Sample Questions for Current Affairs including General Knowledge for CLAT

Sample questions for Current Affairs and GK for UG CLAT is the most google searched question by the CLAT aspirants as the number of events that occurred worldwide is so huge but there is only so much one can remember. The most efficient way to go about it is to constantly update yourself with the newspapers, global events, periodicals, and while the candidate is at it, they can familiarize themselves with the pattern of the questions. Given below are a few samples of the type of questions that one can expect in the general knowledge section.

Sample Questions for Current Affairs including General Knowledge for CLAT

Question 1

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.

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]

1.1 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)

1.2 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)

1.3 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)

1.4 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)

1.5 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)

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Question 2

The [x] mission is a highly complex mission, which represents a significant technological leap compared to the previous missions of ISRO. It comprised an Orbiter, Lander, and Rover to explore the unexplored [y]. The mission is designed to expand the lunar scientific knowledge through a detailed study of topography, seismography, mineral identification and distribution, surface chemical composition, thermo-physical characteristics of topsoil, and composition of the tenuous lunar atmosphere, leading to a new understanding of the origin and evolution of the Moon.

After the injection of [x], a series of manoeuvres were carried out to raise its orbit, and on August 14, 2019, following Trans Lunar Insertion (TLI) manoeuvre, the spacecraft escaped from orbiting the earth and followed a path that took it to the vicinity of the Moon. On August 20, 2019, [x] was successfully inserted into lunar orbit …

The Orbiter placed in its intended orbit around the Moon will enrich our understanding of the moon’s evolution and mapping of the minerals and water molecules in Polar regions, using its eight state-of-the-art scientific instruments.

Source: ISRO website

2.1 In the above passage, the name of the mission has been redacted with ‘[x]’. What is the name of the mission?

1. Chandrayaan-1
2. Mangalyaan-2
3. Chandrayaan-2
4. Mission Mangal.

Answer: (c)

2.2 In the above passage what has been redacted with ‘[y]’?

1. The North Pole of the Moon
2. North Pole of Mars
3. The South Pole of the Moon
4. The Lunar Equator.

Answer: (c)

2.3 The mission referred to in the above passage was launched from which space station?

1. Satish Dhawan Space Centre
2. Sivan Space Centre
3. Sivanakota Space Centre
4. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.

Answer: (a)

2.4 Which unexpected incident took place on September 7, 2019 in relation to the mission referred to in the above passage that was described by the Chairperson of ISRO as ’15 minutes of terror’?

1. Vikram Lander had a hard-landing and communication from the lander to the ground station was lost
2. Vikram Orbiter had disorientation and spiraled out of its intended orbit
3. Vikram Lander got separated from the Orbiter in preparation for landing
4. There was a 15-minute power outage at the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) when Vikram Lander was about to land.

Answer: (a)

2.5 Which of the following is a factually accurate statement in relation to the mission referred to above?

1. The Orbiter that is a part of the mission is the first lunar orbiter launched by India
2. The Lander that is a part of the mission was the first to achieve a soft-landing on the far side of the lunar surface
3. The mission is the first-ever robotic spacecraft mission in the world
4. The Orbiter High-Resolution Camera that is a part of the mission is the highest resolution camera in any lunar mission so far.

Answer: (d)

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