Article II of the Convention defines ‘genocide’ to mean certain acts, “committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group”. Which of the following is not included in the list of such acts under Article II of the Convention?

Promoting the cultural activities of the group

Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group

Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group

According to the provisions of the Extradition Act, 1962, where there is no extradition treaty made by India with a foreign State, which of the following is correct?

The Central Government may, by notified order, treat any Convention to which India and the foreign State are parties, as an extradition treaty made by India with that foreign State.

The Central Government may, by law, treat any Convention to which India is a party, as an extradition treaty made by India with that foreign State.

The Central Government may, by notified order, treat the pari materia provisions of the statutes of both States relating to extradition, as an extradition treaty made by India with that foreign State.

Extradition is not permissible. CORRECT OPTION: A

“Whether or not the fugitive who has been extradited would have a standing to complain of the judicial process in the requesting State after extradition has been done, independent of the position taken by the requested State, is a debatable issue.” The given statement relates to the debates in international law concerning_________

The position of an individual as a subject of international law, and the obligation of States towards individuals.

The position of State as a subject of international law, and the obligation of individuals in international law.

The position of an individual as a subject of State, and the obligation of States in international law.

The position of an individual as a subject of international law, and the obligation of individuals not in domestic law. CORRECT OPTION: A

According to Immanuel Kant rational formal knowledge is:

concerned with the form of understanding and reason itself

concerned with some particular object

International Law — CLAT Previous Year Questions

30 solved PYQs · 2017–2026 · Legal Reasoning

Solved PYQs: 30
Years covered: 2017–2026
Avg / year: ~3
Subject: Legal Reasoning

How many CLAT questions come from International Law?

International Law has contributed 30 questions to Common Law Admission Test papers between 2017 and 2026 — an average of about 3 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 30 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to International Law within Legal Reasoning, 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.

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Question 1 · CLAT 2023
Article II of the Convention defines ‘genocide’ to mean certain acts, “committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group”. Which of the following is not included in the list of such acts under Article II of the Convention?
1. (A) $Killing members of the group$
2. (B) $Promoting the cultural activities of the group$
3. (C) $Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group$
4. (D) $Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group$
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$Answer: (B) Promoting the cultural activities of the group$
Question 2 · CLAT 2021
Which of the following rules is generally followed in extradition by the requested State vis-à-vis the nature of criminal justice system in the requesting State?
1. (A) $Rule of reciprocity$
2. (B) $Rule of non-inquiry$
3. (C) $Rule of specialty$
4. (D) $Rule of double criminality$
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$Answer: (B) Rule of non-inquiry$
Question 3 · CLAT 2021
According to the provisions of the Extradition Act, 1962, where there is no extradition treaty made by India with a foreign State, which of the following is correct?
1. (A) $The Central Government may, by notified order, treat any Convention to which India and the foreign State are parties, as an extradition treaty made by India with that foreign State.$
2. (B) $The Central Government may, by law, treat any Convention to which India is a party, as an extradition treaty made by India with that foreign State.$
3. (C) $The Central Government may, by notified order, treat the pari materia provisions of the statutes of both States relating to extradition, as an extradition treaty made by India with that foreign State.$
4. (D) $Extradition is not permissible. CORRECT OPTION: A$
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$Answer: (A) The Central Government may, by notified order, treat any Convention to which India and the foreign State are parties, as an extradition treaty made by India with that foreign State.$
Question 4 · CLAT 2021
“Whether or not the fugitive who has been extradited would have a standing to complain of the judicial process in the requesting State after extradition has been done, independent of the position taken by the requested State, is a debatable issue.” The given statement relates to the debates in international law concerning_________
1. (A) $The position of an individual as a subject of international law, and the obligation of States towards individuals.$
2. (B) $The position of State as a subject of international law, and the obligation of individuals in international law.$
3. (C) $The position of an individual as a subject of State, and the obligation of States in international law.$
4. (D) $The position of an individual as a subject of international law, and the obligation of individuals not in domestic law. CORRECT OPTION: A$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (A) The position of an individual as a subject of international law, and the obligation of States towards individuals.$
Question 5 · CLAT 2019
According to Immanuel Kant rational formal knowledge is:
1. (A) $material knowledge$
2. (B) $concerned with some particular object$
3. (C) $concerned with the form of understanding and reason itself$
4. (D) $a misnomer$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (C) concerned with the form of understanding and reason itself$

International Law questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2026	5
2025	2
2024	3
2023	2
2022	5
2021	3
2020	2
2019	3
2018	3
2017	2

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