NLAT UG 2020

NLAT ANSWER KEY

1 A 1 C 1 D 1 B
2 B 2 A 2 B 2 B
3 B 3 A 3 C 3 D
4 D 4 D 4 D 4 B
5 B 5 B 5 D 5 C
6 D 6 D 6 C 6 D
7 D 7 A 7 B 7 D
8 D 8 D 8 C 8 C
9 B 9 A 9 A 9 B
10 C 10 C 10 B 10 C
ANSWER & EXPLANATION
1. The correct answer is A: At the center of the Middle East, on the shores of the
Mediterranean in the Levant (the area bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea),
lies the country of Israel. Israel is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria and
Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the south.

2. The correct answer is B:- In a major diplomatic breakthrough, the UAE became the
first Gulf country and the third in the Arab world to establish diplomatic relations
with Israel as part of a deal to halt the controversial annexation of parts of the West
Bank that Palestinians see as a part of their future state.

3. The correct answer is B The act of Israel is legal as the Hezobollah is a terrorist
organization and the bunker destroyed had a potential harm for the state of Israel.
Thus it is justified as a military organization and such destruction of property was
necessary.

4. The correct answer is D According to the Article 49 of the Geneva Convention, the
action of Israel is justified, however Israel is bound to transfer back the individual
to west bank once the hostilities are over. As this option has not been provided
anywhere, None of the above is the correct option.

5. The correct answer is B: Clearly the entire passage provides that how after the
conflict arose between Israel and Palestine, the people have suffered. Thus war has
no winners and only loosers and that is why the passage hints at ending such
conflict as soon as possible.

6. The correct answer is D: Refer, “The economy of the Palestinian Territory was a
viable and thriving one before the occupation in June 1967. It generated significant
production and income that sustained a growing population of 1 million people and

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generated a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of about $1,349 in 2004
prices, which was sufficient for it to be considered a lower-middle-income economy
at that time. Tragically, it has become a land on the verge of economic and
humanitarian collapse”. Thus Option D which states that Palestine had a growing
economy with sufficient income for any middle income country, had war not
occurred is the correct answer.
7. The correct answer is D Here the sentence is absolutely correct and no change is
required. “Seven key findings were identified”. ‘Findings’ cannot be replaced as it is
in plural verb form and ‘were’ cannot be substituted as the sentence is in past
tense.
8. The correct answer is D The word ‘unliveable’ means where one cannot live or the
place is unhabitable. All the three options stated here are the synonyms for the
word and thus Option D is the correct answer.

Gross domestic production

9. GDP per capita is defined as . Now, as mentioned in the
Total population
passage GDP per capita is given as 1,349 $ and the population in 2004 is 10
million thus the Gross Domestic Production = $ 1,349 × 10 = $ 13,490 million.
Further the same in Rs. will be 13,490 × 73.25 = 988142.5 Rs.
10. In a decade means from 2004 to 2014, thus, the population of Palestinian Territory
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in 2014 will be 1000000   1200000 , out of which 75% people lived in Gaza,
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hence the population of Gaza in 2014 will be 1200000   900000 . Now,
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according to the passage the unemployment rate in Gaza in 2014 was 45% thus we
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can say that out of 900000 people 900000   405000 were unemployed.
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Further, according to the question 60% of Gaza’s population is to be considered as
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young thus, the young population of Gaza will be 900000   540000 and out of
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this young population, according to the passage 63% were unemployed, thus the
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people which are young as well as unemployed are 540000   340200 and the
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remaining unemployed persons i.e. 405000 – 340200 = 64800 are unemployed but
not considered as young.

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PASSAGE – II

1. The correct answer is C: The arrival of the Rohingyas (in three phases) from the
Rakhine state started in 1978. The latest wave in 2017 was by far the largest, and
the refugee population is estimated at 882,676 or 203,137 families. Children make
up more than half the population.

2. The correct answer is A: Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel peace laureate & Myanmar
leader, was stripped of Freedom of Paris award over her failure to speak out against
a crackdown on Myanmar’s Rohingya minority. The move, made Myanmar’s de
facto leader the first person to lose the freedom of the French capital, a purely
symbolic award.

