CLAT GK Preparation Tips 2023

Just like other sections, the GK section plays a vital role in qualifying for the Common Law Admission Test. The questions in this section are designed to test your knowledge of current events and historical or legal events. Also, it primarily focuses on your memorization. 

The importance of this section lies in the fact that you can save a lot of time in this section, wherein you can utilize this time in relatively challenging areas like legal aptitude and logical reasoning.

Though the subject might look easy, you need a proper study timetable and preparation strategy to crack this section. The GK section includes questions from both static GK and current affairs.

Preparing for current affairs requires a tedious effort to read and analyze news through all mediums. For static GK, you must have a good hold on topics related to sports, history, politics, economics, etc.

To make it easier, this post shall guide you through CLAT GK Preparation Tips shared by our expert faculty at LegalEdge.

So, why late? Let's dive into the post to learn tips and tricks to enhance your GK & Current affairs preparation for the upcoming exam.

Tricks to Enhance Your CLAT GK Preparation 2023

As per the new CLAT Exam Pattern, the total number of questions in the exam is 150. Out of these questions, 35 to 39 questions are from the GK section.

Based on the previous analysis, most of the questions are asked from current affairs than static GK. Therefore, it is extremely important to focus more on current affairs to score good marks in this section.

Reading is the key to scoring 30+ marks in the GK section since the question paper consists of comprehensive questions.

Also, you have to be a speedy reader to analyze the meaning of comprehension and derive answers. Mock tests are considered to be one of the best resources to enhance your CLAT GK preparation.

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What are the Important topics for CLAT GK Preparation 2023?

You should focus more on topics like Sports, History, Art & Culture, economics, government policies, books, Geography, awards, national & international events, and organizations, as most of the questions are asked from these topics in the exam.

Before you begin the preparation, ensure you understand the complete CLAT Syllabus 2023. This way, you can know which topics are included under the GK section.

Check out the table below to know the important topics under the CLAT GK section.

General Science	Static GK
Current Affairs	Art & Culture
Books & Authors	Economics & Technology

Which Books Should I Consider for CLAT GK Preparation 2023?

According to experts, the most important tip to prepare for CLAT 2023 is to take help from the preparation books.

Here are a few CLAT GK Preparation Books that can help you ace the section with a good score.

• Legal General Knowledge by R. K Gupta
• General Knowledge 2020 by Arihant Publications
• Current Affairs Yearly by Arihant Publications

What is the CLAT GK Preparation Strategy 2023?

The GK section in the CLAT exam has the ability to make or break it for you, and it takes minimal time to answer maximum marks.

The best initiation of the day and preparation for the exam depends on the Time table for CLAT Preparation. Spending at least 1-2 hours daily on GK would be sufficient.

You can follow the CLAT GK Preparation Tips given below:

• Make a habit of reading the newspaper daily.
• Also, there is a higher chance that you will know about the current happenings in the nation and around the world. 
• Make sure to study at least the past 1-2 years of current affairs. 
• Prepare your own notes, as this will help during your revision time.
• Do not cram dates or events. Rather, understand why something happened. Get an idea behind these matters. 
• Refer to Magazines, Newspapers, E-Newspapers, Blogs, etc., to be more aware of all the happenings around the world.
• Watch News Channels for at least 40 minutes per day.
• Solve questions from previous year's papers as this will help you know the difficulty level and the type of questions asked in the exam.
• Attempting mock tests is another way of testing the performance for the final exam. You can analyze your strong and weak points by solving these tests.
• Follow Daily Current Affairs to keep pace with regular events and issues happening across the globe. 

How to Answer CLAT GK Questions?

The questions in the GK section will be based on current events and affairs across the globe. So, focus on events of significance.

Solving CLAT Mock Tests 2023 will help improve your time management skills and speed and better succeed in the upcoming exam.

• While attempting the questions, you must carefully read the information given in the passages and answer the questions accordingly.
• You need not worry about memorizing the passage but the ability to comprehend it and find out the focus points and important pieces of information. 
• Try to avoid guesswork in the exam
• Do not spend time on a single question in case you are not aware of the answer.

Previous Years Analysis of CLAT GK Questions

GK section includes questions on various topics like Sports, Polity, History, Art and Culture, etc.

The below table shows the number of GK questions asked from each topic over the years in CLAT Question Papers.

Subject	2018	2019	2020	2021
Sports	4	1	5	2
Polity	13	6	1	4
History, Art and Culture	4	2	2	2
Economics	5	2	4	7
Science and Technology	2	1	2	7
Events of National and International Significance	3	7	1	12
Miscellaneous	19	7	8	16

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What type of Questions will be asked in CLAT GK?

