Delhi Higher Judicial Service (DHJS) 2022: question paper and answer key
Delhi Higher Judicial Service Preliminary Examination-2022
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Question paperdelhihighcourt.nic.inRevised answer keydelhihighcourt.nic.inModel answer key, Series A to Ddated 05.04.2022
Listed from delhihighcourt.nic.in · links checked 11 October 2026
- Conducted by
- Delhi High Court
- Held on
- 3 April 2022
- Questions
- 150
- Marking (as printed)
- Each question carries equal marks; 25% negative marking for each wrong answer
- Booklet
- A
- Deleted in the final key
- 2 (series A questions 5, 40)
The model key of 05.04.2022 and the revision notice dated 22.04.2022 together give the final answers; the notice also lists the deleted and duplicate questions (questions 13 and 19 were the same question).
What this paper asked
All 150 questions, classified by subject twice by separate reviewers; both agreed on every question.
- Labour and Industrial Law14 · 9% · Practise
- Civil Procedure Code12 · 8% · Practise
- Intellectual Property Law12 · 8% · Practise
- Special Criminal Laws11 · 7% · Practise
- Criminal procedure (CrPC / BNSS)10 · 7% · Practise
- Criminal law (IPC / BNS)9 · 6% · Practise
- Company and Commercial Law9 · 6% · Practise
- Constitutional Law8 · 5% · Practise
- Evidence (IEA / BSA)7 · 5% · Practise
- Contract Law6 · 4% · Practise
- Motor Vehicles Act5 · 3% · Practise
- English5 · 3% · Practise
- Current Affairs5 · 3% · Practise
- Arbitration and ADR5 · 3% · Practise
- Transfer of Property Act5 · 3% · Practise
- Hindu Law5 · 3% · Practise
- Limitation Act4 · 3% · Practise
- Partnership and Sale of Goods4 · 3% · Practise
- Specific Relief Act4 · 3% · Practise
- Family Law (other)3 · 2% · Practise
- Negotiable Instruments Act3 · 2% · Practise
- General Knowledge2 · 1% · Practise
- Cyber and IT Law2 · 1% · Practise
Acts the questions were on
Number of questions on each Act, counted only where both reviewers named the same Act; deleted questions left out. Linked Acts open in our Bare Acts library.
- CPC · 12
- CrPC · 10
- Constitution · 8
- IPC · 8
- Indian Evidence Act · 7
- Contract Act · 6
- Arbitration and Conciliation Act · 5
- Hindu Succession Act · 5
- TPA · 5
- Commercial Courts Act · 4
- Copyright Act · 4
- Industrial Disputes Act · 4
- Limitation Act · 4
- Motor Vehicles Act · 4
- POCSO Act · 4
- Prevention of Corruption Act · 4
- Specific Relief Act · 4
- Trade Marks Act · 4
- Indian Succession Act · 3
- Juvenile Justice Act · 3
- NI Act · 3
- SARFAESI Act · 3
- Sale of Goods Act · 3
- Designs Act · 2
- Factories Act · 2
- IT Act · 2
- Minimum Wages Act · 2
- Patents Act · 2
- Payment of Gratuity Act · 2
- Payment of Wages Act · 2
- Indian Partnership Act · 1