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Which of the following is correct

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X, a mother, along with her daughter, Y was shopping in a departmental store, named. "All the Necessities". Y slipped 5 lipsticks in the bag of her mother. They were apprehended by the security staff of the store and after one hour both were handed over to the police. Y was convicted for theft but X was acquitted. X sued for false imprisonment by the store.

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The 'last opportunity' principle is related to the:

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Which of the following is/are exception(s) to the rule of strict liability recognized by Rylands v. Fletcher?
(1) Defendant's default
(2) Act of God
(3) Consent of the third party
(4) Statutory authority
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Defamation is defined under

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Hazardous activities that attract absolute liability are those activities, which are

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A theft had been committed in the defendant's house. He informed the police that he suspected the plaintiff for the same. Therefore the plaintiff was arrested by the police. A complaint was filed by the defendant but the plaintiff was subsequently discharged by the magistrate as the final report showed that there was no evidence connecting the plaintiff with the theft. The plaintiff filed a suit for damages on the ground of malicious prosecution.
In the above case, which one of the following decisions is correct?

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Match List I with List II Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
List I List II
a. Wagon Mound Case 1. Test of Reasonable Foreseeability
b. Folemis Case 2. Test of Directness
c. Smith v. Leech Brain & Co. 3. Egg-Shell Skull Rule
d. Smith v. Charles Baker & Sons 4. Volenti non fit Injuria

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The House of Lords ruling in Bolam case (1956) has laid down law relating to:

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Which among the following statutes relates to tort

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Res ipsa loquitur

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Strict civil liability means

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A' has invited 'B' for dinner. When 'B' is stepping up the stairs leading to 'A's residence he slips and gets injured because the stairs are slippery and there is not light illuminating the stairs:

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In India the maxim 'Damnum sine injuria' has been propounded in

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Arrange the following Supreme Court decisions on the justification of torts in chronological order by using the given below:
(1) Vinod Kumar Shantilal Gosalia v. Gangadhar Narsingdas
(2) Sodan Singh v. New Delhi Municipal Committee
(3) Anwar Hussain v. Ajoy Kumar
(4) Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences v. Prasanth S. Dhananka

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A' employs 'B' to beat 'C', and agrees to indemnify him against all consequences of the act. 'B' thereupon beats 'C', and has to pay damages to 'C' for doing so. Determine the liability of 'A'.

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In a suit for damages on the ground of malicious prosecution, what is required to be proved by the plaintiff?

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Which one of the following statement is correct:

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Qualified privileges can be claimed in reporting, the proceedings which enjoy absolute privileges, if

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Generally, tortuous liability has an element of fault to support it. In which one of the following Acts, recently a provision has been made in India, which provides for meeting claims arising both on the basis of fault principle and no fault principle?

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