Maharashtra Civil Judge (JD) and JMFC: previous year papers
Official question papers and answer keys published by Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC). Links open on the official site.
- 2023: Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class Preliminary Examination 2023 (Advt. No. 047/2023), question booklet series A, subject: prescribed legal knowledge (vihit kayadevishayak dnyan)held 18 November 2023, 100 questions, subject breakdown
- 2022: Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class Preliminary Examination 2022 (Advt. No. 026/2023), question booklet series A, subject: prescribed legal knowledge (vihit kayadevishayak dnyan)held 9 September 2023, 100 questions, subject breakdown
- 2021: Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class Preliminary Examination 2021 (Advt. No. 270/2021), question booklet series A, subject: prescribed legal knowledge (vihit kayadevishayak dnyan)held 12 March 2022, 100 questions, 4 deleted in the final key, subject breakdown
- 2020: Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class Preliminary Examination 2020 (Advt. No. 01/2020), question booklet series A, subject: prescribed legal knowledge (vihit kayadevishayak dnyan)100 questions, subject breakdown
- 2019: Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class Preliminary Examination 2019 (Advt. No. 02/2019), question booklet series A, subject: prescribed legal knowledge (vihit kayadevishayak dnyan)100 questions, subject breakdown
What the paper asks, year by year
Share of questions by subject, from our question-by-question breakdown of each official paper.
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Practise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Procedure Code | 9% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 23% | Practise |
| Evidence (IEA / BSA) | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 21% | Practise |
| Criminal procedure (CrPC / BNSS) | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 19% | Practise |
| Constitutional Law | 7% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 16% | Practise |
| Criminal law (IPC / BNS) | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 12% | Practise |
| Specific Relief Act | 12% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | Practise |
| State Local Laws | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 0 | |
| Transfer of Property Act | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 0 | Practise |
| Limitation Act | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 0 | Practise |
| Contract Law | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 0 | Practise |
| Partnership and Sale of Goods | 4% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 0 | Practise |
| Company and Commercial Law | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Practise |
| Jurisprudence and Legal Maxims | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Practise |
| Muslim Law | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Practise |
| Negotiable Instruments Act | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Practise |
| Special Criminal Laws | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Practise |
Acts tested in more than one paper
Counted where both of our reviewers named the same Act. Linked Acts open in our Bare Acts library.
- Constitution of India 5 papers
- CPC 5 papers
- CrPC 5 papers
- Indian Evidence Act 5 papers
- IPC 5 papers
- Specific Relief Act 5 papers
- Contract Act 4 papers
- Limitation Act 4 papers
- Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 4 papers
- Transfer of Property Act 4 papers