An agreement which stipulates that the promisor will not marry any other lady than the promisee is:-
A. Valid
B. Void
C. Voidable
D. Illegal
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Where the relations subsisting between the parties are such that one of the parties is in a position to dominate the will of the other and uses that position to obtain an unfair advantage over the other is known as
A. Coercion
B. Misrepresentation
C. Fraud
D. Undue Influence
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A, a trader, leaves goods at B's house by mistake, B treats the goods as his own and consumes them.
Which one of the following propositions would govern their relationship?
A. B is not liable to pay as he had not placed any order for the goods. There was thus no contractual relationship between A and B
B. B is liable to pay for the goods, as there was an implied contract between A and B
C. A cannot take advantage of his own wrong and therefore, cannot recover the price of the goods
D. B would be liable to compensate A as A had not delivered the goods intending to do so gratuitously and B had enjoyed the benefit thereof
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Under Indian Contract Act, which one of the following does not amount to fraud?
A. Suggestion as a fact of that which is not true by one who does not believe it to be true
B. Active concealment of a fact
C. A false representation made without knowing it to be false
D. A promise made without any intention of performing it
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Non est factum' means, a document executed
A. Under coercion
B. In ignorance
C. Outside India
D. Under undue influence
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Which of the following agreement is void?
A. A owes B Rs. 1000, but the debt is barred by the Limitation Act. A signs a written promise to pay B Rs. 500 on account of the debt
B. A supports B's infant son. B promises in writing to pay A's expenses in so doing
C. A finds B's purse and gives it to him. B orally promises to give A Rs. 500
D. A, for love and affection, promises to give his neighbour's son, B, Rs. 9,000. A puts his promise to B into writing
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The facts of Griffith v. Brymere would attract Section 20 and facts of Krell v. Henry attract
A. Section 20 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872
B. Section 10 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872
C. Section 12 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872
D. Section 56 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872
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Agreement to murder a person
A. Cannot be enforceable by law
B. Is valid in law
C. In invalid for want of consideration
D. Has no consensus ad idem
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Where a person pledges goods in which he has only a limited interest, the pledge is:
A. Invalid to the extent of that interest
B. Entire contract is invalid
C. Valid to the extent of that interest
D. Entire contract is valid
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In which of the following conditions can an agent sub-delegate his authority to another person?
A. When it benefits the principal
B. When it suits the agent
C. When the agent becomes ill
D. When commercial practice involves such delegation
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Agreement without consideration is valid
A. When made out of love & affection due to near relationship
B. When made to compensate a person who has already done something voluntarily
C. When made to pay a time barred debt
D. All the above
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The law relating to the payment of damages is based on the leading English case of
A. Hadley v. Baxandale
B. Hobbs v. London Rly. Co.
C. Hadley v. Sullivan
D. None of these
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Which of the following statements is/are not correct?
1. Stranger to the contract cannot sue in both English and Indian Laws.
2. Stranger to the contract can sue in both English and Indian Laws.
3. Consideration can move from promisee alone in English and Indian Laws.
4. Consideration can move from promisee or any other person in Indian Law.
Select the correct answer using the given below:
A. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 4
D. 2 only
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If the amount due to the agent for commission or remuneration is not paid or accounted for, the agent
A. Has a right of lien only over the movable property of the principal
B. Has a right of lien only over the immovable property of the principal
C. Has a right of lien over the goods, papers and property movable or immovable of the principal
D. Does not have a right of lien over the papers
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In Indian Contract Act, certain relations resembling with contracts are provided under
A. Chapter IV
B. Chapter V
C. Chapter VI
D. Chapter VII
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A undertakes to deliver a thousand maunds of jute to B on a fixed day Applying Section 47, Indian Contract Act:
A. A need not apply to B to appoint a reasonable place for the purpose of receiving it, and must deliver it to him at such place
B. A must apply to B to appoint a reasonable place for the purpose of receiving it, and can choose to later change the place
C. A must apply to B to appoint a reasonable place for the purpose of receiving it, and must deliver it to him at such place
D. None of these
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Consider the following statements:
In Bhagvandas Goverdhandas Kedia v. Girdharilal Parshottamdas and Co. it was laid down that
1. section 4 does not imply that the contract is made qua the proposer at one place and qua the acceptor at another place.
2. the communication of acceptance should be from a person who has the authority to accept. Information received from an unauthorized person is ineffective.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Contingent contracts to do or not to do anything, if an impossible event happens, are void, only if at the time of making of the agreement
A. The impossibility of the event is known to the parties to the agreement
B. The impossibility of the event is not known to the parties to the agreement
C. The impossibility of the event is unascertained
D. Both A and B
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Consider the following statements:
1. There may be situations where only one party is bound to the terms of the contract.
2. In order to convert a proposal into a promise, the acceptance must be absolute and may be unqualified.
3. Death or insanity of the proposer is considered as good ground for revocation of proposal in all circumstances.
Choose the correct option from below:
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. 1 and 2 are correct
D. 1 and 3 are correct
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Under Section 182 of the Contract Act 1872, National Textile Corporation Ltd. is
A. A Government department
B. An agent of the Central Government
C. Not an agent of the Central Government
D. An agent of the Central Government if the President consents
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