Q.
1:- The person making the proposal is called the and the person
accepting the proposal is called :
a. Proposor/ Proposee
b. Promisee/ Promisor
c. Promisor/Promisee
d. Proposee/ Proposor
Q.2:- Every promise and every set of promises, forming the
consideration for each other, is called as:
a. A voidable contract
b. A contract
c. A void contract
d. An agreement
Q.3:- An agreement enforceable by law is:
a. A voidable contract
b. Void
c. A contract
d. A void contract
Q.4:- An agreement which is enforceable by law at the option of
other or others is:
a. A contract
b. A voidable contract
c. Void
d. A void contract
Q.5:- The Indian Contract Act, 1872 extends to:
a. The State of Jammu and Kashmir.
b. The Union Territories of India
c. The whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
d. The whole of India.
Q.6:- The Act which deals with the matters relating to the
contract is titled as:
a. The Contract Act, 1872
b. The Indian Contract Act, 1872
c. The Indian Contract Act, 1882
d. The Indian Contract Act, 1972
Q.7:- An agreement not enforceable by law is said to be:
a. A contract
b. Void
c. A voidable contract
d. A void contract
Q.8:- When the communication of a proposal is complete:
a. When it do not comes to the knowledge of the person to whom it is
made.
b. When it comes to the knowledge of another person that some
communication was made to the concerned person.
c. When it comes to the knowledge of the person to whom it is not
made.
d. When it comes to the knowledge of the person to whom it is made.
Q.9:- When an acceptance may be revoked:
a. An acceptance may be revoked at any time before the communication
of the acceptance is complete as against the proposer, but not
afterwards.
b. An acceptance may be revoked at any time before the communication
of the acceptance is complete as against the acceptor, but not
afterwards.
c. An acceptance may be revoked at any time before the communication
of the acceptance is incomplete as against the acceptor, but not
afterwards.
d. An acceptance may be revoked at any time after the communication
of the acceptance is complete as against the acceptor, but not
afterwards.
Q.10:- In order to convert a proposal into a promise, the
acceptance must:
a. Be absolute and qualified.
b. Be expressed in some usual and reasonable manner, unless the
proposal prescribes the manner in which it is to be accepted.
c. Be absolute and unqualified
d. Both B and C only.
Q.11:- When a proposal may be revoked:
a. A proposal may be revoked at any time when the communication of
its acceptance is complete as against the proposer, but not
afterwards.
b. A proposal may be revoked at any time before the communication of
its acceptance is incomplete as against the proposer, but not
afterwards.
c. A proposal may be revoked at any time before the communication of
its acceptance is complete as against the proposer, but not
afterwards.
d. A proposal may be revoked at any time after the communication of its
acceptance is complete as against the proposer, but not afterwards.
Q.12:- A contract which ceases to be enforceable by law becomes
void when it ceases to be:
a. Void
b. Voidable
c. Enforceable
d. Unenforceable
Q.13:- The Indian Contract Act,1872 which was enacted on 25
April, 1872 came into force with effect from:
a. 1st May, 1872
b. 1st September, 1872
c. 1st October, 1872
d. 1st November, 1872
Q.14:- A ‘proposal’ is defined as:
a. When one person signifies to another his willingness to do or to
abstain from doing anything, with a view to obtaining the assent of
that other to such act or abstinence, he is said to make a proposal.
b. When one person signifies to another his willingness to do, with a view
to obtaining the assent of that other to such act or abstinence, he is
said to make a proposal.
c. When one person signifies to another his willingness to do or to
abstain from doing anything, he is said to make a proposal.
d. When one person signifies to many persons his willingness to do or to
abstain from doing anything, with a view to obtaining the assent of
that other to such act or abstinence, he is said to make a proposal.
Q.15:- An agreement was entered into with the minor. This is
agreement is:
a. Void
b. Voidable
c. Bad
d. Illegal
Q.16:- Where a minor has entered into a contract for purchase of
necessary items. In such cases:
a. The minor is not personally liable.
b. Minor’s estates are liable to make good.
c. Minor’s guardian is liable.
d. The minor is personally liable
Q.17:- 6. Consent is defined as:
a. Two or more persons are said to consent when they agree.
b. Two or more persons are said to consent when they agree upon the
same thing in the same sense.
c. Two or more persons are said to consent when they understand the
same thing.
d. Two or more persons are said to consent when they agree upon the
same thing.
