Delhi Higher Judicial Service (DHJS) 2022 Official Paper
Official Past PaperThe Delhi Higher Judicial Service Preliminary Examination 2022 question paper (Series A), set by the Delhi High Court and held on 3 April 2022, reproduced from the official question booklet with answers from the High Court's model answer key of 5 April 2022 as revised by its notice of 22 April 2022. 144 of 150 questions. Left out, 6: Q5: deleted, one mark awarded to all candidates (High Court notice of 22.04.2022); Q8: two options, (1) and (4), accepted by the final key (notice of 22.04.2022); Q19: duplicate of Q13; the notice of 22.04.2022 awards one mark for the duplicate question to every candidate (Q13 is kept); Q40: deleted, one mark awarded to all candidates (notice of 22.04.2022); Q95: its printed stem, Which of the following statements is correct?, is word for word the stem of Q78 and the bank does not allow two identical stems in one test (Q78 is kept); Q112: same printed stem as Q78, for the same reason (Q78 is kept). Timing and marking as in the High Court's instructions for the 2022 examination: 2 hours, 1 mark per question, 25% negative marking for each wrong answer. Questions on the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act were set before these were replaced on 1 July 2024 by the BNS, BNSS and BSA, and are answered under the law then in force.
InstructionsShow
- 144 questions, 120 minutes.
- Marking: +1 for a correct answer, −0.25 for a wrong answer, 0 for unanswered.
- The timer starts when you press Start and keeps running if you close the page. Come back to this page to continue the same attempt. When time runs out, the test is submitted with the answers saved by then.
- You can skip a question, mark it for review, clear a response and go back to any question before you submit. Unanswered questions are not penalised.
- Correct answers and explanations are shown after you submit.
Questions by subject
- Labour and Industrial Law 13
- Civil Procedure Code 12
- Intellectual Property Law 12
- Special Criminal Laws 11
- Criminal law (IPC / BNS) 9
- Criminal procedure (CrPC / BNSS) 9
- Company and Commercial Law 8
- Constitutional Law 8
- Evidence (IEA / BSA) 7
- Contract Law 6
- Arbitration and ADR 5
- Current Affairs 5
- Transfer of Property Act 5
- English 4
- Hindu Law 4
- Limitation Act 4
- Motor Vehicles Act 4
- Partnership and Sale of Goods 4
- Specific Relief Act 4
- Family Law (other) 3
- Negotiable Instruments Act 3
- Cyber and IT Law 2
- General Knowledge 2
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