3. The correct answer is A Clearly Ahmed can claim protection as a refugee as his
persecution was done because of him belonging to a certain ethnicity/religion. This
is clearly covered under the UN Refugee Convention.

4. The correct answer is D: The objective of Ahmed escaping back to Bangladesh was
only to fetch one of his family members back and does not in any sense amount to
him voluntarily re-availing himself of the protection of the country of his
nationality. Thus D is the correct answer.

5. The correct answer is B: Refer, “The immediate effect of Bangladesh hosting about
a million people on its soil, as pointed out in the report, is that prices of daily
essentials have risen by about 50 percent, wages of day labourers have decreased”
This clearly points out that as more and more individuals would be available for
labour, the wages of the labourers will decrease. Thus Option B is the correct
answer.

6. The correct answer is D: Clearly the passage points out that the economic condition
of the state receiving refugees will go down and thus the economic prospectus of
the country will reduce. Thus option A is eliminated. Similarly, Option B and
Option C are no where provided in the passage. Thus option D is the correct
answer.

7. The correct answer is A: “The damaging effects of hosting so many people in the
areas of some hill districts has had an adverse effect on the local economy”. Clearly
‘area’ needs to be replaced with ‘areas’ as the same is grammatically correct.

8. The correct answer is D: All the three words i.e ‘inflow’, ‘inundation’ and ‘ingress’
are the synonyms of the term Influx and thus D is the correct option as none of
them is an antonym to the word.

9. According to the passage (para 2): Initial expenditure on daily essentials = 250 Rs.
and according to the question the initial wages of a labourer per day was Rs. 500,
thus a labourer’s initial saving was 500 – 250 = 250 Rs. Now, after the hosting of
the refugees the price on daily essentials increased by 50% thus, the new
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expenditure will be 250   375 Rs. and according to the question the new
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wages will be 500   400 Rs. Hence, the labourer will ow save 400 – 375 = 25
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250  25
Rs. Further, the percentage decrease in the savings will be  100  90% .
250

10. According to the question total population of Bangladesh after the influx in 2017
was 6110000 out of which according to passage 4.7% are refugees thus, total
4.7
number of refugees after the influx were 6110000   287170 . Now, out of these
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refugees 11170 were already hosted by the country before the influx thus the new
refugees will be 287170 – 11170 = 176000. Further, this is 10% more than the
number of refugees which Europe received in 2016, thus the number of refugees
176000
which Europe received in 2016 at the time of Syrian Crises were  160000 .
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PASSAGE – III
1. The Correct Answer is D Four Indian states shares border with Pakistan. Jammu
and Kashmir has longest border with Pakistan, having a length of 1222 km,
followed by Rajasthan with 1179 km. Gujarat has 506 km, while Punjab has 425
km.
2. The Correct Answer is B The McMahon Line is the demarcation line between the
Tibetan region of China and the North-east region of India proposed by British
colonial administrator Henry McMahon at the 1914 Simla Convention signed
between British and Tibetan representatives. The Durand Line the international
2,430-kilometre (1,510 mi) land border between Afghanistan and Pakistan in South
Asia. The Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcation line between the Indian and
Pakistani portions of the Punjab and Bengal provinces of British India. Thus
Option C is the correct answer.
3. The Correct Answer is C: Refer, ““Article 51 of the UN Charter provides, that
nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or
collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United
Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain
international peace and security”. In this case the armed attack had not occurred
and there was just information on it. So the action of Country A is unjustified.
4. The Correct Answer is D: Country A’s action will not fall within the legal opinion
provided by ICJ. This is because the ICJ had opined that Article 51 of the Charter
recognises existence of an inherent right of self-defence only in the cases of armed
attack by one state against another state. However in this case the attacks were
carried out by the terrorists of Country B and thus Option D is correct.
5. The Correct Answer is D: Refer, “In 2003, India increased its military spending to
Rs 653 billion from Rs 560 billion the previous year while Pakistan’s rose
marginally from Rs 158 billion to Rs 160 billion. However, Pakistan’s military
expenditure as a percentage of its gross domestic product is substantially higher
than India’s and the same goes for its per capita military spending. Pakistan
spends almost twice as much as India per citizen on its military and the amount
rose from Rs 1,060 in 2003 to Rs 1,161 in 2007”. Thus Option D is the correct
answer.

