CLAT PG 2022 question paper and solutions are available below. The Consortium held the exam on 19 June 2022. The Set M booklet had 20 legal passages and 120 multiple-choice questions based on subjects studied in the LLB programme.
Each passage was followed by six questions. The two-hour paper used OMR marking, with one mark for a correct answer and a 0.25-mark deduction for a wrong answer. The provisional and final Set M keys list the same answer for all 120 questions, so the final maximum remained 120 marks.
CLAT PG 2022 highlights
Exam date: 19 June 2022
Paper checked: Set M, 36 pages including three blank pages
Structure: 20 passages, six questions after each passage
Final evaluation: 120 questions and 120 marks
CLAT PG 2022 Question Paper Overview
The PDF on this page is the Consortium's Set M paper for the LLM programme. Its cover identifies the exam, the booklet set, the 120-minute duration and the 120-mark maximum. The questions start on page 3 and continue to page 33; the last three pages are blank pages for rough work.
Paper detail
CLAT PG 2022 Set M
Exam date
19 June 2022
Mode
Offline, with answers marked on an OMR sheet
Paper structure
20 passages with six MCQs after each passage
Questions and marks
120 questions for 120 marks
Duration
2 hours
Marking
+1 correct, −0.25 wrong or more than one option marked, 0 unanswered
The paper followed one clear patternEvery passage carried the same six-question weight. A topic that appeared in one passage contributed six questions; a topic covered by two passages contributed 12.
CLAT PG 2022 Question Paper and Answer-Key Timeline
The Consortium released the provisional key the day after the exam and the final key three days later. Both Set M keys give the same answer for every question.
19 June 2022CLAT PG 2022 was held.
20 June 2022The provisional PG answer key was issued.
23 June 2022The final PG answer key was issued.
The final document gives answers for questions 1 to 120. It does not show a withdrawn PG question or a lower maximum score.
CLAT PG 2022 Passage-Wise Topics
The paper did not divide questions under printed subject headings. The table below maps each Set M question range to the main issue in its passage. This keeps the original order and avoids turning overlapping topics into made-up subject percentages.
Set M questions
Main passage topic
1–6
Nature of law, legal positivism, natural law, rules and principles
7–12
Lon Fuller's morality of aspiration and morality of duty
13–18
Ad hoc High Court judges, Article 224A and the collegium system
19–24
Peaceful protest and the right to assemble
25–30
Maintenance under marriage, personal and criminal laws
31–36
Family Courts, fair procedure and the court's powers
37–42
Frustration of contract and Section 56 of the Contract Act
43–48
RERA, West Bengal's housing law and repugnancy under Article 254
49–54
Arrest, house arrest, remand and default bail
55–60
Dowry death and the evidentiary presumption under Section 113B
61–66
Territorial waters, flag-state jurisdiction and hot pursuit
67–72
Contingent contracts and wagering agreements
73–78
Company amalgamation and its treatment under income-tax law
79–84
Judicial review of COVID-19 vaccination policy
85–90
Sustainable development and environmental principles
91–96
Circumstantial evidence and the presumption of innocence
97–102
Juvenility claims and the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015
103–108
Clean drinking water as part of the right to life
109–114
Unjust enrichment and refund of tax collected without authority of law
115–120
ICJ provisional measures in the Ukraine–Russia case
The 2022 paper moved from jurisprudence and constitutional law to family law, contracts, criminal law, public international law, company law, tax and environmental law. It also used recent Supreme Court and international-court developments from the period.
Important Questions in the CLAT PG 2022 Paper
Article 224A and ad hoc High Court judges
Questions 13–18 followed a passage on High Court vacancies and the appointment of retired judges. Question 14 directly asked for the constitutional provision used for appointing ad hoc High Court judges. The remaining questions linked that issue to the collegium system, a judge's consent and Law Commission reports. This group tested both the passage and the legal background around it.
House arrest and default bail
Questions 49–54 used Gautam Navlakha v. National Investigation Agency. The passage explained arrest under Article 22 and Sections 57 and 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Question 53 asked why the period of house arrest was not counted for default bail in that case. Question 54 then asked whether a court could order house arrest under Section 167 in an appropriate case. The two questions turn on the exact basis of the earlier order, not on a general claim that house arrest can never count as custody.
