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M.C.Q. of Legal Aspects of Business
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5. The general principles of law of contract applied to all kinds of contract irrespective of
their nature.
A. True, as sections 1 to 75 lay down the general principles of law of contract
B. False, as for special kinds of contracts there are specific provisions in the respective
laws.
6. Which of the following eminent jurists has defined the contract as an agreement creating
and defining obligations between the parties?
A. Pollock
B. Halsbury
C. Salmond
D. Anson.
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7. The term 'contract' is defined in which of the following sections of the Indian Contract
Act?
A. Section 2(b)
B. Section 2(a)
C. Section 2(e)
D. Section 2(h)
8. The special kinds of contracts, namely contracts of Indemnity and Guarantee, Bailment,
Pledge, and Agency contained in?
A. Sections 1 to 75
B. Sections 76 to 123
C. Sections 124 to 238
D. Section 10.
14. Every promise and every set of promises forming_____ for each other is an agreement.
A. Consideration
B. Proposal
C. Acceptance
D. obligation
15. Every promise and every set of promises, forming the consideration for each other, is
called as:
A. A voidable contract
B. A contract
C. A void contract
D. An agreement
16. An agreement was entered into with the minor. This is agreement is:
A. Void
B. Voidable
C. Bad
D. Illegal
17. A, being in debt to B, the money lender of his village, contracts a fresh loan on terms
which appear to be unconscionable. This will be termed as:
A. Fraud
B. Coercion
C. Undue influence
D. Misrepresentation
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A. Discharge by performance
B. Discharge by mutual consent or agreement
C. Discharge by impossibility of performance
D. Discharge of a contract by lapse of time
23. Discharge by performance may be:
A. Actual performance
C. A or B
24. ______means the parties to a contract have performed their respective promises under
the contract.
A. Actual performance
C. Tender Performance
25. A contract can be discharged by mutual agreement in any of the following ways.
A. Novation
B. Alteration
C. Remission
D. Merger
E. All of the above
26. The term ______ implies the substitution of a new contract for the original one.
A. Novation
B. Alteration
C. Remission
D. Merger
27. A owed Rs 100 to B, under contract. B owned Rs 100 to C. It was agreed among A, B
and C that A would pay Rs 100 to C.
A. Novation
B. Alteration
C. Remission
D. Merger
28. It refers to a change in one or more of the terms of a contract with the consent of all the
contracting parties.
A. Novation
B. Alteration
C. Remission
D. Merger
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29. ________ means the acceptance (by the promise) of a lesser sum than what was
contracted for, or a lesser fulfilment of the promise made.
A. Novation
B. Alteration
C. Remission
D. Merger
30. The conversion of the inferior right into the superior right is called a
A. Novation
B. Alteration
C. Remission
D. Merger
31. A owes B Rs 5,000. A pays Rs 2,000 to B and B accepts the amount in satisfaction of
the whole debt. The whole debt is discharged.
A. Novation
B. Alteration
C. Remission
D. Merger
32. A agreed with B to supply 100 TV sets at a certain price by the end of October. Subsequently,
‘A’ and ‘B’ mutually agree that the supply can be made by the end of November. This is an
alteration in the terms of the contract by consent of both the parties.
A. Novation
B. Alteration
C. Remission
D. Merger
33. Sometimes after a contract has been established, something might occur, though not at the
fault of either party, which can render the contract
A. Discharge by performance
B. Discharge by mutual consent or agreement
C. Discharge by impossibility of performance
D. Discharge of a contract by lapse of time
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A. Initial impossibility
B. Supervening impossibility
C. Impossibility by Default
D. A Or B
36. Initial impossibility is also known
A. Pre-contractual impossibility
B. Supervening impossibility
C. Impossibility by Default
D. A Or B
37. Supervening impossibility is also known
A. Initial impossibility
B. Supervening impossibility
C. Impossibility by Default
D. Post contractual impossibility
38. Discharge of a contract by operation of law includes
A. Anticipatory
B. Actual breach
C. A or B
D. None of the above
A. Anticipatory
B. Actual breach
C. A or B
D. None of the above
41._____ refers to the failure to perform contractual obligations when performance is due.
A. Anticipatory
B. Actual breach
C. A or B
D. None of the above
42.______ is a legal cause of action and a type of civil wrong, in which a binding
agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honoured by one or more of the parties to the
contract by non-performance or interference with the other party's performance.
A. Anticipatory Breach of contract
B. Breach of Contract
C. Actual Breach of Contract
D. None of the above
43. The term Rescission refers to
A. Discharged of contract
B. Cancellation of contract
C. Breach of contract
D. None of the above
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44. ______are a monetary compensation allowed to the injured party for the loss or injury
suffered by him as a result of the breach of contract.
A. Suit for Rescission
B. Suit for an Injunction
C. Suit for Damages
D. Suit for Quantum meruit
45. ________means “AS MUCH AS EARNED” in proportion to the work done.
