According to Section 2(h) of the Indian Contract Act, a "Contract" is:
A. An agreement between two or more parties
B. A promise to do something
C. An acceptance of an order
D. An agreement enforceable by law
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In the Nash v. Inman case, the issue was:
A. Minor's liability
B. Frustration
C. Fraud
D. Misrepresentation
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In case of alternative promise, one branch of which is legal and the other illegal-
A. The promise can be enforced
B. Breach of anyone of them cannot be enforced
C. Legal branch alone can be enforced
D. With the permission of the court, both branches can be enforced
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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
A. Void
B. Voidable
C. Neither void nor voidable
D. Both A and B
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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
A. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
B. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
C. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
D. a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
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As per Constitution 'Khap Panchayats have no authority to order honour killing' is held in
A. Shakti Vahini v. Union of India
B. Shanti Bhooshan v. Supreme Court of India
C. Rupjan Begum v. Union of India
D. Lalita v. State of Chhatisgarh
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Under the Indian Contract Act 1872 Which one of the following does not fall in the meaning of fraud:
A. Active concealment of a fact
B. Suggestion, as a fact, of that which is not true, by one who does not believe it to be true
C. Positive assertion of unwarranted statements
D. A promise made without any intention of performing it
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For a binding contract both the parties to the contract must
A. Agree within each other
B. Stipulate their individual offer and consideration
C. Agree upon the same thing in the same sense
D. Put clear offer and counter offers
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Which one of the following ingredients is not necessary for contract
A. Proposal
B. Acceptance
C. Consideration
D. Property
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A contract based on the happening or non-happening of a future event under section 31 is called
A. A contingent contract
B. A wagering contract
C. A contract marked with uncertainty and hence void
D. None of the above
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Choose the correct statement:-
A. An agreement not enforceable by law is said to be void
B. An agreement enforceable at the option of one party and not at the option of the other is said to be void
C. An agreement which is legal may be void
D. An agreement enforceable at the option of one party is void
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An agent appointed by more than one principal is liable
A. Severally
B. Jointly
C. Jointly & severally
D. Either A or B or C
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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
A. There is no consideration
B. There is no intention to create legal relationship
C. There is no written document
D. There is no formal acceptance of the offer
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If the bailee mixes the goods of the bailor with his own goods, without the consent of the bailor
A. The bailee is liable to bear the expenses of separation of goods & damages arising therefrom, if the goods can be separated or divided
B. The bailee is liable to compensate the bailor for the loss of goods, if the goods are irresponsible
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
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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?
A. No
B. Yes
C. It is uncertain
D. Depends on the circumstances
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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
A. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
B. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
C. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
D. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
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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?
A. Motive
B. Manner
C. Loss suffered
D. Both A and B
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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?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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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
A. Special damages
B. Penalty
C. Unliquidated damages
D. Liquidated damages
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The word 'signifies' in the definition of S. 2 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 indicates:
A. That the offer must be communicated to the person to whom it is made
B. That the offer need not be communicated to the person to whom it is made
C. Either (A) or (B)
D. None of these
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