Important Paper Law
1. Which one of the following statements is correct? The communication of acceptance is complete as against the acceptor:
(a) when it comes to the knowledge of the acceptor
(b) when it comes to the knowledge of the proposer
(c) when it comes to the knowledge of both the proposer and acceptor
(d) even when it does not necessarily to the knowledge of anybody
Ans. (b)
2. Agreements which are in the nature of best and gambling are called:
(a) Invalid agreements
(b) Voidable contracts
(c) Contingent contracts
(d) Wagering agreements
Ans. (d)
3. What can a catalogue of books, listing price of each book and specifying the place where the listed books are available be termed as?
(a) An offer
(b) An obligation to sell book
(c) An invitation to offer
(d) A promise to make available the books at the listed place
Ans. (c)
4. Unlawful detaining of the reatening to detain any property with the intention of causing any person to enter into an agreement would amount to which one of the following?
(a) Unlawfully detention
(b) Duress
(c) Undue influence
(d) Coercion
Ans. (d)
5. A contract which is vitiated by undue influence is declared as which one of the following by the Indian Contact Act?
(a) Invalid
(b) Void
(c) Illegal
(d) Voidable
Ans. (d)
6. Contingent contracts to do or not to do anything if a specified uncertain event does not happen within a fixed time become :
(a) void, if before the time fixed, such event becomes possible
(b) valid, if before the time fixed, such event becomes impossible
(c) voidable, if before the time fixed, the promisor becomes lunatic
(d) illegal, if before the time fixed, the promisor dies
Ans. (b)
7. If the performance of contract become impossible, because of a supervening event, the promisor excused from the performance. This is known as :
(a) doctrine of estoppel
(b) doctrine of frustration
(c) doctrine of eclipse
(d) doctrine of caveat emptor
Ans. (b)
8. Section 300 of the IPC speaks of situations in which if a murder is committed, then it is treated as 'culpable homicide not amounting to murder.' Which one of the following situations is not covered under S.300, IPC?
(a) Exercise of the right of private defence
(b) Exercise of legal powers
(c) Exercise of legal powers
(d) Sudden fight
Ans. (c)
9. A lady wishing to get a railway ticket, finding a crowd at the ticket window at the station, asked 'X', who was near the window, to get a ticket for her and handed him over the money for the same, 'X' took the money and instead of getting the ticket run away with the money. What offence has been committed by 'X' ?
(a) No offense
(b) Offence of criminal breach of trust
(c) Offence criminal misappropriation
(d) Offence of theft
Ans. (b)
10. 'X', a woman, who ran to a well stating that she would jump into it, was caught before she could reach it.
Which one of the following statements is correct in this regard?
(a) She is not guilty of an attempt to commit suicide although she intended to do so and prepared to carry out that intention yet she might have changed her mind
(b) She is guilty of committing offence of attempt to commit suicide as she categorically declared to do so
(c) She is guilty of no offense as whatever was done by her did not amount to preparation for committing suicide
(d) She is guilty of attempt to commit culpable homicide as she attempted to kill herself
Ans. (a)
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