The section contained a mix of passages in terms of themes. There were book extracts, excerpts from short stories, and passages on topics of current relevance. The passages were based on:
The section was moderately difficult; and needed around 27-30 minutes to attempt and complete in its entirety. There were 6 passages; with 5 questions each. The questions were a mix of fact based, inferential, and vocabulary/grammar based. These were standard reading-comprehension questions. A good attempt would be somewhere around 25-26 questions.
The general feedback from the student is “weird”. Why? Well, for any student who has been reading newspapers diligently, this section would have been very easy. And all of us at CL-LST have been urging you to do exactly that for the past one year! Infact, the timeline of the questions asked was June 2020 – September 2020. There were around 7 passages with a total of 36 questions. And it was important to read a passage before answering any of the questions. Overall, the section was moderately difficult. A score of 20+, with an ideal attempt of 29-30, could be considered good for this section. Following is the list of topics from which questions were asked in this section:
With a total of 39 questions from 8 passages, this section could be regarded as the easiest one this year. Most of the topics were those that the students were already aware of. The following topics constituted this section:
The second-last topic, i.e., Common Intention and Similar Intention, could be regarded as a bit difficult, but the rest of the passages were easy. A score of 28-29, with an ideal attempt of 34-35 questions, could be regarded as a good score. Due to the length of the section, the time needed was somewhere around 35-37 minutes.
This is the section in which time management is always the key. The section was again neither too difficult nor too easy. With a total of 30 questions, the passages were based on the following topics:
A score of 22+, with an ideal attempt of 25-27 questions, could be considered as good—provided, you were able to allocate 30 minutes to this section.
There were 3 sets and a total of 15 questions. The first set was comparatively easy for students who are comfortable with maths. The remaining two sets were a bit difficult. Any student who would have avoided skipping this section entirely; and attempted at least the first set would have easily scored 5 marks. The rest of the two sets would depend on the time that you allocated to this section. Overall, the section was moderately difficult; and a score of 8 could be considered a good score.
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CLAT 2020 was conducted by NLU Cuttack on May 26th. The exam was along the lines of the exam pattern and there were no surprises throw at the students.
The exam pattern of CLAT 2020 was similar to that of CLAT 2018.
Marking Scheme
Test Pattern |
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Total Marks |
200 |
Total number of questions |
200 (MCQ format) |
Duration of examination |
Two Hours |
Marking Scheme |
For each correct answer 1 mark was awarded |
For each wrong answer 0.25 marks were deducted |
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No marks were deducted if any question was left unanswered |
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