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Which of the following is an example of immaterial alteration in a negotiable instrument?

  1. Changing the date

  2. Changing the sum payable

  3. Correcting the spelling

  4. Changing the place of payment


Correct Option: C

_______ does not effect the free consent of the parties.

  1. Fraud

  2. Coercion

  3. Incompetency of parties

  4. Undue influence


Correct Option: C

M offers to sell his house to B for Rs. 36 Lakhs and states in his letter that the offer would be considered as accepted if acceptance is not communicated within a certain time. Here, the letter of M would _________.

  1. amount to a proposal

  2. not amount to a proposal

  3. amount to a promise

  4. amount to acceptance


Correct Option: B

G books a ticket with Indian Airlines from Delhi to Chennai on 16th June, date of travel being 16th July. Indian Airlines has to perform its part of contract on 16th July. This is an example of ________.

  1. Void Contract

  2. Illegal Contract

  3. Unilateral Contract

  4. Bilateral Contract


Correct Option: C

In agreements of purely domestic/ social nature, the intention of the parties to create legal relationship is _______.

  1. to be proved to the satisfaction of the Court

  2. presumed to exist

  3. required to the extent of consideration

  4. not relevant at all


Correct Option: A

F promised to pay his son S a sum of Rs. 1 lakh if S passed C.A exam in the first attempt. S passed the exam in the first attempt, but F failed to pay the amount as promised. S files a suit for recovery of the amount. State whether S can recover the amount under the Indian Contract Act, 1872

  1. S can sue F for not honouring his words

  2. S has to pay Rs. 1 lakh to F

  3. S has no remedy against F

  4. S has to write exam again, to claim the reward


Correct Option: C

S sent his servant L, to trace his missing nephew. Later, S offered a reward for anyone who finds out his missing nephew. L, ignorant of the announcement, traced the boy. Subsequently, he claimed the reward, when he came to know of it. L, is not entitled to the reward since ____________.

  1. no reward can be given for tracing missing persons

  2. offer was not made to an ascertained person

  3. it is the servant's duty to help his master

  4. as communication of offer was not there


Correct Option: D

A is indebted to B. He sells a trolley to C. C promises to pay all debts of A to B. If C falls to pay, B has no right to sue C because :

  1. C is a stranger to consideration

  2. C is stranger to contract

  3. Both

  4. None


Correct Option: B

A promise to pay, wholly, or in part, a debt which is barred by law of limitation can be enforced if ______.

  1. it is in wrting

  2. is signed by the Debtor or his authorized agent

  3. either (a) or (b)

  4. both (a) and (b)


Correct Option: A

Mohan invited Sohan for a dinner. Sohan, by expending Rs 200, went to Mohan's house. By the time Sohan reached Mohan's house, it was locked and Sohan stayed in a Hotel. Sohan _______.

  1. can sue Mohan for expenses of Rs 200

  2. cannot sue against Mohan

  3. can sue Mohan for the total charges

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B