MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
LAW OF TORTS PART-1
FOR NET STUDENTS
1. For the purpose of making uniform for the employees, “A” bought dark blue colored
cloth from B but did not disclose to the seller the specific purpose of the said
purchase. When uniforms were prepared and used by the employees the cloth was
found unfit. However, the cloth was fit for a variety of other purposes (such as,
making caps. boots and carriage lining. etc). Which of the following derivations is
CORRECT as regards remedy available to A in the given situation?
A. A (the buyer) would succeed in getting some remedy from B (the seller)
B. A (the buyer) would not succeed in getting any remedy from B (the
seller).
C. A (the buyer) would succeed in getting refund from B (the seller)
D. A (the buyer) would succeed in getting a different variety of cloth from B (the
seller) but not the refund.
2. ‘A’ a qualified voter was denied his right to vote by the returning officer. The
candidate for whom ‘A’ voted was nevertheless elected. An action in tort against the
Returning Officer:
A. Does not lie because A suffered no harm; the candidate he wanted to vote was
elected
B. Does not lie because there was no malice
C. Lies because a legal right was injured
D. None of the above
3. Act of God covers
A. Foreseeable as well as unforeseeable events
B. Only unforeseeable events
C. Neither foreseeable nor unforeseeable events
D. None of the above
4. If A suffers harm due to tortuous act of B who is a servant of C, then C can take the
defence of-
A. Consent of the plaintiff
B. Act of human being
C. Act of third party.
D. None of the above.
5. Tortum implies-
A. to twist
B. to resist
C. to gather
D. to restore
6. Essential characteristic of tort is violation of
A. Right in rem
B. Right in personam
C. A contractual right
D. None of the above
7. Ubi jus ibi remedium means
A. Every law provides for remedies
B. There is no wrong with a remedy
C. Every remedy presupposes some injury to somebody
D. There is no wrong without a remedy
8. The burden of proving that defendant owed a legal duty towards of plaintiff is on-
A. defendant
B. court may direct any of them to prove it
C. both of them
D. plaintiff
9. The term “malice” means
A. In its legal sense a wilful act done without just cause or excuse and known as
‘malice in law’
B. It is an evil or improper motive and the same is known as ‘malice in fact’
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Neither of the two
10. Which one of the following is not correct: The word ‘tort’ in a Latin term Tortum?
A. the word ‘tort’ in its etymological sense means ‘twisting out’.
B. the word ‘tort’ in a popular sense implies conduct which is twisted or unlawful.
C. the word ‘tort’ is equivalent to the English word ‘wrong’.
D. the word tort sometimes means illegal confinement.
