If a writer escapes from early impulses, he will ...

Be unable to imagine creatively

Be able to converse with imaginary characters

What role do the Scottish moors play in Shakespeare’s Macbeth?

It is an ever-present omen of impending tragedy.

It serves as a beautiful, serene landscape.

It has no influence on the characters’ actions.

It is a place for the characters to relax.

Reading Comprehension — CLAT Previous Year Questions

354 solved PYQs · 2016–2026 · English Language

Solved PYQs: 354
Years covered: 2016–2026
Avg / year: ~32
Subject: English Language

How many CLAT questions come from Reading Comprehension?

Reading Comprehension has contributed 354 questions to Common Law Admission Test papers between 2016 and 2026 — an average of about 32 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 354 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to Reading Comprehension 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 Reading Comprehension questions from real CLAT papers

These are 5 real questions from the bank — exactly as asked, with the answer one tap away. All 354 Reading Comprehension questions (with full written solutions) are available in practice.

Question 1 · CLAT 2026
The word “Communalism” in the above passage refers to-
1. (A) $Religious identity$
2. (B) $Caste identity$
3. (C) $Regional identity$
4. (D) $Secularism$
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$Answer: (A) Religious identity$
Question 2 · CLAT 2025
George Orwell’s loneliness during childhood led to
1. (A) $Estrangement with his father$
2. (B) $Unhappy days$
3. (C) $Making up stories$
4. (D) $Unpleasant incidents$
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$Answer: (C) Making up stories$
Question 3 · CLAT 2025
If a writer escapes from early impulses, he will ...
1. (A) $Lose his urge to write$
2. (B) $Be unable to imagine creatively$
3. (C) $Be able to converse with imaginary characters$
4. (D) $Be able to influence others$
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$Answer: (A) Lose his urge to write$
Question 4 · CLAT 2024
What role do the Scottish moors play in Shakespeare’s Macbeth?
1. (A) $It serves as a beautiful, serene landscape.$
2. (B) $It has no influence on the characters’ actions.$
3. (C) $It is an ever-present omen of impending tragedy.$
4. (D) $It is a place for the characters to relax.$
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$Answer: (C) It is an ever-present omen of impending tragedy.$
Question 5 · CLAT 2024
Which of the following words best describes the setting in The God of Small Things?
1. (A) $boring.$
2. (B) $Lush and vibrant.$
3. (C) $Insignificant.$
4. (D) $Dark and foreboding.$
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$Answer: (B) Lush and vibrant.$

Reading Comprehension questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2026	29
2025	33
2024	45
2023	45
2022	36
2021	44
2020	42
2019	19
2018	31
2017	25
2016	5

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FAQs

How many CLAT questions have been asked from Reading Comprehension?

EByAi's bank holds 354 real CLAT questions from Reading Comprehension, asked between 2016 and 2026 — about 32 per year on average. Every count is measured from actual papers, not estimated.

Is Reading Comprehension important for CLAT?

354 questions over 11 papers make Reading Comprehension a high-weightage chapter in CLAT English Language. The year-wise table above shows exactly how often it appears.

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