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Maharashtra Civil Judge (JD) and JMFC 2021: question paper and answer key

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)

Official files

Question paperMPSC Previous Question Papers, Advt. No. 270/2021, row "Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class Preliminary Examination- 2021" (published 14-03-2022); Answer Keys of Examinations, row "Advt. No. 270/2021 - Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class Preliminary Examination 2021 - Final Answer Key" (published 28-04-2022). Search "Judge" in each table.Final answer keympsc.gov.in

Listed from mpsc.gov.in , links checked 12 November 2026

Conducted by: Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC)
Held on: 12 March 2022
Questions: 100
Marking (as printed): 100 questions, 100 marks, 2 hours; for each wrong answer 25% (1/4) of the marks for that question are deducted
Booklet: A
Deleted in the final key: 4 (series A questions 8, 12, 13, 29)

MPSC lists the question booklet under Previous Question Papers (Advt. No. 270/2021, published 14-03-2022) and the final answer key under Answer Keys of Examinations (published 28-04-2022). The booklet is in English with Marathi cover instructions, booklet code X14, series A (the key gives answers for series A, B, C and D). The final key states it was revised after candidates' objections and expert opinion and is final. Cancelled questions in series A: 8, 12, 13, 29. The MPSC site serves files through a download button on these listing pages, not a fixed file address.

What this paper asked

All 100 questions, classified by subject twice by separate reviewers; both agreed on every question.

Civil Procedure Code10, 10%, Practise
Constitutional Law10, 10%, Practise
Criminal law (IPC / BNS)10, 10%, Practise
Criminal procedure (CrPC / BNSS)10, 10%, Practise
Evidence (IEA / BSA)10, 10%, Practise
Limitation Act10, 10%, Practise
Specific Relief Act10, 10%, Practise
State Local Laws10, 10%
Transfer of Property Act10, 10%, Practise
Contract Law6, 6%, Practise
Partnership and Sale of Goods4, 4%, 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 10
Constitution of India 10
CrPC 10
IPC 10
Indian Evidence Act 10
Limitation Act 10
Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 10
Specific Relief Act 10
Transfer of Property Act 10
Contract Act 6

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