Q.18:- Consent is said to be free when it is not caused by:
a. Very much influence
b. Undue influence
c. Slightly influence
d. Influence
Q.19:- A, being in debt to B, the money lender of his village,
contracts a fresh loan on terms which appear to be
unconscionable. This will be termed as:
a. Fraud
b. Coercion
c. Undue influence
d. Misrepresentation
Q.20:- When consent to an agreement is caused by coercion,
fraud or misrepresentation, the agreement is a contract :
a. Voidable at the option of the party whose consent was so cause.
b. Illegal
c. Depends upon the circumstances of the case.
d. Void
Q.21:- If the consent was caused by misrepresentation or by
silence, fraudulent within the meaning of section 17, the contract,
nevertheless, if the party whose consent was so caused had the
means of discovering the truth with ordinary diligence:
a. may be voidable
b. may not be not voidable
c. is voidable
d. is not voidable
Q.22:- A fraud or misrepresentation which did not cause the
consent to a contract of the party on whom such fraud was
practised, or to whom such misrepresentation was made, does
not render a contract:
a. Void
b. Voidable
c. Bad
d. Illegal
Q.23:- Where both the parties to any agreement are under a
mistake as to a matter of fact essential to the agreement,
a. The agreement is voidable.
b. The agreement can’t be enforceable at law.
c. The agreement is void.
d. The agreement is not void.
Q.24:- When consent to an agreement is caused by undue
influence, the agreement is a contract
a. Bad
b. Void
c. Illegal
d. Voidable at the option of the party whose consent was so cause
Q.25:- What is a sound mind for the purposes of contracting:
a. A person is said to be of sound mind for the purposes of making a
contract, if, at the time when he makes it, he is capable of
understanding it and of forming a rational judgement as to its effect
upon his interest.
b. A person is said to be of sound mind for the purposes of making a
contract, if, at the time when he makes it, he is capable of
understanding it.
c. A person is said to be of sound mind for the purposes of making a
contract, if, he is capable of understanding it and of forming a rational
judgement as to its effect upon his interest.
d. A person is said to be of sound mind for the purposes of making a
contract, if, at any time when he makes it, he is capable of
understanding it and of forming a rational judgement as to its effect
upon his interest.
Q.26:- Who are competent to contract:
a. Every person is competent to contract who is of the age of majority
according to the law to which he is subject, and who is of sound mind
and is not disqualified from contracting by any law to which he is
subject.
b. Every person is competent to contract who is of the any age and who
is of sound mind and is not disqualified from contracting by any law to
which he is subject.
c. Every person is competent to contract who is of the age of majority
according to the law to which he is subject.
d. Every person is competent to contract who is of the age of majority
according to the law to which he is subject, and who is of sound mind.
Q.27:- What agreements are contracts:
a. All agreements are contracts if they are made by the free consent of
parties competent to contract, for a lawful consideration and with a
lawful object, and are not hereby expressly declared to be void.
b. All agreements are contracts if they are made by the free consent of
parties competent to contract, for a lawful consideration and with a
lawful object, and may or may not be expressly declared to be void.
c. All agreements are contracts if they are made by the consent of
parties competent to contract, for a lawful consideration and with a
lawful object, and are not hereby expressly declared to be void.
d. All agreements are contracts if they are made by the free consent of
parties competent to contract, for any object, and are not hereby
expressly declared to be void.
Q.28:- Every agreement by which any party thereto is restricted
absolutely from enforcing his rights under or in respect of any
contract, by the usual legal proceedings in the ordinary tribunals,
or which limits the time within which he may thus enforce his
rights:
a. Is valid.
b. Is voidable
c. Is void.
d. Is illegal
Q.29:- The agreements which are in restraint of trade are;
a. Valid
b. Illegal
c. Void
d. Voidable
Q.30:- The consideration must be:
a. Adequate
b. Must be adequate
c. Need not be adequate
d. Substantially adequate
Q.31:- An agreement in restraint of the marriage of a major
persons is:
a. Legal
b. Illegal
c. Void
d. Voidable
Q.32:- If any part of a single consideration for one or more
objects, or any one or any part of any one of several
considerations for a single object, is unlawful:
a. The agreement is void.
b. The agreement is voidable.
c. The agreement is enforceable.
d. The agreement is unenforceable.
