AILET 2018 Sample Questions

AILET exam is scheduled to be conducted on May 6, 2018. In AILET 2018, aspirants will have to attempt 150 questions in 90 minutes duration.

AILET exam paper consists of questions from subjects such as English, GK, Current Affairs, Numerical Ability, Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning.

Going by the trend of previous years’ AILET exam paper, the standard of questions posed in this law entrance exam for admissions in National Law University (NLU), New Delhi is higher than CLAT and LSAT India.

AILET is a paper-pencil mode exam and candidates are advised to practice as many mock tests, sample question papers as well as previous years’ question papers as they can get hold of.  

We have compiled some sample questions for AILET 2018 which candidates should consider solving before appearing for the exam on Sunday.

1. Complete the sentences with suitable words indicating your option for each question

I saw ________ movie last night

a)      The

b)      A

c)       An

d)      One

2. The lady received quick promotions when they saw how ______ she was.

a)      Lethargic

b)      Hostile

c)       Correct

d)      Hardworking

3. She ________ in Calcutta for a quarter of a century now.

a)      Will live

b)      Lived

c)       Has been living

d)      Had been living

4. Change the word or phrase that best completes the sentences from the given alternatives. Indicate your option.

Who will _______ the children when their mother is in the hospital?

a)      Look after

b)      look for

c)       Look up

d)      Look about

5. The shower in the bathroom needs mending as it has started ______

a)      Trickling

b)      Soaking

c)       Dripping

d)      Overflowing

6. Wheat is not native to India and Barley _______

a)      Isn’t either

b)      Is either

c)       Is neither

d)      Isn’t neither

Choose the correct answer which is the closest in meaning to the word/phrase in italics given in the sentence.

7. The government is under no obligation to offer contracts to companies which choose to flout guidelines.

a)      Condemn

b)      Ignore

c)       Defy

d)      Neglect

8. It was a scurrilous attack on him.

a)      Serious

b)      Unjustified

c)       Insulting

d)      Justified

9. The present Chief Election Commissioner of India is:

a)      Sushma Swaraj

b)      Sudeep Jain

c)       Nasim Zaidi

d)      H. S. Brahma

10. Motor Cycle was invented by

a)      Davidson

b)      G. Daimler

c)       Benz

d)      MacMillan

11. The largest state in India in terms of territory is

a)      Uttar Pradesh

b)      Madhya Pradesh

c)       Maharashtra

d)      Rajasthan

12. The Indian state with the maximum number of Rajya Sabha seats is

a)      Maharashtra

b)      Uttar Pradesh

c)       Tamil Nadu

d)      Andhra Pradesh

13. Census takes place in India

a)      Every 20 years

b)      Every 10 years

c)       Every 15 years

d)      Every 5 years

14. INTERPOL, international police organisation has its headquarters at:

a)      Paris

b)      Lyons

c)       London

d)      Frankfurt

15. Which of the following has the oldest rocks in India?

a)      Aravallis

b)      Himalayas

c)       Siwaliks

d)      None of the above

16. Two persons are said to be joint tortfeasors when

a)   A person on account of his negligence gives opportunity to another for committing a tort

b)      Two or more persons are simultaneously involved in committing a wrong

c)       A tort is committed by two or more persons or any one of them when  they are engaged in furtherance of a concerted purpose

d)      Two persons together commit a tort

Find out the missing alphabet/number.

17. D,H,L,R,?

a)      T

b)      X

c)       I

d)      O

18. Kaziranga:Rhino::?:Lion

a)      Corbett

b)      Kanha

c)       Gir

d)      Sunderbans

19. 6,11,21,36,56,?

a)      66

b)      76

c)       81

d)      86

20. A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years back, he was four time as old as his son. What is the age of the son?

a)      12

b)      15

c)       18

d)      20

21. “Make hay while the sunshine” is logically similar to:

a)      Sleep when you are tired

b)      Take the bull by horn

c)       Losing hope is along everything

d)      None of the above

22. Ram is facing North-West. He turns in clockwise direction by 90 degrees, then 180 degress in the anti-clockwise direction and then another 90 degreed in the same direction. Which direction is he facing now?

