General Knowledge and Current Affairs carries 28-32 marks on CLAT — making it one of the two highest-weighted sections alongside Legal Reasoning. Since 2020, every GK question on CLAT is passage-based: you are given a 300-450 word passage about a current event, policy, or institution, and asked 4-6 comprehension-style questions. However, a strong static GK foundation is what allows you to read these passages quickly and answer accurately under time pressure.
This page contains 40 practice questions across four core GK areas tested on CLAT: Indian Polity and Governance, Economy and Economic Affairs, Science and Environment, and International Affairs. Each question includes four options with the correct answer highlighted, along with a difficulty tag. Use these to identify gaps in your static GK base before moving to passage-based practice in our mock tests.
Attempt each question before checking the answer. Correct answers are highlighted with an accent border and marked with an asterisk (*). Questions are tagged by difficulty: Easy (fundamental concepts every CLAT aspirant must know), Medium (requires deeper understanding), and Hard (tests nuanced knowledge that separates top scorers).
Constitutional bodies, amendments, federalism, governance mechanisms, and landmark judicial pronouncements.
Q1. Which constitutional body is responsible for conducting elections to the offices of President and Vice-President of India?
EasyQ2. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 is associated with which of the following?
EasyQ3. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution can the President of India proclaim a National Emergency?
MediumQ4. The concept of "Basic Structure" of the Constitution was established by the Supreme Court in which landmark case?
MediumQ5. Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the allocation of subjects between the Union and the States?
EasyQ6. The Rajya Sabha can delay a Money Bill for a maximum period of:
MediumQ7. Which of the following writs is issued by the court to direct a public authority to perform its mandatory duty?
EasyQ8. The Inter-State Council is constituted under which Article of the Constitution?
HardQ9. Which Constitutional Amendment introduced the National Commission for Backward Classes as a constitutional body?
HardQ10. The doctrine of "colourable legislation" is related to which aspect of Indian constitutional law?
HardFiscal and monetary policy, banking regulation, GDP measurement, trade agreements, and economic institutions.
Q11. Which institution is responsible for formulating monetary policy in India?
EasyQ12. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced in India through which Constitutional Amendment?
EasyQ13. Which of the following is NOT a function of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
MediumQ14. The "twin balance sheet problem" in the Indian economy refers to:
HardQ15. India's fiscal year runs from:
EasyQ16. Which of the following indices is published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?
MediumQ17. The National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) was announced by the Government of India to boost investment in infrastructure. The nodal task force for NIP was headed by:
HardQ18. Which of the following is a consequence of a depreciating rupee?
MediumQ19. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 established which adjudicating authority for corporate insolvency resolution?
MediumQ20. Which of the following correctly describes "stagflation"?
HardEnvironmental policy, climate agreements, scientific developments, biodiversity, and public health.
Q21. The Paris Agreement on climate change, adopted in 2015, aims to limit global temperature rise to well below how many degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels?
EasyQ22. Which Indian institution is responsible for monitoring air quality through the National Air Quality Index (NAQI)?
MediumQ23. The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation of:
EasyQ24. CRISPR-Cas9, which has been in the news, is a technology used for:
MediumQ25. The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 established which body at the national level?
MediumQ26. Which of the following greenhouse gases has the highest global warming potential per molecule?
HardQ27. India's first Dark Sky Reserve was established in:
HardQ28. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was established under which Act?
EasyQ29. Which space mission by ISRO successfully demonstrated a soft landing near the lunar south pole in August 2023?
EasyQ30. The concept of "carbon credit" is directly linked to which protocol?
MediumInternational organisations, treaties, diplomatic relations, geopolitics, and India's foreign policy.
Q31. Which of the following countries is NOT a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council?
EasyQ32. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is headquartered in:
EasyQ33. India is a member of which of the following multilateral groupings?
EasyQ34. The Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) comprises India, the United States, Australia, and:
MediumQ35. Which international agreement governs the law of the sea, including territorial waters and exclusive economic zones?
MediumQ36. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which came into effect in 2021, is significant because it created:
HardQ37. Which organisation administers the dispute resolution mechanism for international trade disputes?
MediumQ38. The Abraham Accords, signed in 2020, normalised diplomatic relations between Israel and which of the following countries?
MediumQ39. India's "Act East Policy" is primarily aimed at strengthening ties with which region?
EasyQ40. The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly known as the BRICS Development Bank, is headquartered in:
HardGK is the section where most students either gain a significant advantage or lose marks they cannot recover. Unlike Legal Reasoning or English, GK rewards consistent daily preparation over months rather than last-minute cramming. The passage-based format means you need both background knowledge and passage-reading ability. Here are five strategies that our top-performing students use consistently.
CLAT GK is passage-based. The questions test whether you can read a 300-word passage on a current event and answer comprehension-style questions about it. Daily newspaper reading builds the background knowledge that makes those passages instantly understandable. Focus on editorials and the national/international pages of The Hindu or Indian Express.
Static GK — constitutional bodies, international organisations, key acts and amendments — forms the foundation. Current affairs passages assume you know what the RBI does, what Article 21 guarantees, or what UNCLOS stands for. Without this base, you will struggle to process passages quickly under exam conditions.
Do not memorise events in isolation. Group them: all Supreme Court judgments together, all international summits together, all economic policy changes together. This creates mental frameworks that help you answer questions even on events you have not specifically read about, because you understand the pattern.
CLAT rarely asks "When was X established?" It asks "Why is X significant?" or "What does X imply for Y?" Understanding the significance and consequences of events is more important than memorising dates and names. When you read about a policy, always ask: why was this introduced, and whom does it affect?
After building your base, the most effective revision is attempting passage-based GK questions under timed conditions. This forces active recall and trains you to extract answers from passages rather than relying on memory alone. Our mock tests replicate the exact CLAT pattern for this section.
The Consortium of NLUs does not prescribe a fixed syllabus for GK. However, analysis of previous years' papers reveals consistent patterns in the topics tested. CLAT GK passages are drawn from the following broad domains, and building familiarity with these areas gives you a decisive reading-speed advantage on exam day.
Constitutional bodies, amendments, Supreme Court judgments, federalism, parliamentary procedures, election law
RBI policy, GST, fiscal deficit, banking regulation, trade agreements, budget highlights, economic surveys
Space missions (ISRO), health & disease, environmental policy, digital infrastructure, emerging technology
UN system, bilateral/multilateral summits, treaties, geopolitics, India's foreign policy, trade blocs
National awards, judicial appointments, heads of international bodies, sports achievements
Landmark Supreme Court verdicts, new legislation, tribunals, legal reforms and commissions
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