Contract Act Mock Test | LLM | UGC-NET | Judicial Services: Unit- II

MCQ on Contract Act | LLM | UGC-NET | Judicial Services: Unit- II

1. In which of the following cases a proposal can be revoked when it is made by post?

Before the
promise posts his letter of acceptance

Till the letter of acceptance reaches the promisor

Till the promise receives the acknowledgement that his letter of acceptance has been delivered
to the promisor

Proposal once made cannot be revoked

2. The delivery of goods by one person to another for some purpose, upon a contract that they shall, when the person is accomplished, be returned or otherwise dispose of according to the direction of the person delivering them, is a contract of:

Bailment

Indemnity

Guarantee

NOTA

3. In which case fraud is committed by silence

A did not disclose B at the time of selling his car that he had stolen the car

A did not tell B
at the time of selling wheat about its quality

A did not let B known the price of Silver is likely to fall at the time of selling Silver to him

A did not reveal B at the time of sale that the new Edition of the Book has been published

4. When an agreement is made by the creditor with a third person to give time to principal debtor then Discharges the surety

Does not discharge the surety

Discharge the surety

Third-person is liable

None of these

5. A contract between the creditor and the principal debtor by which the creditor make a composition with, or promises to give time to, or not to sue, the principal debtor

Discharges the surety

Discharges the surety unless the surety assents to such contract

Does not discharge

NOTA

6. Two or more persons are said to consent when

they agree

they agree upon the same thing

they agree upon the same thing in the same sense at the given location

they agree upon the same thing in the same sense

7. When consent to an agreement is caused by coercion, the agreement

valid contract

void contract

Voidable Contract

invalid contract

8. A, who is B’s ‘mukhtar, promises to exercise his influence, as with B in favour of C, and C promises to pay Rs.20,000 to A The agreement is

voidable because it is immoral

void because it is immoral

opposed to public policy

void because consideration is unlawful

9. A pays Rs.10,000 to B for manufacturing a machine. When it is partly manufactured, the contract is discharged by frustration. What is the remedy available to parties?

A can recover Rs. 10,000 from B

A need not pay any further amount to B

B can retain Rs. 10,000

B is entitled only to expenses incurred before the time of discharge

10. Where there is a breach of contract, special damages are awarded

in all cases

only when there are special circumstances

only when there is knowledge of a special loss

only when there is a special loss

11. Madhukant Pathak Vs. The State of Jharkhand through vigilance (ACB) was decided by Jharkhand High Court in July 2017 and it pertains to

voidable contract

tender

void contract

illegal contract

12. Assertion (A) : Minor’s contract is void.
Reason (R): Mortgage executed in favour of a minor is enforceable by him.
Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(A) is true but (R) is false

(A) is false but (R) is true

13. Which of the following sections of Indian Contract Act embodies the rule Clayton’s a case relating to appropriation of payments?

Section 59

Section 60

Section 61

Section 58

14. ‘A’ hires a carriage of ‘B’. The carriage is unsafe. ‘B’ is not aware of faults in carriage. ‘A’ is injured-

‘B’ is liable

“B’ is not liable

‘A’ and B’ both are liable jointly

all the above are correct

15. A shopkeeper exhibits an article in his shop window with a price tag attached to It. A customer offers to buy the article for the same price. Is the shopkeeper bound to part with the article receiving the price offered by the customer?

No there is no sale because the shopkeeper never intended to sell that article

Yes, the shopkeeper is bound to part with the article after taking the price because a sale is concluded as soon as the customer ask for the article

Yes, the shopkeeper is bound to part with the article after taking the price because a sale is concluded as soon as the price is offered

No, there is no sale because the depiction of the article at the shop window is only an invitation to treat and not an offer