Limitation Act
A. Has to be constructed strictly
B. Is an exhaustive code
C. Is a rule of procedures
D. All of the above
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A suitor, under section 3, Limitation Act, 1963
A. Can be relieved of the bar of limitation on the ground of hardship, mistake or injustice
B. Can be relieved of the bar of limitation on the ground that its application would be inconsistent with the principles of natural justice
C. Can be relieved of the bar of limitation on the ground of equitable considerations
D. Cannot be relieved on the ground either (A) or (B) or (C)
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Section 3 and Section 14 of Limitation Act are-
A. Both independent and not mutually exclusive
B. Mutually exclusive of each other
C. Neither independent nor mutually exclusive
D. None of the above
E. Only mutually exclusive
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Exclusion of time of proceeding bona fide in Court without jurisdiction is stipulated in:
A. Section 13
B. Section 14
C. Section 15
D. Section 16
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An acknowledgment
A. Extinguishes the original cause of action
B. Creates a new cause of action
C. Merely confirm a liability
D. All the above
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What do you understand by "Casus Omissus"?
A. Courts have no right to fill up the gaps of the statutes
B. It is better to recognize than not to recognize
C. A statute should be read as a whole
D. The special Act shall not be preferred over general law
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Any other application for which limitation period has not been provided in Limitation Act then the Iimitation period will be
A. Three years
B. Five years
C. Twelve years
D. Thirty years
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Which section of the Limitation Act prescribes that in computing the period of limitation for any suit, appeal or application, for leave to appeal or for revision or for review of a judgment, the day on which the judgment complained of was pronounced and the time requisite for obtaining a copy of the decree, sentence or order appealed from or sought to be revised or reviewed shall be excluded:
A. Section 11
B. Section 12
C. Section 13
D. Section 14
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What is the effect on limitation to institute a suit, in cases where statutory notice is required by law to be issued before institution of a suit?
A. No effect
B. The prescribed period of notice is excluded
C. Leave of court is required
D. None of the above
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Limitation for a suit for compensation for inducing the person to break a contract with the plaintiff
A. Is of one year from the date of the breach
B. Is of three years from the date of the breach
C. Is of three years from the date when the damage caused by the breach has occurred
D. Is of one year from the date when the damage caused by the breach has occurred
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Section 15 of the Limitation Act, 1963 does not apply to-
A. Suits
B. Appeals
C. Execution proceedings
D. None of the above
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Where a deed vested properties in trust in the defendant
(1) firstly for the performance of certain charities out of the income and
(2) secondly for the division of the surplus amongst the plaintiffs in certain shares which of the two is a trust for a specific purpose within Section 10, Limitation Act, 1963?
A. 1
B. 2
C. Both (1) and (2)
D. None of these
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Which section of the Limitation Act is an exception to the general rule that in personal action, the Act bars only the remedy and does not extinguish the right?
A. Section 26
B. Section 27
C. Section 28
D. Section 29
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Which of the following is true about Section 12, Limitation Act, 1963?
A. It does not require any prayer or application by a party for the exclusion of time in obtaining copies as such exclusion is made imperative by the section
B. It is the duty of the Court to exclude such time
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of these
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Negotiations for settlement taking place between a claimant and a person against whom claim is made
A. Bars the defendant from pleading a statute of limitation where the negotiations have led to delay in bringing the action by the claimant
B. Does not debar the defendant from pleading a statute of limitation even though the negotiations have led to delay in bringing the action by the claimant
C. May bar the defendant from pleading a statue of limitation depending on the facts and circumstances of each case
D. Shall bar the defendant from pleading a statute of limitation absolutely
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Which among the following is not a legal disability under Section 6 of Limitation Act, 1963
A. Imprisonment
B. Idiocy
C. Minority
D. Insanity
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If a cause of action for the suit arises when the plaintiff is minor he may institute the suit
A. Within the period prescribed by limitation for such suit after he attains majority
B. Within one year of his attaining majority
C. Within the time prescribed by limitation from the date of cause of action
D. None of the above
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Which is correct of the law of limitation?
A. Limitation bars the judicial remedy
B. Limitation extinguishes the right
C. Limitation bars the extra-judicial remedy
D. Limitation is a substantive law
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Under Section 19 of the Limitation Act, 1963, the part payment extends the period of limitation:
A. From the date of expiry of initial period of limitation
B. From the date of the waiting evidencing payment
C. From the date of extended period of limitation
D. From the date of payment
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Effect of acknowledgement in writing on period of limitation is provided under the following provision of the Limitation Act, 1963:
A. Section 18
B. Section 19
C. Section 20
D. Section 21
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