Preparing for CLAT requires constantly being on your toes. As a student of law, you are required to stay abreast of all the legal and current happenings in the world. To help you stay on top of these developments, we’ve curated a list of important CLAT 2023 current affairs including general knowledge. These updates are for the months of February to May.
Important CLAT 2023 Current Affairs Including General Knowledge for February
1. Ukraine-Russia Conflict:
- Russia’s President: Vladimir Putin
- Ukraine’s President: Volodymyr Zelensky
- Prior to its cessation in 1991, Russia and Ukraine were both members of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), which consisted of 15 republics.
- Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
- NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
- Total 30 member states.
- Formed on 4th April, 1949.
- Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium.
2. Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards:
- Held on February 20, 2022 in Mumbai
- Film of the Year Award: Pushpa: The Rise
- Best Film Award: Shershaah
- Best Actor Award: Ranveer Singh for film 83
- Best Actress Award: Kriti Sanon for the film Mimi
- Dadasaheb Phalke: Father of Indian Cinema.
- He made India’s 1st full-length feature film: Raja Harishchandra, 1913.
3. Statue Of Equality:
- Height of statue: 216 feet
- Location: Hyderabad
- To commemorate the 11th-century Bhakti saint Ramanujacharya.
- Made up of panchaloha, a combination of five metals- gold, silver, copper, brass, and zinc.
- Mounted on a 54 feet tall building: Bhadra Vedi.
4. Indian National Women’s Day
- Celebrated on 13th February.
- To commemorate the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu.
- 2022 was her 143rd Birth Anniversary.
- Nicknamed- Nightingale of India/Bharat Kokila.
Important CLAT 2023 Current Affairs Including General Knowledge for March
1. Oscar Awards 2022:
- 94th Academy Awards
- Hosted by: Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes
- Best Actor in a Leading Role: Will Smith, “King Richard”
- Best Actress in a Leading Role: Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
- Best Picture: CODA
- Best International Feature Film: Drive My Car
- First Indian to win an Oscar: Bhanu Athaiya
2. BAFTA Awards 2022:
- 75th British Academy Film Awards
- At Royal Albert Hall, London
- Hosted by: Rebel Wilson
- Best Film: The Power of the Dog
- Best Director: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
- Best Actress in Leading Role: Joanna Scanlan, After Love
- Best Actor in Leading Role: Will Smith, King Richard
- Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
- Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur, CODA
3. Shaheed Diwas:
- Shaheed Diwas or Martyr’s Day: 23rd March
- Anniversary of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru
- Hanged to death in 1931 for throwing bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly, and using the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’.
- January 30, 1948 is also Martyr’s Day: in memory of Mahatma Gandhi.
Important CLAT 2023 Current Affairs Including General Knowledge for April
1. Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022
- Amends Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957.
- Will reunify 3 municipal corporations of Delhi.
- First Municipal Corporation was set up in Madras, 1688.
- Father of Local Self-Government: Lord Ripon
2. ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022
- Winner: Australia
- Finalists: Australia and England
- Have won for the 7th time
- Location of World Cup: Christchurch, New Zealand
- Player of the tournament: Alyssa Healy
3. Grammy Awards 2022
- 64th Grammy
- Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, USA
- Album Of The Year: ‘We Are’ by Jon Batiste
- Record Of The Year: ‘Leave the door open’ by Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak
- Best New Artist: Olivia Rodrigo
- Hosted by: Trevor Noah
4. 4th 2+2 dialogue between India and US
- GSOMIA (2002)= General Security Of Military Information Agreement.
- LEMOA (2016)= Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Association.
- COMCASA (2018)= Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement.
- BECA (2020)= Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement.
- Read up on QUAD, its member countries, and previous meetings.
- Organisations like SAARC, BIMSTEC, ASEAN, etc are also important, know their headquarters, member countries, etc.
Important CLAT 2023 Current Affairs Including General Knowledge for May
1. IPL 2022
- Winner: Gujarat Titans
- Finalists: Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals
- Location: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- This stadium is ‘World’s Largest Stadium’
- Previously known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium
- BCCI President: Sourav Ganguly
- Aramco Orange Cap Winner Of The Season: Jos Buttler
- Aramco Purple Cap Winner Of The Season: Yuzvendra Chahal
2. World Food Prize 2022
- Winner: Cynthia Rosenzweig, USA.
- Awarded for her research on the relationship between climate and food systems and the changes it will experience in the future.
- 2021 winner: Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted
- Also known as Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture.
- First recipient of WFP: Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, the father of India’s green revolution, 1987.
3. World Press Freedom Index 2022
- Released by Reporters without Borders
- India’s rank: 150
- 1st rank: Norway
- 2nd rank: Denmark
- 3rd rank: Sweden
- 180th rank: North Korea
- India’s rank in 2021: 142
Tips to prepare for CLAT 2023 Current Affairs Including General Knowledge
- Create a weekly list of important topics, you can do this by reading newspapers regularly and sorting through them.
- Don’t just stop there. Google it. Find out more. Read it regularly. Keep a notebook, either physical or digital, keep updating them. Read more, but from authentic sources.
- Just making notes will not be helpful, you need to revise too. Do this periodically.
This article is NOT exhaustive. However, it will give you an idea of the type of topics that may be asked, and the facts you need to know about them.
All the best!