A. Suit for Rescission
B. Suit for an Injunction
C. Suit for Damages
D. Suit for Quantum meruit
46. _____means the actual carrying out of the contract as agreed.
A. Suit for Rescission
B. Suit for an Injunction
C. Suit for Damages
D. Suit for specific performance
50. it is valid but due to some technical defect the contract becomes void…..
A. Valid contract
B. Void contract
C. Voidable contract
D. Unenforceable contract
51. when contracts are either in writing or in oral.
A. Express contract
B. Implied contract
C. Quasi contract
D. None of the above
52. it is not actually entered into by the parties but is something imposed on a party by
law.
A. Express contract
B. Implied contract
C. Quasi contract
D. None of the above
53. when contracts are neither in writing or in oral but inferred from the acts or
circumstances of a particular case…….
A. Express contract
B. Implied contract
C. Quasi contract
D. None of the above
54. in a contract where both the parties have performed their obligation, there remains
nothing to perform…
A. Executed contract
B. Executory contract
C. Unilateral contract
D. Bilateral contract
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55. in a contract where both the parties are yet to perform their obligation….
A. Executed contract
B. Executory contract
C. Unilateral contract
D. Bilateral contract
56. in contract one party has performed his obligation and other person is yet to perform
his obligation….
A. Executed contract
B. Executory contract
C. Unilateral contract
D. Bilateral contract
57. in a contract where both the parties have performed their obligation …
A. Executed contract
B. Executory contract
C. Unilateral contract
D. Bilateral contract
58. X makes an offer to sell his land for 10 lakhs to Y and Y accepts the offer. Both X and
Y set out agreement including all the conditions of sale and the remedies available to both
the parties, in case of non-performance by either party. This is a valid and binding contract
between both the parties. It is the example of ….
A. Valid contract
B. Void contract
C. Voidable contract
D. Unenforceable contract
59. a contract between an illegal drug supplier and a drug dealer is unenforceable from
the onset due to the illegal nature of the agreed-upon activity it is the example of
A. Valid contract
B. Void contract
C. Voidable contract
D. Unenforceable contract
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60. Amar threatens to hit Akbar, if he does not sell his land for Rs. 10 lakhs to Amar.
Akbar sells his land to Amar and receives payment. Here, Akbar’s approval has been
obtained by force and hence this contract is void able at the option of Akbar .it is the
example of
A. Valid contract
B. Void contract
C. Voidable contract
D. Unenforceable contract
61. Amar agrees to pay Rs. 1 lakh to Akbar if he kills Anthony. Akbar killed and claims
Rs. 1 lakh. If Amar refuse to pay, Akbar cannot recover from Amar because the agreement
between Amar and Akbar is illegal and also its object is unlawful.it is the example of….
A. Valid contract
B. Void contract
C. Voidable contract
D. Illegal contract
62. X ask Y; will you buy my car for Rs. 100000? Y answer to X, I am ready to buy your
car for Rs. 100000. It is an express contract made by spoken word. It is the example of…
A. Express contract
B. Implied contract
C. Quasi contract
D. None of the above
63. If a person enters a bus, there is implied promise that he will have to pay the
bus fair it is the example of
A. Express contract
B. Implied contract
C. Quasi contract
D. None of the above
64. These contracts are based on the principle of justice and equity.
A. Express contract
B. Implied contract
C. Quasi contract
D. None of the above
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65. X contracts to buy a bicycle for from Z for cash Rs. 10,000. X has paid cash and Z has
Delivered bicycle to X. Here, both the parties have performed their respective obligations
and nothing remains to be done, it is the example of
A. Executed contract
B. Executory contract
C. Unilateral contract
D. Bilateral contract
66. A promise to B that he would supply 10 cotton shirts to B within a week and B
promise to pay for them after a month. It is the example of
A. Executed contract
B. Executory contract
C. Unilateral contract
D. Bilateral contract
67. X takes a public auto to go to college. A contract comes into existence as soon as X
was dropped in college. By that time, auto man has fulfilled his part of obligation; only X
has to fulfil his part of obligation i.e. paying the auto- man. It is the example of
A. Executed contract
B. Executory contract
C. Unilateral contract
D. Bilateral contract
68. Tailor(X) promises to stitch a Shirt and customer(Y) promises to pay Rs.300. Here X
promises to stitch the Shirt and Y promises to pay. Thus each party is both a promissor and
a promisee. It is the example of
A. Executed contract
B. Executory contract
C. Unilateral contract
D. Bilateral contract
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A. 1 April 1882
B. 1 March 1936
C. 01 May 1989
D. 01 March 1882
2. The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is an Act to define and amend the law relating
to………
A. cheques
B. bills of exchange
C. promissory notes,
D. All of the above
A. Section 15
B. Section 14
C. Section 13A
D. Section 13
5. The person named in the instrument, to whom or to whose order the money is by the
instrument directed to be paid, is called the:
A. Banker
B. Drawee
C. Drawer
D. Payee.
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6. _______ means ‘something legally transferable from one person to another for a
consideration’.
