In case of breach of a warranty , the buyer can
1.claim damages only
2.repudiate the contract
3.cannot return the goods
4.refuse to take delivery of the goods
A contract is
1.a legal obligation
2.an agreement plus a legal obligation
3.consensus ad idem
4.agreement plus a legal object.
A contract of indemnity is a
1.a contingent contract
2.wagering contract
3.quasi contract
4.void contract
A contract of insurance is a
1.contract of guarantee
2.contingent contract
3.wagering agreement
4.unilateral agreement.
A creditor agrees with his debtor and a third party to accept that third party as his debtor . The contract is discharged by,
1.performance
2.alteration
3.waiver
4.remission
A minor enters into a contract for the purchase of certain necessaries , in such case
1.he is not personally liable to pay
2.he is liable to pay
3.his estate is liable to pay
4.his guardian is liable to pay.
A person enters into an agreement whereby he is bound to do something which is against his public orprofessional duty. The agreement is
1.void on the ground of public policy
2.valid
3.voidable
4.illegal
A person is usually of sound mind , but occasionally of sound mind
1.he may enter in to a contract when he is of sound mind,
2.he may not make a contract even when he is of sound mind
3.he cannot enter into a contract at all.
4.None of the above.
A person who finds good belonging to another and takes them into his custody ,is subject to the same responsibility as a
1.bailee
2.true owner
3.bailor
4.pledge.
A person who is not party t a contract
1.cannot sue,
2.can sue,
3.can sue only in well recognized cases
4.None of these.
A quasi contract
1.is a contract
2.as an agreement
3.creates only legal obligation
4.is none of these
A undertakes to paint a picture of B. He dies before he paints the picture. The contract
1.is discharged by death
2.becomes voidable
3.becomes voidable at the option of the legal representatives of A.
4.will have to be performed by the legal representatives of A.
A wagering agreement is.
1.forbidden by law,
2.immoral,
3.opposed to public policy
4.None of the above.
Acceptance may be revoked by the acceptor
1.at any time
2.before the letter of acceptance reaches the offerer
3.after the letter of acceptance reaches the offeree
4.before the death of the acceptor.
An agreement is a voidable contract when it is
1.enforceable if certain conditions are fulfilled.
2.enforceable bylaw at the option of the aggrieved party.
3.enforceable by both parties d)not enforceable at all.
4.An agreement not enforceable by law is said to be
An agreement is a voidable contract when it is
1.enforceable if certain conditions are fulfilled.
2.enforceable bylaw at the option of the aggrieved party.
3.enforceable by both parties d)not enforceable at all.
4.An agreement not enforceable by law is said to be
an agreement the meaning of which is not certain, is
1.void
2.voidable
3.valid
4.illegal
An agreement to do an act impossible in itself
1.is void,
2.is voidable
3.is void ab initio
4.becomes void when impossibility is discovered
An agreement to do an impossible act is,
1.void
2.voidable
3.illegal
4.enforceable under certain circumstances.
An offer is made to Mani in crowd It
1.can be accepted by him alone,
2.may be accepted by any person who hears it.
3.may be accepted by his brother
4.may be accepted by his friends.
Anticipatory breach of a contract takes place
1.during the performance of the contract
2.at the time when the performance is due.
3.before the performance is due
4.at the time when the contract is entered into.
Consideration
1.must move from the promisee,
2.may move from the promisee or any other person
3.may move from the third party
4.may move from the promisor.
Consideration must be something which the promisor
1.is already bound to do,
2.is not already bound to do.
3.may voluntarily do
4.must not do.
Consideration must move at the desire of
1.the promisor,
2.the promisee,
3.promisor or any other third party,
4.both the promisor and the promisee.
Exemplary damages are
1.allowed in case of dishounor of a cheque by a banker having sufficient funds
2.the difference between the contract price and the market price
3.allowed where in case of breach of a contract , the plaintiff has not suffered any loss.
4.None of these.
Flaw in a capacity to contract may arise from
1.want of consideration
2.unsoundness of mind
3.illegality of object
4.uncertainty of object.
