Materials Previous Compilation of Years question Papers unit wise -

KSLU

Subject Contract Laws -II

Type of questions Problems

Semester II Sem- 3 years LLB

Unit I

Indemnity

Indemnity-English v India Law

Discharge of Surety

Rights of Surety

Guarantee

Differences -Indemnity /Guarantee

Unit-II

Meaning, Features

Bailment-Rights

Finder of Goods

Pledge-Meaning and Rights

Lien

Unit-III

Test of Agency

Termination Agency

Creation of Agency

Rights/ Duties

Pledge by Non owner

Delegation
Ratification

Relationship-Principal & Third

Parties

Unit-IV

Authority

Registration

Rights/Duties

Test of Partnership

Minor

Admission-Retirement

Dissolution

Partners Liabilities to Third Parties

Unit-V

Distinction

Breach of Contract

Condition/Warranty

Un- Paid Seller

Title

Transfer of Property

Caveat Emptor
Sl Topic Subject Year

Unit-I

1 Define contract of Indemnity. Explain the duties of Jan-2012

Indemnity holder.
Jun-2017
Indemnity
2 Define ‘Indemnity’. Discuss the rights of Indemnity holder Dec-2013

Jun-2019

[2018
batch]

Dec-2019

Indemnity- Define contract of indemnity. In what respects Indian law Jun-2013

English v differs from English law on contract of indemnity? Explain
India

3 Explain the circumstances in which a surety can be Jan-2011

discharged from his liability.
Jun-2016

4 Discuss the different modes of discharge of the liability of Jun-2014

surety.
Jun-2019

5 Discharge Define contract of guarantee and discuss the modes of Jun-2015

of Surety discharge of surety from liability
Jun-2018

6 Discuss the different modes of discharge of the liability of Jun-2019

surety

7 What are the rights of the surety against the principal debtor, Dec-2012
creditor and co-sureties?
Rights of
8 Define contract of guarantee. Explain the rights of surety Dec-2017
Surety
against co-sureties

9 Explain the rights of the surety Jun-2019

Mar-2021

10 Define contract of guarantee. Explain the rights of surety Mar-2021

against co-sureties
11 Define the Contract of Guarantee and analyse the Dec-2016
 essential features of contract of guarantee. Mar-2021

12 What is continuing Guarantee? Explain the various modes Jan-2012

of discharge of surety from his liability

13 Define contract of Guarantee. Explain the rights of surety Jun-2012

Guarantee
Dec-2020

14 What is meant by continuing guarantee? When and how it is Dec-2012

revoked or terminated

15 Define contract of guarantee. What are the effects of Jun-2013

misrepresentation and concealment on contract of guarantee?
Explain.

16 What is contract of guarantee? How it differs from Dec-2013

continuing guarantee

17 Define contract of guarantee. Explain the rights of surety Mar-2021

against co-sureties.

18 Define contract of guarantee. State the distinctions Jun-2011

between contract of guarantee and contract of indemnity.
Dec-2014
Differences
Jun-2014
Indemnity
19 Define contracts of indemnity and guarantee and discuss Jun-2014
/Guarantee
their differences
Dec-2018

20 Define Contract of Indemnity. Write the distinction Jun-2018

between contract of indemnity and guarantee

21 Discharge What is Continuing Guarantee? Explain the various modes Dec-2015

of Surety of discharge of surety from his liability.
 Unit-II

Sl Topic Questions Year

1 Meaning, Define bailment. What are the essential features of bailment? Jun-2013
Features
Jun-2019

2 What is bailment? Discuss the important features of Bailment Jun-2016

with decided cases
Jun-2017

3 What is Bailment? Discuss the rights and duties of Bailor Jan-2012

Jun-2014

Dec-2015

4 Define Bailment. What are the rights and duties of Bailee Dec-2012

Bailment- Jun-2016
Rights
Dec-2020

5 Explian the duties of bailee Mar-2021

6 Define Bailment and what are the rights and duties of bailor Dec-2014
and bailee

7 Explain the Rights of finder of goods and liability towards Dec-2013

the true owner
Finder of
8 Explain the rights of finder of goods Jan-2012
Lost
goods

9 Define ‘Pledge’. Explain the rights and duties of Pledgee. Jan-2011

Jun-2015
[Some time it is asked what is pledge]
Dec-2015

Jun-2019

Jun-2019

Dec-2019
Pledge-
Rights Dec-2020

10 Explain the rights and duties of pledgee. Jun-2019

11 Discuss regarding rights and duties of Pawner and Pawnee Dec-2013

 Define Pledge. State the rights and duties of Pledger and
Pledgee
Jun-2016

12 Define Pledge and explain the rights of Pawnee Jun-2011

13 What do you mean by Pledge? Who can Pledge? Discuss Jun-2013

Jun-2017

Dec-2017

14 Define Bailment and Pledge. When is a pledge created by non- Jun-2012

owners valid

15 Define pledge. State the circumstances in which a non-owner Jun-2014

Pledge by can make a valid pledge Dec-2014
Non
Jun-2015
owner
Jun-2018

Dec-2018

Marc-2021

16 Define lien. What are the rights of a bailee in respect of lien Dec-2012

Mar-2021

17 What do you mean by Lien? Discuss the different types of Jun-2015

Lien Lien available to a bailee with the help of decided cases?

18 Define lien. Explain different kinds of lien. Jun-2016

Jun-2019
 Unit -III

Sl Topics Questions Year

2 Test of What is the ‘Test of Agency’ ? Discuss the extent of an Jan-2011

Agency agent’s authority.