Q.33:- A contract is not voidable because it was caused by a
mistake as to any law in force in India; but mistake as to a law
not in force in India has the same effect as:
a. A mistake of case
b. A mistake of fact
c. A mistake of law
d. A mistake of understanding
Q.34:- A contract is not voidable merely because it was caused by
one of the parties to it being under a mistake as to:
a. A mistake of fact
b. A mistake of law
c. A mistake of case
d. A mistake of understanding
Q.35:- The consideration or object of an agreement is lawful,
unless:
a. The Court regards it as immoral, or opposed to public policy.
b. It is forbidden by law or Is of such a nature that, if permitted, it would
defeat the provisions of any law.
c. Is fraudulent or involves or implies injury to the person or property of
another.
d. All of the above
Q.36:- An erroneous opinion as to the value of the things which
forms the subject-matter of the agreement, is not to be deemed:
a. A mistake as to a matter of law
b. A mistake as to a matter of fact.
c. A mistake of circumstances
d. A mistake of nature of transactions
Q.37:- A and B make a contract grounded on the erroneous belief
that a particular debt is barred by the Indian Law of Limitation:
a. The contract illegal.
b. The contract is not voidable.
c. The contract is voidable.
d. The contract is void.
Q.38:- The consideration may be:
a. Past
b. Present
c. Future
d. All the options are correct.
Q.39:- A ‘contingent contract’ is a contract to do or not to do
something, if some event collateral to such contract:
a. Happened or will not happen
b. Does or does not happen
c. May or may not happen
d. None of the above.
Q.40:- If the event becomes impossible, such contracts becomes:
a. Illegal
b. Bad
c. Void
d. Voidable
Q.41:- A wagering contract is .................. whereas a contingent
contract is........................ :
a. Void/valid
b. Valid/void
c. Valid/voidable
d. Voidable/valid
Q.42:- A agrees to pay B Rs 10000, if two straight lines should
enclose a space. The agreement is.....................:
a. Void
b. Voidable
c. Valid
d. Illegal
Q.43:- Contingent contracts to do nor not to do anything, if a
specified uncertain event happened within a fixed time,
become .............., if, at the expiration of the time fixed, such
event has not happened, or if, before the time fixed, such event
becomes impossible:
a. Bad
b. Valid
c. Void
d. Voidable
Q.44:- Where a promisor has made an offer of performance to
promisee and the offer has been accepted, such offer must fulfil
the condition:
a. If the offer is an offer to deliver anything to the promise, the promise
must have a reasonable opportunity of seeing that the thing offered is
the thing which the promisor is bound by his promise to deliver.
b. It must be unconditional
c. It must be made at a proper time and place
d. All of the above.
Q.45:- Where two or more persons have made a joint promise, the
promisee may in the absence of the express agreement to the
contrary, compel to perform the whole contract:
a. Severally
b. Jointly
c. Jointly and severally
d. Jointly or severally as per the desire of the promise
Q.46:- An agreement to do impossible act in itself is:
a. Bad
b. Void
c. Valid
d. Voidable
Q.47:- Where persons reciprocally promise, firstly, to do certain
things which are legal, and, secondly, under specified
circumstances, to do certain other things which are illegal, the
first set of promise is a ............... , but the second is a ................
:
a. Void agreements/ contract
b. void contract/agreement
c. Contract/void agreement
d. Contract/voidable contract
Q.48:- Where there are several amounts due to recover from the
debtor then how a creditor can appropriate the money deposited
by the debtor towards the time barred debts:
a. Where there are no other circumstances indicating to which debt the
payment is to be applied.
b. Where the debtor has omitted to intimate.
c. The creditor can’t appropriate the amount so credited towards the
time barred debts.
d. Option A and B both are correct.
Q.49:- When an agreement is discovered to be void, or when a
contract becomes void, any person who has received any
advantage under such agreement or contract is:
a. To make compensation for it, to the person from whom he received it.
b. Bound to restore it.
c. Need not to do anything in this regard.
d. Options A and B are correct.
Q.50:- In which circumstances the original contract need not be
performed:
a. If the parties to a contract agree to alter it.
b. If the parties to a contract agree to substitute a new contract.
c. If the parties to a contract agree to rescind it.
d. All of the above.
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