The education in law is a social requirement. There are innumerous unsolved cases lying in the courts of India and awaiting for justice, final verdict, and a fair judgment. But how to get into the legal profession is surely a question law aspirants ask. The answer to that are the famous entrance exams that a law aspirant has to pass to grab a seat in the best law colleges and carve a future in the legal arena. The names of a few law entrance exams are AILET, CLAT, SLAT, IPU LLB, and PU BA LLB.
To prepare for the various section and the topics that fall under the law entrance for prestigious law exams, you will need some preparation books. This article mentions the names of some of the best law preparation books for law entrances.
Take a look at the various sections in the law entrance exams, the topics in each section, and the quality law entrance preparation books.
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Law Sections
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Number of Questions
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English including comprehension
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40
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General Knowledge and Current Affairs
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50
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Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability)
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20
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Legal Aptitude
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50
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Logical Reasoning
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40
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1. Law English Section topics:-
- Reading Comprehension
- Vocabulary in context
- Vocabulary - Odd one out
- Idioms and Phrases
- Para jumbles
- Vocabulary based Fill in the Blanks
- Spotting errors etc.
The good preparation books for Law English Section are:-
- High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin
- Barron’s Pocket Guide to Vocabulary
- Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
- English is Easy by Chetananand Singh
- Objective General English by RS Aggarwal
2. Law General Knowledge and Current Affairs topics:-
- Sports
- Science & Technology
- Economics
- Government Policy
- History/ Art & Culture
- Polity
- National & International Events/Organizations/people
- Miscellaneous (Geography, Environment, Books, Awards, etc.)
The books to consider for the law GK preparation are:-
- Pearson General Knowledge Manual 2023
- Manorama Year Book
- Lucent’s General Knowledge
- Competition Success Review
- Pratiyogita Darpan
- India Year Book
3. Law entrance topics for Elementary Mathematics are:-
- Percentage
- Time & Work
- Time, Speed & Distance
- Ratio & Proportion
- Average
- Simplification
- Interest
- Profit, loss and discount
- Number system (H.C.F & L.C.M), etc.
Books for the Law entrance Elementary Mathematics are:-
- Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal
- Class 10th NCERT Textbook
4. Legal Aptitude topics forming the law entrance exams questions are:-
- Indian Constitution
- Indian Penal Code
- Law of Torts
- Indian Contract Act
- Family Law
- Legal Misc. (Intellectual Property Rights, Labour Laws, etc.)
Books to look for, for the Legal Aptitude section of law entrances are:-
- Lexis Nexis Butterworths
- Bare Acts of Indian Constitution
- Legal Awareness and Legal Aptitude by AP Bhardwaj
5. Logical Reasoning topics for the law entrances are:-
- Logical arguments
- Logical conclusions
- Pattern identification
- Fact inference judgments
- Blood relations
- Syllogisms
- Conditional syllogisms
- Directions
- Number series
- Data sufficiency
- Analogies
- Logical assumptions
- Assertion reasoning
- Binary logic
- Logical actions
Books for preparing the Logical Reasoning topics for the law entrances are:-
- Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
- Analytical and Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
- Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey