The MMDRA enacted by Parliament grants the Union Government the:

Right to regulate the grant of mining rights

Right to obtain ownership of land containing mineral wealth

Power to exclude the State Government from ownership rights of land containing mineral wealth

Right to impose taxes on all mining activities

What reason did A Rajan give for selling his shares in the company about which he had UPSI?

He needed funds to honour a CDR package.

He expected a huge rise in the share price of GIPL upon the disclosure of the UPSI in his possession.

It was a compulsory requirement under the shareholders’ agreement with SIL.

He needed funds to buy the securities of SIL.

The need for environmental clearance under the Environment Protection Act, 1986 is required for a project of coal mining:

In all lands whether privately, community or publicly owned

Only in lands owned by the Union Government

Only in lands owned by the State Government

Only where sustainability is threatened

What did A Rajan hold regarding the information related to the termination of the shareholders’ agreements between GIPL and SIL?

It was price sensitive information

It was not in the respondent’s possession

It had no impact on the closing price of GIPL’s shares

It was not price sensitive information

Static General Knowledge — CLAT Previous Year Questions

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

Solved PYQs: 361
Years covered: 2016–2026
Avg / year: ~33
Subject: Current Affairs & GK

How many CLAT questions come from Static General Knowledge?

Static General Knowledge has contributed 361 questions to Common Law Admission Test papers between 2016 and 2026 — an average of about 33 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 361 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to Static General Knowledge 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 Static General Knowledge questions from real CLAT papers

These are 5 real questions from the bank — exactly as asked, with the answer one tap away. All 361 Static General Knowledge questions (with full written solutions) are available in practice.

Question 1 · CLAT 2025
With reference to the information in Ques. 109 above, which region of the below mentioned states offers the least wages to the women workers in any sector?
1. (A) $Gujarat$
2. (B) $Goa$
3. (C) $Kerala$
4. (D) $Jharkhand$
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$Answer: (B) Goa$
Question 2 · CLAT 2023
The MMDRA enacted by Parliament grants the Union Government the:
1. (A) $Right to obtain ownership of land containing mineral wealth$
2. (B) $Power to exclude the State Government from ownership rights of land containing mineral wealth$
3. (C) $Right to regulate the grant of mining rights$
4. (D) $Right to impose taxes on all mining activities$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (C) Right to regulate the grant of mining rights$
Question 3 · CLAT 2023
What reason did A Rajan give for selling his shares in the company about which he had UPSI?
1. (A) $He expected a huge rise in the share price of GIPL upon the disclosure of the UPSI in his possession.$
2. (B) $It was a compulsory requirement under the shareholders’ agreement with SIL.$
3. (C) $He needed funds to buy the securities of SIL.$
4. (D) $He needed funds to honour a CDR package.$
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$Answer: (D) He needed funds to honour a CDR package.$
Question 4 · CLAT 2023
The need for environmental clearance under the Environment Protection Act, 1986 is required for a project of coal mining:
1. (A) $In all lands whether privately, community or publicly owned$
2. (B) $Only in lands owned by the Union Government$
3. (C) $Only in lands owned by the State Government$
4. (D) $Only where sustainability is threatened$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (A) In all lands whether privately, community or publicly owned$
Question 5 · CLAT 2023
What did A Rajan hold regarding the information related to the termination of the shareholders’ agreements between GIPL and SIL?
1. (A) $It was not in the respondent’s possession$
2. (B) $It had no impact on the closing price of GIPL’s shares$
3. (C) $It was not price sensitive information$
4. (D) $It was price sensitive information$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (D) It was price sensitive information$

Static General Knowledge questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2026	28
2025	25
2024	17
2023	36
2022	27
2021	32
2020	26
2019	53
2018	52
2017	50
2016	15

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How many CLAT questions have been asked from Static General Knowledge?

EByAi's bank holds 361 real CLAT questions from Static General Knowledge, asked between 2016 and 2026 — about 33 per year on average. Every count is measured from actual papers, not estimated.

Is Static General Knowledge important for CLAT?

361 questions over 11 papers make Static General Knowledge a high-weightage chapter in CLAT Current Affairs & GK. The year-wise table above shows exactly how often it appears.

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