked cause.’
Gandhi’s reply to Olive Schreiner is unrecorded. To his nephew Maganlal, he said that since London owed its food and supplies to the protection of the navy, merely by living there he was participating in the conflict. Attending to the war wounded was his way of repayment for this protection. Otherwise, he wrote, ‘there was only one right course left, which was to go away to live in some mountain or cave in England itself and subsist on whatever food or shelter Nature might provide . . . I do not yet possess the spiritual strength necessary for this.’
When another Gujarati friend complained that Gandhi’s war work was an abdication of ahimsa, he answered that he was not shooting, merely nursing. He hoped to get a chance to attend to wounded Germans so that he ‘could nurse them without any partisan spirit’.
Current Affairs and General Knowledge
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The Tobacco is the most widely recognised preventable cause of disease and death in the world. It causes a wide range of diseases and affects those consuming it as well as those cultivating it. India has the world’s highest number of tobacco consumers — nearly 26 crore, according to an estimate in 2016-2017. Additionally, the health of more than 60 lakh people employed in the tobacco industry is also placed at risk because of the absorption of tobacco through the skin, which can cause various diseases.
Tobacco’s deleterious influence extends beyond human health. It is a highly erosive crop that rapidly depletes soil nutrients. This requires more fertilizers to be used which further worsens soil quality. The plant is also a major contributor to deforestation. Up to 5.4 kg of wood is required to process 1 kg of tobacco. The production and consumption of tobacco generates nearly 1.7 lakh tonnes of waste every year in India. Therefore, tobacco production and use impose a heavy economic burden on India.
Legal Reasoning
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A study by Dr. Jeanne Funk, published in the Journal of India Pediatrics, found that among 7thand 8thgrade students who played games involving violence, 29% preferred sports games and only 2% preferred educational games.For the past several years, video game manufacturers have chosen to amplify graphic and sad*stic violence, while extraordinary technological advances have made the carnage ever more realistic. BMX XXX, for instance, a game, released in Fall 2002, features footage of real women performing in a New York strip club.
In June 2003, the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA) hailed a unanimous decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8thCircuit Court finding that video games are a constitutionally protected form of expression and that government cannot enact laws regulating sale of violent video games to minors. This decision is a total and unambiguous assertion of the fact that video games have the same constitutional status as a painting, film, and book. The decision sends a powerful signal to government at all levels that efforts to regulate consumers’ access to the creative and expressive content found in video games will not be tolerated.
Article 19(2) of the Constitution of India restricts the fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression granted under Article 19(1)(a), in the interest of decency and morality.
Under Section 292 of the IPC, a book, pamphlet, paper, writing, drawing, painting, representation, figure or any other object, shall be deemed to be obscene if it is lascivious or appeals to the prurient interest orif its effect is, if taken as a whole,such as to tend to deprave and corrupt a person who is likely, having regard to all relevant circ*mstances, to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it. This section does not extend to any work, the publication of which can be proved to be justified as being for the public good such as education on the ground that such book, pamphlet, paper, writing, drawing, etc. or objects of general concern or which is kept, or used bonafide for religious purpose. Whoever sells, distributes, imports or advertises such obscene matter in India will be criminally penalised.
The offensive nature of such a material ‘depraves and corrupts’ its viewers and readers to such an extent that their criminal tendencies are aroused. The impression it leaves on the mind of a person is instrumental enough in shaking his emotional make up. At this stage, its impact on the ‘psyche’ becomes so pervasive that libidinous thoughts are aroused even in the mind of an ordinary decent minded person leading to an expression of ‘overt misbehaviour’. This may take forms like rape, adultery, unnatural offence, rioting, murder, etc. However, the ‘obscene’ is not punished simply because some other offences under the penal law have ensued from it; it is punished because by its very nature it prepares a ground for the mens rea requisite in other offences.
[Extracted, with edits and revisions, from Censorship of Video Games, article by legalserviceindia]
Logical Reasoning
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In a strategic move to bolster its defense capabilities, the Indian Air Force has successfully operationalized three of its S-400 air defense missile squadrons along its borders with China and Pakistan. This development is part of a significant contract signed between India and Russia in 2018-19, valued at over Rs 35,000 crore, for the procurement of five squadrons of the S-400 missiles. While three squadrons have already been deployed, the delivery of the remaining two has been impacted by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The three operational squadrons are strategically positioned, with one unit tasked with monitoring both the China and Pakistan fronts, and the other two dedicated to each respective front. These deployments are crucial for India’s defense strategy, enhancing its capability to counter aerial threats in these sensitive regions.
However, the final delivery schedule for the remaining two S-400 squadrons remains uncertain. Russian and Indian officials are expected to convene shortly to discuss this matter. The delay in delivery is partly attributed to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which has led to a shift in priorities for the Russian side. There have been unconfirmed reports suggesting that the squadrons intended for the Indian Air Force might have been diverted for Russia’s own use amid the conflict. Despite these speculations, the focus remains on ensuring the delivery of the systems to India as per the agreement.
In parallel, the Indian Defence Acquisition Council has recently approved the procurement of the Indian Long Range Surface to Air Missile system under Project Kusha, following clearance from the Cabinet Committee on Security. This system, developed in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is expected to significantly enhance India’s air defense capabilities. The three-layered long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) defense system, capable of targeting enemy aircraft and missiles at ranges of approximately 400 km, will complement the existing air defense systems, including the Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) already operational across the three services.
This comprehensive approach to strengthening air defense underscores India’s commitment to maintaining robust security along its borders, particularly in light of the evolving geopolitical landscape in the region.
Quantitative Techniques
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As per a survey conducted in a college out of total students enrolled i.e., 3,000 in 2020-21, 1,700 were girls and 1,300 were boys. Data regarding students opting for various streams viz., Non-Medical, Medical, Commerce, Arts and Fine Arts showed that 25% of the enrolled students opted non-medical and the percentage of girls in Non-Medical was 30% of the total number of girls; 15% of the total students opted for Medical and the percentage of girls who opted Medical was 18% of the total number of girls; 25% of the total students opted Arts but the percentage of girls who opted for Arts was 15% of the total number of girls; 16% of the total students opted Commerce and the percentage of girls who opted Commerce was 17% of the total number of girls, and; 19% of the total students opted Fine Arts and the percentage of girls who opted Fine Arts was 20% of the total number of girls.
