Previous Year Questions: Science | Current Affairs & General Knowledge - CLAT PDF Download

Q.1. From which of the following sites, the female skeleton 16614 is recovered whose DNA sequencing has revealed that the people in the Indus Valley Civilization have an independent origin?     (NLUD, 2020)
(a) Ganveriwala
(b) Mohenjo-Daro
(c) Dholavira
(d) Rakhigarhi

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.2. What is the duration of Solar Cycle?    (NLUD, 2020)
(a) 100 years
(b) 6 months
(c) 11 years
(d) 12 months

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.3. Sound cannot travel through    (NLUD, 2020)
(a) Gas
(b) Liquid
(c) Metal
(d) Vacuum

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.4. The chemical component which is found in most of the virus is ____    (NLUD, 2020)
(a) Protein
(b) Lipids
(c) DNA
(d) RNA

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.5. When ghee is kept in open air/sunlight for 30 minutes, the loss of Vitamin 'A' is     (AILET, 2018)
(a) 100%
(b) 75%
(c) 34%
(d) None of the above.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.6. Light waves can be polarised because they    (AILET, 2018)
(a) have high frequency
(b) have short wavelength
(c) are compressive
(d) are transverse.

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.7. In 2018, scientists have discovered a new organ which could also be the biggest organ in human body. What is the name of the organ?    (AILET, 2018)
(a) Interstitium
(b) Mesentery
(c) Langerhans
(d) Myeloid.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.8. Recently a star, Icarus was seen by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. What was the approximate time taken by Icarus' light to reach the Earth?    (CLAT, 2018)
(a) Nine billion years
(b) Ten million years
(c) Seven trillion years
(d) One hundred years.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.9. Why a small pouch containing silica gel is often found in bottles of medicine in tablet or powder form?     (NLU Delhi, 2017)
(a) It kills bacteria
(b) It kills germs and spores
(c) It absorbs moisture
(d) It acts as a preservative.

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.10. Which of the following are Nocturnal in nature?    (NLU Delhi, 2017)
(a) Kiwi
(b) Red Panda
(c) Catfish
(d) All of these.

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.11. Which of the following are optical illusions?    (NLU Delhi, 2017)
(a) Twinkle of stars in the sky
(b) Rainbow
(c) Auroras
(d) All of these

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.12. ______is the World's lightest material developed by ISRO scientists.     (NLU Delhi, 2017)
(a) Sillica Aerogel
(b) Carbon Aerogel
(c) Graphite Aerogel
(d) Fiberol.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.13. Wi-Fi uses ____ in order to transmit data whereas Li-Fi uses ____ in order to transmit data.     (NLU Delhi, 2017)
(a) radio waves, laser
(b) radio waves, visible light
(c) electromagnetic waves, laser
(d) infrared rays, radio waves.

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.14. ____ is used for constructing filament of the World's thinnest light bulb?    (NLU Delhi, 2017)
(a) Graphite
(b) Graphene
(c) Carbon
(d) Tungsten.

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.15. A feature 'Bluetooth' now common in mobile phones, gets its name from a:    (CLAT, 2013)
(a) Chinese 10^th Century King
(b) UK Software Company
(c) Greek Goddess
(d) Danish 10^th Century King.

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.16. Light Year is the unit of:     (CLAT, 2013)
(a) Time
(b) Distance
(c) Light
(d) None of these.

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.17. The leaning tower of Pisa does not fall because:     (CLAT, 2013)
(a) It is tapered at the top
(b) It covers a large base area
(c) Its C.G. is inside the tower
(d) The vertical line passing through the C.G. of the tower falls within its base.

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.18. Potential Energy is described by the expression:    (CLAT, 2013)
(a) PE = mgh
(b) PE = ngh
(c) PE = oph
(d) PE = pph.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.19. Which one of the following is the most effective carrier of communications?    (NLU, Delhi, 2013)
(a) Cables
(b) Radio waves
(c) Microwaves
(d) Optical fibres.

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.20. Which one of the following compounds is used as a sedative?    (NLU, Delhi, 2013)
(a) Potassium Bromide
(b) Calcium Chloride
(c) Ethyl Alcohol
(d) Phosphorus Trichloride.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.21. In a fire siren, a jet of air is directed against a series of evenly spaced holes in a rotating disc. As the disc speeds up, the tone    (NLU, Delhi, 2013)
(a) maintains constant pitch
(b) drops in pitch
(c) increases in wavelength
(d) increases in frequency.

