Judiciary & LLM MCQ – 27

Q.1. The doctrine of ____________ means that a contract is a contract between the parties only and no other Party can sue upon it.

(a) Unjust enrichment

(b) Equity

(c) Privity of contract

(d) Stranger to consideration

 

Q.2. X is indebted to Y. He sells his car to Z. Z promise to pay all the debts of X to Y. If Z fails to pay, Y has no right to sue Z because _________________________?

(a) Z is a stranger to the contract

(b) Z is stranger to the consideration

(c) Both

(d) None

 

Q.3. In which of the following cases, a stranger to contract can sue?

(a) Beneficiary of a trust or other interest in specific immovable property

(b) Marriage settlement, partition of family

(c) Acknowledgement of debt

(d) All the three

 

Q.4. The damages will not be excluded as too remote in which of the following case:

(a) Damage caused, wholly or principally, by the act of the plaintiff himself’ (contributory negligence)

(b) Defendant’s act is not the ‘direct cause’ of the damage sustained by the plaintiff

(c) Intended consequences

(d) None of these.

 

Q.5. Last opportunity rule is____________________?

(a) An exception to                contributory negligence

(b) A modification to contributory negligence

(c) An alternative to contributory negligence

(d) None of the above

 

Q.6. The liability of the owner of the cattle for cattle trespass:

(a) Is strict

(b) Depends upon scienter

(c) Depends upon negligence

(d) None of the above

 

Q.7. To constitute a tort_______________________________________?

(a) There must be some act or omission on the part of the defendant

(b) The act or omission should result in violation of a legal right vested in the plaintiff

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of the above

 

Q.8. Contributory negligence is________________________________?

(a) Both parties have contributed to negligence equally

(b) Only one party is negligent and the other has not taken due care

(c) One party is negligent resulting in injury while the other has taken due care

(d) None of these

 

Q.9. An action for cattle trespass can be brought by___________________?

(a) The occupier of the land only

(b) The family members of the occupier

(c) The guests & strangers on the land

(d) None of the above

 

Q.10. Evidence as to affairs of State is privileged under section____________ of the Indian Evidence Act.

(a) Section 121

(b) Section 122

(c) Section 123

(d) Section 124

 

 

 

 

Answers:

1. Correct Answer: C

2. Correct Answer: A

3. Correct Answer: D

4. Correct Answer: C

5. Correct Answer: B

6. Correct Answer: A

7. Correct Answer: C

8. Correct Answer: B

9. Correct Answer: A

10. Correct Answer: C