A. Instrument
B. Negotiable
C. Negotiable instrument
D. None of the above.
7.. ______ means ‘a written document by which some legal rights are created in favour of
some person’
A. Instrument
B. Negotiable
C. Negotiable instrument
D. None of the above
A. Bearer
B. Either bearer or order
C. Neither bearer or order
D. Order
9.Which section of the Negotiable Instruments Act,1881 deals with Promissory note?
A. Section 4 of the Negotiable Instruments Act,1881
B. Section 24 of the Negotiable Instruments Act,1881
C. Section 3 of the Negotiable Instruments Act,1881
D. Section 6 of the Negotiable Instruments Act,1881
10. Which is NOT an example of “Promissory Note” …….
A. One
B. Three
C. Two
D. Four
A. Bill of exchange
B. Cheque
C. Promissory note
D. All of the above
A. 1
B. 5
C. 4
D. 2
A. Bill of exchange
B. Promissory note
C. Cheque
D. None of the above
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A. Second party
B. First party
C. Third party
D. All of the above
A. On demand
B. On a specific date
C. After a specified period – months or days
D. all of the above
A. Bills of Exchange
B. Holder in due course
C. Cheque
D. Promissory Note
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21. A promissory note, bill of exchange or cheque drawn or made out of India and made
payable in, or drawn upon any person resident in India shall be deemed to be:
A. Incomplete instrument
B. Inchoate instrument
C. Foreign instrument
D. Inland instrument
A. The drawee
B. The payee
C. The drawer
D. The banker
A. it is an instrument in writing
B. It is signed by the maker
C. Certain sum of money is mentioned on the instrument.
D. It contains a conditional order
A. Four
B. Two
C. Three
D. One
26. The person who is directed by the maker of a bill of exchange to pay is called the:
A. Payee
B. Drawee
C. Endorsee
D. Drawer
A. Bills of Exchange
B. Holder in due course
C. Cheque
D. Promissory Note
33. when the is crossed with Two parallel lines or with word ‘& Co.’ etc. this crossing is
known as
A. General crossing
B. Special crossing
C. Restrictive crossing
D. None of the above
34. when the is crossed with Two parallel lines or with ‘A/c payee only.’ etc. this crossing
is known as
A. General crossing
B. Special crossing
C. Restrictive crossing
D. None of the above
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35. When bank has reason to believe that the title of the presenter is defective, then the
cheque will be
A. Dishonoured
B. Cancelled
C. Stalled
D. Cleared
36. is a bill of exchange drawn on a specified banker and not expressed to be payable
otherwise than on demand”.
A. Bills of Exchange
B. Holder in due course
C. Cheque
D. Promissory Note
45. Where a negotiable instrument is lost or destroyed, who is the person entitled to claim
the instrument at the time of such loss or destruction.
A. Holder in due course
B. Holder
C. Maker
D. Payee
46.______means, any person who for consideration became the possessor of a promissory
note, bill of exchange or cheque, if payable to bearer, or the payee or endorsee thereof, if
payable to order, before the amount mentioned in it became payable, and without having
sufficient cause to believe that defect existed in the title of the person from whom he
derived his title.”
A. Holder in due course
B. Holder
C. Maker
D. Payee
47. Sec. 9 of negotiable instruments Act 1881 deals with
A. Holder
B. Holder in due course
C. Maker
D. Payee
49.____ may draw, indorse, deliver and negotiate such instrument so as to bind all parties
except himself.”