I there is error in consensus , the agreement is
1.void
2.voidable
3.avoid
4.illegal
If a sale is by sample as well as by description , the implied condition is that the goods shall correspond with
1.sample
2.description
3.both sample and description
4.both sample and description
If there is a unilateral mistake as regards identity of a party caused by fraud of he other party , the contract is
1.void
2.voidable,
3.valid
4.illegal
In a sale , there is an implied condition on the part of the seller that he
1.has a right to sell the goods
2.is in possession of the goods
3.will have the right to sell
4.will acquire the goods
In a sale, the property in goods
1.is transferred to the buyer
2.is yet to be transferred to the buyer
3.may be transferred at a future time
4.istransferred when goods are delivered to the buyer
In case of a wrongful dishonour of a cheque by a banker having funds to the credit of the customer ,the court may award
1.ordinary damages,
2.nominal damages
3.exemplary damages
4.contemptuous damages.
Merely because a contract was caused by one of the parties to it being under a mistake as to a matter of fact , it isnot
1.voidable
2.void
3.affected at all
4.None of the above.
On attaining the age of majority a minor‘s agreement
1.can be ratified by him
2.cannot be ratified by him
3.becomes void
4.becomes valid.
Ordinary damages are damages which
1.arise in the usual course of things from the breach
2.which are in the contemplation of the parties at the time when the contract is made
3.are agreed in advance
4.are given by way of punishment for breach of contract.
Owing to a strike in the factory of A, he is not able to supply the goods to B as per the terms of the agreement > The agreement in such a case
1.is discharged
2.is not discharged
3.becomes void
4.is voidable at the option of A.
S and P go into a shop, S says to the shopkeeper, C let P have the goods and if he does not pay you, I will ― This is a
1.contract of guarantee
2.contract of indemnity
3.wagering agreement
4.quasi contract
Sale of goods for cash is an example of
1.mutual and independent promises
2.mutual and dependent promises
3.mutual and concurrent promises
4.conditional and dependent promises,.
The case of Hadley v. Baxendale (1854) deals with
1.anticipatory breach of contract.
2.quantum of damages
3.supervening impossibility
4.quasi contract.
The case of Satyabrata Ghose v. Mugneeram Bangur & co. (1954) deals with
1.agreement opposed to public policy
2.Supervening impossibility
3.contract of guarantee
4.Agency
The contractual capacity of a company is regulated by
1.its memorandum of association and the provisions of the companies act, 1956
2.the terms of contract enteredinto with a third party
3.its articles of association
4.its prospectus.
The foundation of modern law of dameges was laid down in,
1.Tinn v. Hoffman
2.Taylor v. caldwell
3.Hadley v. Baxendale
4.Addis v. Gramophone
The term property as used in the sale of goods act 1930 means
1.possession
2.ownership
3.ownership and possession both
4.the subject matter of contract of sale.
The3unlawful detention of any property of a person to obtain his consent to a contract amounts to
1.misrepresentation
2.fraud
3.undue influence
4.coercion.
When a party to a contract transfers his contractual rights to another, it is known as,
1.rescission of contract
2.waiver of contract
3.discharge of contract,
4.assignment of contract.
when an agreement is discovered to be void ,any person who has received any advantage under such agreement
1.is bound to restore it
2.is not bound to restore it
3.is not bound to return it.
4.may retain it
When consent to an agreement is obtained by undue influence, the agreement is a
1.contract voidable at the option of the party whose consent was so obtained
2.void contract.
3.valid contract
4.void agreement.
When two or more persons have made a joint promise, then unless a contrary intention appears from the contract,all such persons must fulfill the promise
1.jointly
2.severally
3.jointly and severally
4.jointly or severally
Where consent is caused by fraud or misrepresentation , the contract is
1.voidable at the option of the aggrieved party
2.void
3.unenforceable
4.not affected in any manner
Where the debtor does not expressly intimate or where the circumstances attending on a payment do not indicateany intention , the creditor
1.may apply it to any lawful debt due
2.May apply it even to a time barred debt.
3.becomes voidable
4.becomes voidable at the option of the legal representatives of A.
Where there are co-sureties ,a release by the creditor of one of them
1.discharges the other co-sureties
2.does not discharge the other co-sureties
3.makes all the co-sureties immediately liable
4.makes the contract of guarantee void.