As per the new pattern, the questions are comprehension-based. You have to read the given passage carefully and analyze it. Based on the passage, you must answer the questions.

We have listed sample questions below to help you get an idea about the questions. Here are a few sample CLAT GK Questions as per the latest syllabus and pattern. Try solving them to test your preparation. 

Sample Question for CLAT GK

The U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstructing Congress, the culmination of an effort by Democrats that further inflamed partisan tensions in Washington and deepened the nation’s ideological divide.

The historic votes, which won the support of almost all Democrats in the House chamber but not a single Republican, leave Trump as only the third president in U.S. history to be impeached -- and the only impeached president likely to win his party’s nomination for reelection. 

The Senate will hold a trial early next year to decide whether the president should be convicted on the charges and removed from office, though the Republicans who have the majority in that chamber will almost certainly acquit him.

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House Democrats took depositions from more than a dozen witnesses, held weeks of hearings, and wrote hundreds of pages documenting Trump’s efforts to pressure the president of [1] to investigate former Vice President [2] and his son.

[Extracted, with edits and revisions, from Billy House, "Donald Trump impeached on two counts by House, setting up Senate trial", https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/donald-trumpimpeached-by-us-house-on-abuse-of-power-charge/articleshow/72878453.cms]

Question: Donald Trump is the third President of the United States of America to be impeached. Which of the following presidents has also been impeached?

1. George W. Bush 
2. George Bush Sr.
3. Richard Nixon 
4. Bill Clinton

Answer: (d)

Question: Which country’s name has been replaced with ‘[1]’ in the passage above?

1. Russia
2. Ukraine
3. United Kingdom
4. Saudi Arabia 

Answer: (b)

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Question: What is the name of the former Vice President of the United States of America whose name has been replaced with ‘[2]’ in the passage above?

1. Joe Biden 
2. Al Gore 
3. Nancy Pelosi 
4. Mike Pence

Answer: (a)

Question: Which Article of the Constitution of India sets out the process for the impeachment of the President of India? 

1. Article 370 
2. Article 365 
3. Article 45 
4. Article 61

Answer: (d)

Question: Under the Constitution of India, a charge for the impeachment of the President of India can be preferred by: 

1. The Lok Sabha only 
2. The Rajya Sabha only
3. Either House of Parliament 
4. Both Houses of Parliament simultaneously

Answer: (c) 

Illustration Question Set

Passage:

An extremely severe cyclonic storm [1] hit the Odisha coast in Puri early morning on May 3, 2019, with a wind speed of around 175 kmph. 

The Navy, the National Disaster Response Force, and the Coast Guard are on high alert. The Met department has issued a "yellow warning" for Odisha, predicting heavy to very heavy rain in several areas. Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have been placed on high alert too. 

According to the IMD, in the past 126 years (1891-2017) only 14 severe tropical cyclones have formed in April over the Bay of Bengal. Out of those, only one storm crossed the Indian mainland. Cyclone [1] was the second storm to form in April and cross the mainland. The last severe cyclone 'Nargis' in 2008 devastated Myanmar. 

Cyclones are not new to Odisha. The worst one, a super cyclone had hit the state in 1999, killing more than 15,000 people, with most of the casualties being reported from Odisha. 

Question: What is the name of the cyclonic storm whose name has been replaced with ‘[1]’ in the passage above? 

1. Bulbul 
2. Titli 
3. Fani 
4. Viyaru 

Answer: (3) 

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Question: What was the name of the super cyclone that hit the state of Odisha in 1999, mentioned in the passage above? 

1. Cyclone Gonu 
2. Cyclone BOB 06 
3. Cyclone Phailin 
4. Cyclone Kyarr 

Answer: (2)

Question: The name ‘[1]’ was suggested by which country? 

1. Thailand 
2. Sri Lanka 
3. Pakistan 
4. Bangladesh 

Answer: (4)

Question: S. 144 of the CrPC was imposed in Gaya in Bihar in 2019 as part of a reaction to contain the fallout from which of the following weather-related phenomenon struck the state? 

1. heatwave 
2. cyclone 
3. earthquake 
4. drought 

Answer: (1) 

Question: Which of the following is true about the 2019 Indian monsoon season? 

1. It was the earliest onset of the monsoon in 30 years 
2. It witnessed the lowest monsoonal rainfall in 25 years 
3. It witnessed the heaviest monsoonal rainfall in 25 years 
4. It had no impact on agriculture in the country 

Answer: (3)