What is the extrinsic evidence that the Court used?

FCI’s Handling and Transport Contracts of 2010 and 2018

Work order under the Road Transport Contract

Tender documents filed by the contractors

FCI’s Handbook on Movement Operations

Which of the following is correct about consent in volenti non fit injuria?

Knowledge of the risk does not always amount to consent.

Knowledge of a risk does not precede consent.

Knowledge of the risk always amounts to consent.

Mere perception of the existence of danger amounts to consent. CORRECT OPTION: A

Rama was a spectator at a motor car race being held on a track owned by the defendant company. During the race, there was a collision between two cars, one of the cars was thrown among the spectators, thereby injuring Rama severely. Which of the following statements is correct?

Rama impliedly took the risk of such injury, the danger being inherent in the sport which any spectator could foresee, the defendant was not liable.

It was negligence on the part of defendant and volenti non fit injuria will be applicable.

Rama did not take the risk of such injury, and she only consented to watching the race and hence the defendant was liable.

Rama was negligent and hence she suffered injuries. CORRECT OPTION: A

The following is not an essential element of tort of negligence

Duty of care on the part of plaintiff

Duty of care on the part of defendant

Tort Law — CLAT Previous Year Questions

62 solved PYQs · 2016–2026 · Legal Reasoning

Solved PYQs: 62
Years covered: 2016–2026
Avg / year: ~6
Subject: Legal Reasoning

How many CLAT questions come from Tort Law?

Tort Law has contributed 62 questions to Common Law Admission Test papers between 2016 and 2026 — an average of about 6 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 62 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to Tort 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.

Sample Tort Law questions from real CLAT papers

These are 5 real questions from the bank — exactly as asked, with the answer one tap away. All 62 Tort Law questions (with full written solutions) are available in practice.

Question 1 · CLAT 2023
What is the extrinsic evidence that the Court used?
1. (A) $Work order under the Road Transport Contract$
2. (B) $FCI’s Handling and Transport Contracts of 2010 and 2018$
3. (C) $Tender documents filed by the contractors$
4. (D) $FCI’s Handbook on Movement Operations$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (B) FCI’s Handling and Transport Contracts of 2010 and 2018$
Question 2 · CLAT 2021
Which of the following is correct about consent in volenti non fit injuria?
1. (A) $Knowledge of the risk does not always amount to consent.$
2. (B) $Knowledge of a risk does not precede consent.$
3. (C) $Knowledge of the risk always amounts to consent.$
4. (D) $Mere perception of the existence of danger amounts to consent. CORRECT OPTION: A$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (A) Knowledge of the risk does not always amount to consent.$
Question 3 · CLAT 2021
Rama was a spectator at a motor car race being held on a track owned by the defendant company. During the race, there was a collision between two cars, one of the cars was thrown among the spectators, thereby injuring Rama severely. Which of the following statements is correct?
1. (A) $Rama impliedly took the risk of such injury, the danger being inherent in the sport which any spectator could foresee, the defendant was not liable.$
2. (B) $It was negligence on the part of defendant and volenti non fit injuria will be applicable.$
3. (C) $Rama did not take the risk of such injury, and she only consented to watching the race and hence the defendant was liable.$
4. (D) $Rama was negligent and hence she suffered injuries. CORRECT OPTION: A$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (A) Rama impliedly took the risk of such injury, the danger being inherent in the sport which any spectator could foresee, the defendant was not liable.$
Question 4 · CLAT 2019
The following is not an essential element of tort of negligence
1. (A) $Duty of care on the part of plaintiff$
2. (B) $Duty of care on the part of defendant$
3. (C) $Breach of duty$
4. (D) $Damage to plaintiff$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (A) Duty of care on the part of plaintiff$
Question 5 · CLAT 2019
Which of the following categories of judges is not mentioned in the Constitution?
1. (A) $Acting Judge.$
2. (B) $Additional Judge$
3. (C) $Ad hoc Judge$
4. (D) $Puisne Judge$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (D) Puisne Judge$

Tort Law questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2026	7
2025	3
2024	6
2023	2
2022	1
2021	3
2020	7
2019	10
2018	5
2017	11
2016	7

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How many CLAT questions have been asked from Tort Law?

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