A. Minor
B. Unsound mind
C. Normal person
D. Government employee
50. The person who signs the instrument is called_______
A. Endorser
B. Endorsee
C. Endorsement
D. None of the above
51. The person to whom the instrument is transferred by endorsement is called the_____
A. Endorser
B. Endorsee
C. Endorsement
D. None of the above
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6. When does an agreement to sell become a sale as per the provisions of Sale Of Goods
Act, 1930:
A. When the seller transfers the property in goods
B. When the seller agrees to transfer the property in goods
C. When the time elapses or the conditions subject to which the property in the
goods is to be transferred are fulfilled
D. Agreement to sell is deemed to be sale
7. What can be the subject matter of the contract of sale as per section 6 of Sale of Goods
Act:
A. Only existing goods owned or possessed by the owner
B. Only Future goods
C. Existing goods which are neither owned nor possessed by the owner
D. Existing goods, owned or possessed by the owner or future goods
8. Where in a contract of sale the seller purports to effect the present sale of the future
goods, the contract operates as:
A. A Contract of sale
B. An agreement to sell the goods
C. A Contact of sale or agreement to sell
D. It is not a valid contract
9. In a contract for sale of specific goods, the goods, without the knowledge of seller
perished at the time when the contract was made, the contract is:
A. A voidable contract at the instance of seller
B. A voidable contract at the instance of buyer
C. A voidable contract subject to approval of the civil court
D. A void contract
10. A contract of sale may be made:
A. A in writing or by word of mouth
B. partly in writing of partly by word of mouth
C. by the implied conduct of parties
D. All of the above
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11. A is a stipulation essential to main purpose of the contract and the breach of which
gives rise to a right to treat the contract as repudiated:
A. Condition
B. Warranty
C. Disclaimer
D. Guarantee
12. A is a stipulation collateral to main purpose of the contract and the breach of which
gives rise to a right to claim for damages but not to a right to reject goods and treat the
contract as repudiated:
A. Condition
B. Warranty
C. Terms of contract
D. Disclaimer
13. When can a breach of condition be treated as a breach of warranty by the seller as per
the provisions of Sale of Goods Act, 1930:
A. When the buyer fulfils the condition stipulated to the contract of sale
B. When the contract of sale is severable and the buyer has accepted the entire goods
C. When the contract of the sale is not severable and the buyer has accepted the
goods or part thereof, subject to an express or implied term in the contract
D. When the contract of the sale is severable and the buyer has accepted the entire
goods or part thereof
14. In the Contract of Sale, there is an implied warranty that:
A. Seller has a right to sell the goods
B. The buyer has the right to have and enjoy the quiet possession of goods only.
C. The goods shall be free from any charge or encumbrance
D. The buyer has the right to have and enjoy the quiet possession of goods and
that the goods shall be free from any charge or encumbrance.
15. Where there is a contract for the sale of specific or ascertained goods the property in
them is transferred to the buyer at the time when the:
A. Parties intend the property in goods to pass
B. Contract is entered into
C. Price is paid
D. Delivery of goods has been made
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19. X purchases a car from Y. After 6 months, Z, the true owner of the car, demanded it
from X. X had to return it to its true owner. X was entitled to recover the full price even
though several months have passed. This is an example of:
A. Condition as to description
B. Condition as to sample
C. Condition as to title
D. Condition as to fitness
20. A drug was sold by an auction and according to the usage of trade it was to disclose in
advance of any vast damage caused in the quality of the drug but such disclosure was not
made and the drug was found to be defective. This is an example of:
A. Warranty as to undisturbed possession
B. Warranty as to quality or fitness by usage of trade
C. Warranty as to non-existence of encumbrances
D. Disclosure of dangerous nature of goods
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27. In sale the transfer of property in goods from the seller to the buyer takes place
A. At the end of contract
B. Immediately
C. In a future Date
D. Both A&B
28. The goods must be ________ goods for transferring the property in the goods.
A. Ascertained
B. Unascertained
C. Future
D. All of the above
29. A consideration in contract of sale must be ______________ only
A. Goods
B. movable only
C. price
D. Purchase
30. A sale is said to be completed when ___________ is transferred from one party to the
other party
A. Money
B. Goods
C. Interest
D. Ownership
31. An agreement to sell the transfer of ownership is ___________
A. Definite
B. Mandatory
C. Conditional
D. immaterial
32. A sold his laptop to B, but for some repairing purpose A retained the laptop with him.
The laptop is stolen by C , in this case the loss will fall on
A. B
B. C
C. A
D. None of them
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A. National commission
B. Stat commission
C. District commission
D. None of the above
10. If any of the parties are not satisfied by the order of District Commission can appeal
against such order to the State Commission on the grounds off acts or law within a period
of
A. 30 to 35 days
B. 40 to 45 days
C. 20 to 25 days
D. 30 to 40 days
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11. It is established by the respective state government and ordinarily function at the state
capital.
A. National commission
B. Stat commission
C. District commission
D. None of the above
12. State Commission has a jurisdiction to entertain complaints where value of goods and
services paid as consideration
13. If any of the parties are not satisfied by the order of State Commission can appeal
against such order to the National Commission within a period of
A. 20 days
B. 25 days
C. 35 days
D. 30 days
14. National Commission has a jurisdiction to entertain complaints where value of goods
or services paid as consideration…….
A. Exceed 2 crores
B. Exceed 10 crores
C. Exceed 5 crores
D. None of the above
15. If any of the parties are not satisfied by the order of National Commission can appeal
against such order to the Supreme Court of India within a period of
A. 40 days
B. 45 days
C. 30 days
D. 25 days
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16. ______means the key of a key pair used to create a digital signature.
A. Private key
B. Public key
C. Secure system
D. None of the above
17._____ means the key of a key pair used to verify a digital signature and listed in the
Digital Signature Certificate.
A. Private key
B. Public key
C. Secure system
D. None of the above