Delhi Judicial Service (DJS) 2022: question paper and answer key
Delhi Judicial Service Preliminary Examination-2022
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191 questions in 150 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.inRevised answer keydelhihighcourt.nic.inModel answer key, Series A to Ddated 27.04.2022
Listed from delhihighcourt.nic.in · links checked 11 October 2026
- Conducted by
- Delhi High Court
- Held on
- 24 April 2022
- Questions
- 200
- 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
- 3 (series A questions 76, 105, 163)
The model key of 27.04.2022 and the revision notice dated 18.05.2022 together give the final answers (model key found on the High Court's job openings archive, 16 October 2026).
What this paper asked
All 200 questions, classified by subject twice by separate reviewers; 5 split calls were settled by a third look.
- Civil Procedure Code33 · 17% · Practise
- Criminal procedure (CrPC / BNSS)30 · 15% · Practise
- Criminal law (IPC / BNS)25 · 13% · Practise
- Evidence (IEA / BSA)20 · 10% · Practise
- Arbitration and ADR15 · 8% · Practise
- Constitutional Law15 · 8% · Practise
- English15 · 8% · Practise
- Limitation Act10 · 5% · Practise
- Contract Law9 · 5% · Practise
- Company and Commercial Law9 · 5% · Practise
- General Knowledge6 · 3% · Practise
- Specific Relief Act5 · 3% · Practise
- Special Criminal Laws5 · 3% · Practise
- Current Affairs2 · 1% · Practise
- Public International Law1 · 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.