6. The Correct Answer is C: Refer, “For instance, after the attack on Parliament in
2001, there was a military standoff at the India-Pakistan border with continued
infiltrations and killing of soldiers on either side of the Line of Control. While the
countries finally retreated, the conflict led to massive costs for both.” Thus it can be
logically deduced that such conflicts though not having any visible costs, impact
the economies of both the states as more and more funds and personnel are
diverted.

7. The Correct Answer is B: “India’s action has the potential to turn into a full-blown
war between the nuclear-armed neighbours”. Option B is grammatically correct as
when the preposition ‘between’ is used it has to be followed by a plural verb form as
represting two countries. Thus Option B is correct.

8. The Correct Answer is C: ‘Jingoism’ refers to extreme chauvinism or nationalism

marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy. Thus option C is the correct
answer.

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9. According to the passage (para 5) total expenditure made by India = $600 million,
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thus the per month expenditure in Rs. will be  65  3000 million Rs.
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10. According to the passage (para 6) in 2003, India increased its military spending to
Rs 653 billion from Rs 560 billion the previous year. Thus, the required percentage
653  560
increase witnessed was  100  16.60% .
560

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PASSAGE – IV

1. The correct answer is B: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate

Change (UNFCCC) is an International Environmental Treaty that seeks to reduce
atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases with the aim of preventing
dangerous anthropogenic interference with earth's climate system. It is a
framework which requires individual participating countries to commit to
stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions. The UNFCCC has 197 parties to the
convention, who meet annually in Conferences of the Parties (COP) to assess
progress in dealing with climate change.

2. The correct answer is B: National Green Tribunal is a statutory body established by

a Government Notification using the powers of Section 3 of the NGT Act 2010. It
has replaced National Environment Appellate Authority.

3. The correct answer is D:- In India, the principle of “Absolute Liability” applies,
where there are no exceptions if the dangerous object/substance is leaked and in
this case, the gas is leaked by which the workers suffered injuries, so they will be
successful against the factory and will get compensation. Thus Option D is the
correct answer.

4. The correct answer is B:- As stated above the Indian law follows the principle of
Absolute liability. There is no exception whatsoever in this principle and thus the
company would be liable for the damage even if minor radiation has been caused.
Thus B is the correct option.

5. The correct answer is C: The correct answer is C as the study has broadly
highlighted the economic costs of environmental degradation, though the study is
not exhaustive in nature. Nothing is stated about various geographical spheres or
law making and thereby options B and D are eliminated. Further the study is not
exhaustive as the author himself states that some weather related events etc and
their impacts have not been analysed. So Option A is also eliminated.

6. The correct answer is D: Clearly both the statements a) and b) highlight the
advantages of global warming which has not been provided anywhere in the
passage. Thus option D is correct.

7. The Correct Answer is D The correct sentence is, “They affect our harvests and they
mean extra stress and thus costs for our infrastructure as for instance computer
centres need to be cooled.” Thus no change is required in the sentence.

8. The Correct Answer is C: The word comprehensive means of large scope; covering
or involving much or inclusive. The three words i.e Compendious, Exhaustive and
Complete are synonyms of the term Comprehensive itself. However Option C,
“Partial” means incomplete and is thus the correct antonym for the word.

9. According to the passage (para 1) a global warming of 4°C can make the regions
loose almost 10% of the economic output, thus we can say that 8°C will make the
regions loose 20% of the economic outputs. Hence, the loss in the economic output
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will be 935   $187 million.
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10. According to the passage (para 6) the national carbon price in Germany in the next
year will be 25 euros per tonne thus, the economic damage caused will be 25 × 50
= 1250euros. Similarly, in 2025 the price will be 55 euros and according to the
question the emission increased by 10%, hence the new quantity of CO 2 emitted
will be 50 × 1.1 = 55 tonnes and resultingly the economic damage will be 55 × 55 =
3025 euros.
3025  1250
Further, the required percentage increase will be  100  142% .
1250

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