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1872 contract act Mcqs
1. In pledge bailor is called_________________?
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A. Pawnor

B. Pawnee

C. Both (a) and (b)

D. None of above

2. Promise which forms the consideration or part of the consideration for each other is called_______________?
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A. Conditional promise

B. Simple promise

C. None of above

D. Reciprocal promise
3. Section_________ to__________, at the Contract Act, deals with discharge of surety ?
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A. 130, 133

B. None of above

C. 139, 144

D. 133, 139
4. A man enfeebled by disease or age is inclued by Bs influence over him as his medical abendant to agree to pay B, a unreasonable sum for his professional services_______________?
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A. B employees nothing

B. B employees undue influence

C. Both A and B

D. None of above

5. Fraud is defined in Section ___________ of the Contract Act?
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A. 16

B. None of above

C. 15

D. 17
6. The person to whom proposal is made is called________________?
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A. Promisor

B. Promisee

C. Both of above

D. None of above

7. An agreement not enforceable by law is called_________________?
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A. Valid agreement

B. Void agreement

C. None of above

D. Voidable agreement

8. Section 142 of the Contract Act 1872 deals with _________________?
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A. Non of these

B. Guarantee obtained by fraud

C. Guarantee obtained by free consent

D. Guarantee obtained by miscrepresentation
9. A hires a carriage of B. The carriage is unsafe though B is not aware of it and A is injured_________________?
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A. B is not responsible to A for the injury

B. B is responsible to A for the injury

C. None of above

D. No one is responsible to each other

10. An agreement which is enforceable by law at the option of one or more of the parties there to but not at the option of other or others is _______________?
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A. A voidable contract

B. A valid contract

C. A void contract

D. All of above

11. The bailment of goods as security for payment of debt or performance of a promise is called_______________?
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A. Pledge

B. Special bailment

C. Both A and B

D. None of above

12. Free consent is defined in section_______________ of the Contract Act?
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A. 14

B. 18

C. 10

D. None of above

13. Section 5, of the Contract Act, deals with________________?
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A. Revocation of proposals and acceptances

B. Communication of contract

C. Acceptance of contracts

D. None of above

14. Section_________ of the Contract Act, deals with enforcement of contract contingent on an event happening?
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A. 30

B. 31

C. 32

D. None of above

15. Reciprocal Contracts means___________________?
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A. None of above

B. Trilateral contracts

C. One sided contracts

D. Bilateral contracts
16. As per section 143, of the Contract Act guarantee obtain by the creditor by concealment is _______________?
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A. Invalid

B. Valid

C. Both A and B

D. None of above

17. The Term Consent means ?
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A. Free mind

B. All of the above

C. Free will

D. Voluntary accordance with or concurrence in what is done or proposed by another

18. 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 proceeding in the ordinary tribunal or which limits the time within which he may thus enforce his right ?
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A. Valid agreement

B. Void agreement

C. Both A and B

D. None of above

19. Where both the parties are under mistake as to matter of fact the agreement is_________________?
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A. Void

B. Valid

C. None of above

D. Voidable

20. The Contract Act of 1872 was enacted on_______________?
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A. 25th June, 1872

B. None of above

C. 25th April, 1872

D. 25th May, 1872