The ICJ held hearings for provisional measures in response to Ukraine’s application excerpted above on March 7, 2022. Which of the following did the Russian Federation do in relation to these hearings?

It chose not to appear before the ICJ, and submitted written pleadings objecting to the ICJ’s jurisdiction over the matter

It appeared before the ICJ, and also submitted written pleadings objecting to the ICJ’s jurisdiction over the matter

It chose not to appear before the ICJ, and did not submit any written pleadings either

It appeared before the ICJ, but chose not to submit any written pleadings

Article 38(1) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice recognises certain sources of law that it must apply in deciding disputes submitted to it. Which of the following is or are included under Article 38(1)?

International conventions, whether general or particular, establishing rules expressly recognised by the contesting states

International custom, as evidence of a general practice accepted as law

The general principles of law recognised by civilised nations

Article IX of the Convention provides that disputes between Contracting Parties relating to the interpretation, application or fulfilment of the Convention shall be submitted to the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) at the request of:

Any of the parties to the dispute

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Any State not party to the dispute

The Secretary-General of the United Nations

What makes the US strategically dominant global hegemon?

The role of US as a guarantor of global energy flows.

Capacity of the US to provide oil protection service, guarding pipelines, refineries, and loading facilities.

Increasingly militarized energy policy of the US Navy, the largest oceanic force on the planet.

International Relations — CLAT Previous Year Questions

76 solved PYQs · 2016–2026 · Current Affairs & GK

Solved PYQs: 76
Years covered: 2016–2026
Avg / year: ~7
Subject: Current Affairs & GK

How many CLAT questions come from International Relations?

International Relations has contributed 76 questions to Common Law Admission Test papers between 2016 and 2026 — an average of about 7 questions a year. That count is measured from EByAi’s bank of 19,890 CLAT questions, not estimated from a syllabus. Every one of the 76 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to International Relations within Current Affairs & GK, so you can drill this chapter across every year at once instead of hunting through paper PDFs. Practising a chapter’s full PYQ history is the fastest way to learn the patterns examiners reuse.

Sample International Relations questions from real CLAT papers

These are 5 real questions from the bank — exactly as asked, with the answer one tap away. All 76 International Relations questions (with full written solutions) are available in practice.

Question 1 · CLAT 2023
Which of the following relates to the conditions under which States may resort to war or the use of armed force in general?
1. (A) $Jus gentium$
2. (B) $Jus ad bellum$
3. (C) $Jus in bello$
4. (D) $Jus cogens$
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$Answer: (B) Jus ad bellum$
Question 2 · CLAT 2023
The ICJ held hearings for provisional measures in response to Ukraine’s application excerpted above on March 7, 2022. Which of the following did the Russian Federation do in relation to these hearings?
1. (A) $It appeared before the ICJ, and also submitted written pleadings objecting to the ICJ’s jurisdiction over the matter$
2. (B) $It chose not to appear before the ICJ, and did not submit any written pleadings either$
3. (C) $It chose not to appear before the ICJ, and submitted written pleadings objecting to the ICJ’s jurisdiction over the matter$
4. (D) $It appeared before the ICJ, but chose not to submit any written pleadings$
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$Answer: (C) It chose not to appear before the ICJ, and submitted written pleadings objecting to the ICJ’s jurisdiction over the matter$
Question 3 · CLAT 2023
Article 38(1) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice recognises certain sources of law that it must apply in deciding disputes submitted to it. Which of the following is or are included under Article 38(1)?
1. (A) $International conventions, whether general or particular, establishing rules expressly recognised by the contesting states$
2. (B) $International custom, as evidence of a general practice accepted as law$
3. (C) $The general principles of law recognised by civilised nations$
4. (D) $All of the above$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (D) All of the above$
Question 4 · CLAT 2023
Article IX of the Convention provides that disputes between Contracting Parties relating to the interpretation, application or fulfilment of the Convention shall be submitted to the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) at the request of:
1. (A) $The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees$
2. (B) $Any State not party to the dispute$
3. (C) $The Secretary-General of the United Nations$
4. (D) $Any of the parties to the dispute$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (D) Any of the parties to the dispute$
Question 5 · CLAT 2022
What makes the US strategically dominant global hegemon?
1. (A) $Capacity of the US to provide oil protection service, guarding pipelines, refineries, and loading facilities.$
2. (B) $Increasingly militarized energy policy of the US Navy, the largest oceanic force on the planet.$
3. (C) $The role of US as a guarantor of global energy flows.$
4. (D) $All the above$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (C) The role of US as a guarantor of global energy flows.$

International Relations questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2026	10
2025	8
2024	6
2023	5
2022	9
2021	6
2020	8
2019	10
2018	3
2017	8
2016	3

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