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Indian Contract Act

Practice Test 14

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Match List I containing with List II containing the important principles used in deciding these cases and choose the correct options from the given below:

List-I
List-II

a. Durga Prasad v. Baldeo
1. The other party has done nothing in response to unilateral promise and hence no consideration.

b. Abudl Aziz v. Masum Ali
2. No stranger to the consideration can take advantage of a contract, although made for his benefit.

c. Dutton v. Poole
3. Act was not done at the desire of the promisor and hence no consideration.

d. Tweddle v. Atkinson
4. The agreement may be enforced by the third person for whose benefit the agreement was made.

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When the court is unable to assess damages, the aggrieved party may be awarded:

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In a contract consideration could be supplied by . . . . . . . . :

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If a minor’s guardian makes a contract with an insurance company insuring minor’s property against fire, in the event of fire

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the given below:

List-I
List-II

a. Lapse of offer
1. Week v. Tybald

b. General offer
2. Henthon v. Frase

c. Communication of proposal
3. Coffee Board v. CCT

d. Implied proposal
4. Lalman Shukla v. Gauri Datts

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Contract is defined as agreement enforceable by law, vide Section . . . . . . . . of the Indian Contract Act.

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Compromise of dispute claims

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Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and answer using given below:
Assertion (A): Compensation is recoverable for any loss or damage which the parties knew at the time of the contract as unlikely to result from the breach of the contract.
Reason (R): Because above rule is laid down in Hadley v. Baxendale case.

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Amongst the following who is an agent

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If the bailee mixes the goods of the bailor with his own goods, without the consent of the bailor

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Point out the incorrect statement:

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A contract with B to pay B Rs. 1,000 if he fails to pay B Rs. 500 on that day.

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Duty to mitigate damages on the part of injured party arises

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Where one of the parties is under a mistake as to matter of fact the contract is

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As per Constitution ‘Khap Panchayats have no authority to order honour killing’ is held in

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A invites B for his son’s wedding. B accepts the invitation. In this case, there is an agreement but no contract, since

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A agrees to pay ‘B’ a sum of money, if ‘B’ marries ‘C’. ‘C’ marries ‘D’. The agreement is:

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Indian Contract Act:- Gods displayed in showcase of a shop with price tag is –

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Which statement is not true?

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In which case it was held that if arbitrator acts in disregard of the contract and without jurisdiction then he commits legal misconduct

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Creditor is a person

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Which of the following act will not amount to ‘fraud’ within the meaning of Section 17 of The Indian Contract Act?

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Simrat and Sarthak make a contract grounded on the erroneous belief that a particular debt is barred by the Indian Law of Limitation. The contract is

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A contingent contract is:-

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An agent appointed by more than one principal is liable

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An agreement in restraint of trade under Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 is

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A revokes his proposal made to B by telegram. Under Section 4 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the revocation is complete as against A when the telegram is . . . . . . . .

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Two or more persons are said to consent when

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Which one of the following is a contingent contract?

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‘Bailor’ is a person

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Assertion (A): A stranger to a contract cannot enforce the contract.
Reason (R): He is not party to contract and can not take benefit.

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According to Section 2(h) of the Indian Contract Act, a “Contract” is:

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the given below the lists;

List-I
List-II

a. Lalman Shukla v. Gauri Dutt
1. Restitution

b. Tweddle v. Atkinson
2. Privity or contract

c. Balfour v. Balfour
3. Intention to contract

d. Khan Cui v. Lakha Singh
4. General offer

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the given below the lists :

List-I
List-II

a. A Railway Time Table
1. Is invitation to offer

b. Public Notification for Tender
2. Is a general offer

c. Picking up an article from shelves And putting it in his basket in a ‘Self-service Mall’
3. Is acceptance of an offer

d. ‘A’ says to ‘B’ That if ‘A’s offer is not accepted, ‘B’ should say ‘No’ immediately ‘B’ keeps silent
4. It is not he acceptance of the offer

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Consider the following statements:
The communication of an acceptance is complete
1. As against the acceptor when it comes to the knowledge of the proposer.
2. As against the proposer, when it is put in a course of transmission to him, so as to be out of the power of the acceptor.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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A consigns goods to B for sale and gives him instructions not to sell under a fixed price. C, being ignorant of instructions, given to B, enters into a contract with B to buy the goods at a price lower than the reserved price-

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When a sub-contractor had under-taken some part of the work in connection with the project which was entrusted to contractor, he cannot be treated as

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Consider the following statements and point out which of them is correct?
1. An Agreement made without consideration is void.
2. Consideration should have some value in the eyes of the law.
3. Consideration has to be adequate.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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For a binding contract both the parties to the contract must

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Where A a tenant, pays the property tax on behalf of owner B, who is bound to pay it, A is

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X’ in consideration of Rs. 10,000 lent by Y & Z, provides Y & Z jointly to repay them that sum with interest on a specified day. Y dies. The right to claim the performance

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Under the Contract Act, the consideration or object of an agreement is lawful, unless:

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If a person at whose instance the contract is voidable rescinds it

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In which of the following circumstances original contract need to be performed?