a)      South-West

b)      West

c)       South

d)      South-East

23. Kriti took loan of Rs 800 at the rate of 11% per year for 7 months. After seven months she has to pay:

a)      Rs 851

b)      Rs 852

c)       Rs 950

d)      Rs 951

24. For digestion of food, hydrochloric acid is secreted into stomach at a pH value of

a)      2

b)      4

c)       6

d)      18

25. In India, women were allowed to contest election and to public offices for the first time in

a)      1909

b)      1919

c)       1935

d)      1926

26. The first Indian to get a medal at the World Boxing Championship was

a)      Jayadev Bisht

b)      Suvanjoy Singh

c)       Vijendra Singh

d)      Rajkumar Sanghwan

27. The Indian Territory which fell under the states on the eve of Independence was:

a)      Only 20 Percent

b)      Over 80 percent

c)       54 percent

d)      46 percent

28. According to the Constitution, amendments cannot be proposed in either House to

a)      The Annual Financial Statement

b)      Appropriation Bill

c)       Demand for Grants

d)      All of the above

29. The number of natural numbers of two or more than two digits in which digits from left to right are in increasing order is

a)      127

b)      128

c)       502

d)      501

30. A train travels with a speed of 20 m/s in the first 10 minutes, goes 8.5 kms in the next 10 minutes, 11 kms in the next 10 minutes, 8.5 kms in the next 10 and 6 kms in the next 10 minutes. What is the average speed of the train in kilometer per hour for the journey described?

a)      42 kmph

b)      35.8 kmph

c)       55.2 kmph

d)      46 kmph

31. Which of the following bombs, when dropped on a city, will kill only the inhabitants?

a)      Atom Bomb

b)      Hydrogen Bomb

c)       Chemical Bomb

d)      Neutron Bomb

32. What is the colour of pure diamond?

a)      Light green

b)      Light yellow

c)       Light blue

d)      Light pink  

Answer the question below which follow from application of the under-mentioned legal principle:

33. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: Nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of right of private defence. This right also extends to lawfully causing the death of the assailant, if the offence which occasions the exercise of the right of private defence, be

1. An assault which reasonably causes the apprehension of death or grievous hurt (Very serious hurt)

2. An assault which causes reasonable apprehension of rape

3. An assault which causes reasonable apprehension of kidnapping This right is available for protecting one’s own body, as well as the body of any other, provided the assault is not self invited.

Decide whether the right of private defence is available in the following situations.

FACTUAL SITUATION: A was holding the birthday party of his daughter. Some of his friends decided to present her with a car. To create an element of surprises, they decided to kidnap her for a few minutes while the party was in full swing and then get her back in the new car. They put the plan into action. While they were kidnapping, A got very alarmed and asked the guards to open fire. The guards killed all the five friends. A is

a)      Not protected

b)      Protected because he did not kill, the guards did

c)       Not protected because A’s own body was not involved

d)      Protected because to any ordinary person there would have appeared a reasonable apprehension of kidnapping.

34. Principle: Limitation bars the remedy not the right

Facts: after the expiry of the period of limitation of three years, debtor Rohan makes a part payment of debt to creditor Sohan. Sohan then files a suit against Rohan for recovery of the debt after two years from the date of part payment. Decide.

a)      The part payment extends the period of limitation

b)      The suit is time barred as part payment is made after the expiry of period of limitation

c)       Fresh period of limitation begins from the date of part payment

d)      None of the above

35. Principle: An agreement is void to the extent that it restricts absolutely, a part from enforcing his contractual rights by using proceedings in any ordinary court.

A and B entered into a transaction in Delhi for sale of goods based in Delhi. The contract stated that in case of a dispute, only civil courts in Chennai would have jurisdiction. Neither A nor B resided or carried on business in Chennai.

a)      The contract is valid since it is still an Indian court that has jurisdiction

b)      The contract is void since it ousts the jurisdiction of the competent court

c)       The contract is void since the consent of the court is required before entering into such a contract

d)      The contract is valid since Chennai courts have expertise with respect to contractual matters