Judicial review during the COVID-19 pandemic
Questions 79–84 came from the Supreme Court's case on the distribution of essential supplies and services during the pandemic. The passage set out the Union government's case for policy freedom and the Court's power to review executive action. The questions moved from that constitutional issue to the Liberalized Vaccination Policy and the entry for public health in the State List.
Two separate public international law passages
The first international-law group, questions 61–66, dealt with territorial waters, a ship's flag, jurisdiction on the high seas and hot pursuit under UNCLOS. The final group, questions 115–120, used the ICJ's provisional-measures order in the Ukraine–Russia case. It asked about Article 41 of the ICJ Statute, the jurisdiction relied on by Ukraine and the meaning of self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter. These were not two versions of the same topic: one concerned the law of the sea, while the other concerned the ICJ and the use of force.
What the paper expected beyond passage readingSeveral questions asked for an Article number, statutory provision, case name or legal term that was related to the passage but not stated as a ready-made answer. The Set M paper therefore tested legal knowledge as well as careful reading.
CLAT PG 2022 Final Answer Key and Question 30
Question 30 asked about a Hindu wife's right to maintenance under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. Some later web pages say that this question was removed. The official final PG key shows option D against question 30 and lists answers for all 120 questions.
Answer-key document
Question 30
Questions covered
Provisional key, 20 June 2022
D
1–120
Final key, 23 June 2022
D
1–120
The provisional and final PG keys contain the same 120 answers. This means all 120 questions remained part of the final evaluation.
How to Calculate the CLAT PG 2022 Score
The score is the number of correct answers minus 0.25 for every wrong answer. A question left blank adds or removes nothing. Marking more than one option was treated as a wrong response.
Score formulaCorrect answers − (wrong answers × 0.25). For example, 80 correct, 25 wrong and 15 unanswered questions give 73.75 marks.
Things to Remember About the CLAT PG 2022 Paper
The checked final key lists answers for all 120 PG questions and keeps option D for question 30.
The paper uses the statute names that applied in 2022, including the IPC, CrPC and Indian Evidence Act. They should not be silently replaced with newer law names in a historical paper.
Original practice: three questions on a fictional university rule.
Choose your answers, then submit the set.
Read the passage
A fictional university rule requires written reasons before a research grant is withdrawn. In an urgent safety case, payment may be suspended immediately, but written reasons must be sent within 9 days. An appeal may be filed within ten days after those reasons are received. The appeal body may examine whether the rule was followed; it cannot replace the grant policy with a policy it prefers.
Topics You Can Practise
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Area
Question focus
Public International Law
Territorial waters and flag-state jurisdiction
Legal reading
Judgment extracts and related questions
Before Scoring Your Attempt
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Check
Use
Year
Keep historical paper rules with the paper
Booklet
Match the code and question text, not just the number
Key
Use the final applicable revision, not an earlier appended table
Short-set maximum
Include every question in the set, including unanswered questions
Example: 18 correct and six wrong in a thirty-question set = 16.5/30 under +1/-0.25 marking.
CLAT PG Question Paper FAQs
Downloads and Format
Are Sets A, B, C and D four different mock tests? +
They are booklet versions of the same examination. Questions can appear at different numbers, so use the matching set when checking answers. A second set may repeat questions you have already attempted.
How should I review a correct answer that I guessed? +
Keep the mark, but check the sentence or legal principle supporting the answer. If you were choosing between two options, identify the word or exception that rules out the other one.
Should I change an old question to match a newer law? +
Keep the original wording and legal context when solving a previous-year question. Changing the statute or facts can change the answer. Revise later legal developments separately for the upcoming exam.
Practice and Scoring
Are the practice questions taken from CLAT PG 2022? +
No. They are original questions based on a fictional university rule. The passage supplies the rule, exception, appeal deadline and limits on the reviewing body.
Can the practice result predict my CLAT PG rank? +
No. It shows your accuracy on three questions. Rank depends on performance in the full examination and other candidates' scores.
What happens when I retry mistakes? +
Retry mistakes includes only incorrect and unanswered questions. Restart set brings back all three. Changing an answer clears the previous result.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.
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