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If the compensation to be paid on breach of contract is the genuine pre-estimate of the prospective damages, it is known as

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When the agreement is caused by coercion, fraud or misrepresentation the agreement is

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Right of lien, of an agent

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In standard form contracts

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Which of the following statement is true?

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In Indian Contract Act, Contingent contract is defined under

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Which of the following does not vitiate free consent under the provisions of Contract Act?

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A, writes a letter to B offering to sell his car at Rs. 2 lac and states that if he does not receive a reply within 15 days of the receipt of the letter by B, the offer shall be deemed to have been accepted. B does not send a reply even after 15 days of the receipt of the letter by B. Has the offer been validly accepted?

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Law of contract primarily

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Under the Indian Contract Act 1872 Which one of the following does not fall in the meaning of fraud:

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Which of the following cases is related to cross offer?

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Match List-I with List-II:

List-I
Lis-II

a. A right which although, recognised by law, is not enforceable
1. Proprietary Right

b. A person’s right in relation to his property
2. Personal Right

c. A person’s right relating to status and that arising out of contract
3. Imperfect Right

d. A right which does not create an immediate interest
4. Contingent Right

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Whether all agreements made without consideration are void?

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The doctrine of impossibility of performance rendering contracts void is based on

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Which of the following is not relevant in determining the quantum of damage under Section 73 of the Indian Contract Act?

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A contract caused by mistake of law not in force in India:

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In case of alternative promise, one branch of which is legal and the other illegal-

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Assertion (A): The liability of the surety is coextensive with that of the principal debtor unless it is otherwise provided by the contract.
Reason (R): Any variance, made without the surety’s consent, in the terms of the contract between the principal debtor and the creditor, discharges the surety as to transactions subsequent to variance.

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A quantum merit claim might arise in situations some of which are contractual and others quasi-contractual. The plaintiff entered into an agreement to write for a periodical and, as per the agreement, he was to receive a lump sum amount on the completion of the work. When the plaintiff had written part of the work, the defendant abandoned the project. The plaintiff was held entitled to sue for the work already done because the plaintiff’s claim was-

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Which of the following deals with “Continuing guarantee” in the Indian Contract Act, 1872?

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Pritam Kakkar, a famous singer, contracts with Tanisha Entertainment Ltd. (TBL), to sing live at theatre Magnetic Dreams (MD) for two nights in every week during the next two months. TBL engages to pay him 50,000/- rupees for each night’s performance. On the sixth night, Pritam wilfuly absents himself from the theatre. TBL, in consequence, rescinds the contract. Choose the correct option as per the Indian Contract Act, 1872.

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Which one of the following ingredients is not necessary for contract

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A frustration of contract entails if the performance is

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Offer as defined under section 2(a) is

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Which Section of the Contract Act makes the agreements, the meaning of which is not certain or capable of being made certain, as void

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A contracts with B to deliver to him, at a specified price, certain merchandise on board a ship which cannot arrive for a month, and B engages to pay for the merchandise within a week from the date of the contract. B does not pay within a week.

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Under assignment of contract

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Contract Act- A promise to pay time barred debt is

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A having contracted with B to supply B with 1000 tons of iron at 100 Rs. a ton, to be delivered at a stated time, contracts with C for the purchase of 1000 tons of iron at 80 Rs. a ton, telling C that he requires so for the purpose of performing his contract in B. C fails to perform, A will be entitled to

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A contract based on the happening or non-happening of a future event under section 31 is called

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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the given below the lists:

List I (Case)
List II (Principle)

a. Lalman Shukla v. Appana Dutt
1. Privity of Contract

b. McPherson v. Appanna
2. General offer

c. Banwarilal v. Sukhdarshan Dayal
3. Invitation to treat

d. M. C. Chackoo v. State Bank of Travancore
4. Intention to create legal relationship

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What kind of damages can be granted under the Indian Contract Act, 1872:

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Moses v. Macferlan (1555-1774) is a case relating to

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An agreement to refer the dispute to the arbitrator is valid

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What can a catalogue of books, listing price of each book and specifying the place where the listed books are available be termed as?

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An acceptance can be revoked

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Who said that “An offer need not be made to an ascertained person, but no contract can arise until it has been accepted by an ascertained person”?

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The word ‘signifies’ in the definition of S. 2 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 indicates:

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Whether agent can invoke arbitration clause in contract?

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An authority given by two or more principals can be terminated

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Under the Contract Act, if the existing cause of action gets substituted by new cause of action arising out of agreement, then

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Claim for necessaries of life supplied to a lunatic under Section 68 of Indian Contract Act, can be enforced against:

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A proposal cannot be revoked:

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Agreement, the meaning of which is not certain or not capable of certainty, is

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Union of India v. Maddala Thathaiah is an illustration, where the tender was in the form of

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A promisor can perform

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A contract not specifying the place of performance . . . . . . . .

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A’ promises ‘B’ a job in government service and ‘B’ promises to pay? 10,000 for it. The agreement is-

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Which one of the legal propositions is correct?

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The obligation to restore advantage in a void agreement is provided by

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Where the rate of interest prescribed in case of breach is too high, the Court can interfere

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In the Nash v. Inman case, the issue was:

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The provisions of Indian Contract Act override

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Which one of the following is correct?

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Choose the correct statement:-

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Voidable contract is one

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