Delhi Higher Judicial Service (DHJS) 2024: question paper and answer key
Delhi Higher Judicial Service Preliminary Examination-2024
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146 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 20.02.2025
Listed from delhihighcourt.nic.in · links checked 11 October 2026
- Conducted by
- Delhi High Court
- Held on
- 2 February 2025
- Questions
- 150
- Marking (as printed)
- Each question carries one mark; 25% negative marking (0.25 deducted for each wrong answer)
- Booklet
- A
- Deleted in the final key
- 4 (series A questions 14, 45, 51, 122)
The 2024 examination was held on 2 February 2025. 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; 1 split call was settled by a third look.
- Labour and Industrial Law16 · 11% · Practise
- Intellectual Property Law12 · 8% · Practise
- Civil Procedure Code10 · 7% · Practise
- Company and Commercial Law10 · 7% · Practise
- Criminal law (IPC / BNS)10 · 7% · Practise
- Special Criminal Laws10 · 7% · Practise
- Criminal procedure (CrPC / BNSS)10 · 7% · Practise
- Evidence (IEA / BSA)8 · 5% · Practise
- English6 · 4% · Practise
- General Knowledge6 · 4% · Practise
- Constitutional Law6 · 4% · Practise
- Partnership and Sale of Goods5 · 3% · Practise
- Transfer of Property Act5 · 3% · Practise
- Arbitration and ADR5 · 3% · Practise
- Contract Law5 · 3% · Practise
- Limitation Act4 · 3% · Practise
- Cyber and IT Law4 · 3% · Practise
- Negotiable Instruments Act4 · 3% · Practise
- Family Law (other)3 · 2% · Practise
- Hindu Law3 · 2% · Practise
- Specific Relief Act3 · 2% · Practise
- Motor Vehicles Act3 · 2% · Practise
- Current Affairs2 · 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 · 9
- Indian Evidence Act · 8
- Constitution · 6
- Copyright Act · 6
- Arbitration and Conciliation Act · 5
- Commercial Courts Act · 5
- Contract Act · 5
- CrPC · 5
- Industrial Disputes Act · 5
- TPA · 5
- BNS · 4
- BNSS · 4
- IPC · 4
- Limitation Act · 4
- NI Act · 4
- Prevention of Corruption Act · 4
- Designs Act · 3
- Hindu Succession Act · 3
- IT Act · 3
- Indian Succession Act · 3
- Juvenile Justice Act · 3
- Motor Vehicles Act · 3
- POCSO Act · 3
- Payment of Gratuity Act · 3
- SARFAESI Act · 3
- Sale of Goods Act · 3
- Specific Relief Act · 3
- Employee's Compensation Act · 2
- Factories Act · 2
- Indian Partnership Act · 2
- Minimum Wages Act · 2
- Payment of Wages Act · 2
- Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act · 2
- Trade Marks Act · 2
- Patents Act · 1