Delhi Higher Judicial Service (DHJS) 2023: question paper and answer key
Delhi Higher Judicial Service Preliminary Examination-2023
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147 questions in 120 minutes, in the marking printed on the paper, scored against the final official key. Questions the key deleted are left out. Free.
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Question paperdelhihighcourt.nic.inModel answer keydelhihighcourt.nic.inRevision notice (answer key)dated 16.09.2023
Listed from delhihighcourt.nic.in · links checked 11 October 2026
- Conducted by
- Delhi High Court
- Held on
- 20 August 2023
- Questions
- 150
- Marking (as printed)
- Each question carries equal marks; 25% negative marking for each wrong answer; maximum marks 150
- Booklet
- A
- Deleted in the final key
- 2 (series A questions 23, 77)
The final key is the model key with the revision notice applied.
What this paper asked
All 150 questions, classified by subject twice by separate reviewers; 5 split calls were settled by a third look.
- Labour and Industrial Law14 · 9% · Practise
- Intellectual Property Law12 · 8% · Practise
- Special Criminal Laws11 · 7% · Practise
- Criminal law (IPC / BNS)10 · 7% · Practise
- Company and Commercial Law9 · 6% · Practise
- Civil Procedure Code9 · 6% · Practise
- Criminal procedure (CrPC / BNSS)8 · 5% · Practise
- Evidence (IEA / BSA)8 · 5% · Practise
- Constitutional Law7 · 5% · Practise
- English6 · 4% · Practise
- Contract Law6 · 4% · Practise
- Arbitration and ADR6 · 4% · Practise
- Hindu Law5 · 3% · Practise
- Specific Relief Act5 · 3% · Practise
- Motor Vehicles Act5 · 3% · Practise
- Transfer of Property Act5 · 3% · Practise
- General Knowledge4 · 3% · Practise
- Partnership and Sale of Goods4 · 3% · Practise
- Limitation Act4 · 3% · Practise
- Negotiable Instruments Act3 · 2% · Practise
- Current Affairs3 · 2% · Practise
- Family Law (other)3 · 2% · Practise
- Cyber and IT Law3 · 2% · 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.
- IPC · 10
- CPC · 9
- CrPC · 8
- Indian Evidence Act · 8
- Constitution · 7
- Arbitration and Conciliation Act · 6
- Contract Act · 6
- Motor Vehicles Act · 5
- Specific Relief Act · 5
- TPA · 5
- Commercial Courts Act · 4
- Copyright Act · 4
- Hindu Succession Act · 4
- Industrial Disputes Act · 4
- Limitation Act · 4
- POCSO Act · 4
- IT Act · 3
- Juvenile Justice Act · 3
- NI Act · 3
- Prevention of Corruption Act · 3
- SARFAESI Act · 3
- Sale of Goods Act · 3
- Trade Marks Act · 3
- Designs Act · 2
- Employee's Compensation Act · 2
- Factories Act · 2
- Indian Succession Act · 2
- Minimum Wages Act · 2
- Patents Act · 2
- Payment of Gratuity Act · 2
- Payment of Wages Act · 2
- Indian Partnership Act · 1