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.22. After death, the 
(I) arteries are usually empty of blood 
(II) blood in arteries clots 
(III) veins are empty of blood 
(IV) veins are full of clots    (NLU, Delhi, 2013)
(a) I and II
(b) I only
(c) I and IV
(d) III only.

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.23. A victim of a road accident is unconscious. Put in correct order the steps in First-Aid.
(I) Treating for cardiac arrest
(II) Treating for asphyxia
(III) Treating for shock
(IV) Arrest Haemorrhage
(V) Cleanse and cover wounds    (NLU, Delhi, 2013)
(a) I, II, III, IV, V
(b) II, I, IV, III, V
(c) II, III, I, IV, V
(d) V, II, I, III, IV.

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.24. Metals that can be easily beaten into sheets are known as:    (D.U.LL.B., 2013)
(a) Beatable
(b) Ductile
(c) Polymers
(d) Malleable.

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.25. Munchausen Syndrome refers to:    (D.U. LL.B.,2013)
(a) A mental disorder in which the affected person fakes or exaggerates illness to gain attention and treatment
(b) A condition in which the affected person is excessively worried or prc-occupied about having illness
(c) A disorder involving a fear of being negatively evaluated by others or being embarrassed because of impulsive acts
(d) An eating disorder involving a compulsion, to eat or avoid eating.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.26. Leukemia is a disease related to    (CLAT, 2012)
(a) Kidney
(b) Throat
(c) Blood
(d) Eyes.

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.27. Light year is a unit of    (CLAT, 2012)
(a) Distance
(b) Time
(c) Sound
(d) Light intensity.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.28. Which is the largest gland in human body?    (CLAT, 2012)
(a) Pancreas
(b) Liver
(c) Thyroid
(d) Pituitary.

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.29. The largest living flightless bird is    (CLAT, 2012)
(a) Emu
(b) Kiwi
(c) Ostrich
(d) Penguin.

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.30. On what does the escape velocity of a body depend?
I. Mass of celestial body
II. The distance from the centre of mass to the escaping object    (NLU, Delhi, 2012)
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II.

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.31. The blood enters the aorta from    (NLU, Delhi, 2012)
(a) left ventricle
(b) left auricle
(c) right ventricle
(d) right auricle.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.32. Desert plants would be characterised by    (NLU, Delhi, 2012)
(a) vivipary
(b) aerenchyma
(c) aerial roots
(d) sunken stomata.

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.33. Why is sprouted gram considered more nutritious?    (NLU, Delhi, 2012)
(a) Seeds are storehouses of energy
(b) Germinating seeds produce enzymes which are a rich source of protein
(c) Seeds have plenty of amino acids and glucose
(d) Sprouted gram is not more nutritious; it is just an old wives' tale that it is.

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.34. The edible portion of which of the following vegetables is not a stem?    (NLU, Delhi, 2012)
(a) Potato
(b) Sweet potato
(c) Ginger
(d) Corn of Colocasia.

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.35.  You are standing in a lift. The force on the floor of the lift due to your weight will     (NLU, Delhi, 2012)
(a) become zero when the lift moves up with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s²
(b) become zero when the lift moves down with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s²
(c) become zero when the lift moves with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s² in any direction
(d) remain unchanged whatever be the value of acceleration of the lift.

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.36. What happens to the level of mercury in a barometer tube when it is taken down a coal mine? It    (NLU, Delhi, 2012)
(a) falls
(b) remain unaltered
(c) rises
(d) rises and then falls.

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.37.  A popping sound is heard in the car when yawning or swallowing. This is caused by     (NLU, Delhi, 2012)
(a) air in the cochlea
(b) the opening of the Eustachian tubes
(c) air entering the perilymph
(d) the moving of the jaws.

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.38. The body's thermostat is in the     (NLU, Delhi, 2012)
(a) pineal
(b) hypothalamus
(c) thyroid
(d) pituitary.

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.39. Sphygomomanometer is used to test    (D.U. LL.B., 2012)
(a) Harmones Action
(b) Brain Tumour
(c) Functions of Intestines
(d) Blood Pressure.

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.40. Diphtheria is a disease affecting    (D.U. LL.B., 2012)
(a) eyes
(b) throat
(c) liver
(d) pancreas.

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.41. What is the unit for temperature in the metric system?    (D.U. LL.B., 2012)
(a) Fahrenheit
(b) Kelvin
(c) Degree
(d) Celsius.

Correct Answer is Option (d)