Which of the following statements is not true regarding the applicability of rule of open courts?

Fair administration of justice is a means to ensure public trial, not an end.

In case of a conflict between fair administration of justice and public trial, public trial may have to be regulated in the interest of administration of justice.

Open court principle is not an inflexible and universal rule.

Exceptions to rule of open courts ensure that justice is never defeated. CORRECT OPTION: A

Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical or usage error: Evidently our product is the most unique in the market.

C Note: For this question, ambiguity is found in question/answer. Candidate will get full marks for this question if any of these options are chosen - 2,3

English Grammar & Usage — CLAT Previous Year Questions

25 solved PYQs · 2016–2026 · English Language

Solved PYQs: 25
Years covered: 2016–2026
Avg / year: ~4
Subject: English Language

How many CLAT questions come from English Grammar & Usage?

English Grammar & Usage has contributed 25 questions to Common Law Admission Test papers between 2016 and 2026 — an average of about 4 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 25 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to English Grammar & Usage within English Language, 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 English Grammar & Usage questions from real CLAT papers

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Question 1 · CLAT 2021
Which of the following statements is not true regarding the applicability of rule of open courts?
1. (A) $Fair administration of justice is a means to ensure public trial, not an end.$
2. (B) $In case of a conflict between fair administration of justice and public trial, public trial may have to be regulated in the interest of administration of justice.$
3. (C) $Open court principle is not an inflexible and universal rule.$
4. (D) $Exceptions to rule of open courts ensure that justice is never defeated. CORRECT OPTION: A$
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$Answer: (A) Fair administration of justice is a means to ensure public trial, not an end.$
Question 2 · CLAT 2017
Choose the correct spellings in options given below.
1. (A) $Gratuitous$
2. (B) $Gratuitus$
3. (C) $Gratetious$
4. (D) $Gratitious$
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$Answer: (A) Gratuitous$
Question 3 · CLAT 2017
Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical or usage error: Evidently our product is the most unique in the market.
1. (A) $B$
2. (B) $D$
3. (C) $A$
4. (D) $C Note: For this question, ambiguity is found in question/answer. Candidate will get full marks for this question if any of these options are chosen - 2,3$
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$Answer: (B) D$
Question 4 · CLAT 2017
Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical or usage error: The most difficult job is to bend and then lift the weight.
1. (A) $D$
2. (B) $A$
3. (C) $C$
4. (D) $B$
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$Answer: (B) A$
Question 5 · CLAT 2017
Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical or usage error: The officer asked that the report be submitted immediately.
1. (A) $D$
2. (B) $B$
3. (C) $A$
4. (D) $C$
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$Answer: (D) C$

English Grammar & Usage questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2026	2
2025	1
2021	1
2019	2
2018	1
2017	10
2016	8

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How many CLAT questions have been asked from English Grammar & Usage?

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25 questions over 7 papers make English Grammar & Usage a steady-weightage chapter in CLAT English Language. The year-wise table above shows exactly how often it appears.

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