3 Explain the different modes of termination of an agency. Jan-2011

Jun-2019

4 Who is an agent? Explain the different modes of Jun-2011

Termination
termination of agency
Agency
5 Explain the circumstances in which a contract of agency Jun-2012
is terminated.

6 Define agency. Explain the different modes of termination of Jun-2013

agency.
Dec-2019

7 What is a contract of agency? What are the different modes Jun-2012

of creation of agency

8 Define Agency. Explain the modes of creation of Agency Jun-2015

9 Creation of Define Agency. Explain various modes of creation of agency Jun-2016

Agency
10 Define ‘Agent’. Explain the different kinds of Agents Jan-2012

11 How to create agency and discuss regarding the kinds of Dec-2013

Agents

12 Explain the different modes of creation of agency Mar-2021

13 Discuss the rights and duties of Agents Jan-2012

Jun-2014

Dec-2015
Rights/
Jun-2017
Duties
Jun-
2019[Old
& Nw]

Jun-
 2019[2018
batch)

Mar-2021

14 Explain the duties of an agent. Jun-2012

Dec-2012

15 What is Agency? What are the rights of an agent? Mar-2021

16 Who is an agent? Explain the duties of an agent towards Jun-2017

principal?
17 Discuss the rule “Himself a delegate an agent shall not Dec-2012
delegate his authority
Delegation
What is Agency? Discuss the maxim delegatus non Jun-2018
potest delegare" Under agency

18 What is agency by ratification? Examine the condition of a Jun-2013

valid ratification with illustrations

19 What is meant by agency by ratification? Explain the Jun-2014

relevant rules
2 Ratification Dec-2014
What is agency by ratification? Explain its essentials
Jun-2017
Dec-2018

20 Define agency by ratification? Explain its essentials Dec-2020

21 Relation Discuss the relationship of principal and third parties. Dec-2013

 Unit-IV

Sl Topic Questions Years

1 Authority Explain Implied Authority of a Partner. Jan-2011

2 What are the advantages and disadvantages of Jan-2012

Registration of a partnership firm? Discuss

3 How partnership firms are registered? What are the Jun-2013

Registration consequences of registration and non-registration of
partnership firms

4 Explain in detail the procedure of registration of firms Jun-2014

and the consequences of its non-registration
Jun-2016

Dec-2018

Jun-2019

Mar02921

5 Explain the rights and duties of a partner in a Jan-2011

partnership firm.
Jun-2017

Jun-2018
Rights/Duties
Jun-2019

6 Define partnership. Explain the rights and duties of Dec-2014

partners.

7 Explain mutual rights and liabilities between the Partners Dec-2016

of the firm.
Jun-2019

Dec-2019

8 Define partnership. Explain the rights of partners. Jun-2017

9 Jun-2017
Define partnership. Discuss the essential elements of
partnership
10 Define partnership. What test you apply to determine Jan-2012
the existence of a partnership?
Test of
11 Although sharing of profits is an essential element of Dec-2012
Partnership
partnership, it is not the sole test”. Comment.

12 Discuss the nature and mode of determining the Dec-2013

existence of Partnership
Dec-2019

13 Sharing of profit is only a Prima-facie evidence to show Jun-2015

that there exists partnership” – Discuss.

14 Minor Can a minor be a partner in a partnership firm ? Explain Jun-2012

the legal status of a minor partner in a partnership
firm.

15 Explain the position of minor partner in the Jun-2017

partnership firm.

16 Admission Explain admission and retirement of partners under Dec-2013

partnership firm.
Mar-2021
Retirement

17 Write on Admission, retirement and expulsion of Dec-2020

Partners.

18 Explain the consequences of dissolution of a Jna-2011

partnership firm

19 What is meant by dissolution of a firm? What are the Dec-2012

different modes of dissolution

20 Discuss the different methods of dissolution of Jun-2017

partnership firm.
Jun-2019

Mar-2020

21 What is meant by dissolution of firm? Explain the Jun-2012

different grounds on which a firm is dissolved by the
order of a court.

22 Dissolution Explain the different modes of dissolution of partnership Mar-2021

firm.

23 When can a court order for dissolution of a firm Jun-2014

 Jun-2017

Dec-2017

Mar-2021

24 State the rules regarding the settlement of accounts of Dec-2016

the Firm after dissolution.
Dec-2018

Jun-2019

25 Liabilities- What is partnership? Explain the liability of the partners Jun-2013

Third Parties to third parties and among themselves
 Unit-V

Sl Topics Question Year

Define Contact of Sale. State the distinctions between Jun-2011

sale and agreement to sell.
Jun-2019
Distinction
Mar-2021

Define contract of sale and distinguish it from an agreement Jun-2016

to sell
Jun-2017

What are the rights available to seller and buyer for Jun-2013
breach of contract
Jun-2015

Dec-2015
Breach
Dec-2019

Explain the remedies available for breach of contract of Jan-2012

sale.
Dec-2013

Define ‘condition and warranty’ in a contract of sale of Jun-2012

goods. Explain the conditions implied in a contract of
sale of goods by description. When a condition is to be
treated as warranty

Explain in brief conditions and warranties implied by law Jan-2011

under a contract of sale of goods

Condition/ Define condition and warranty. Distinguish between Dec-2012

Warranty condition and warranties

Dec-2020

Distinguish between conditions and warranties Dec-2013

 Explain the implied conditions provided under the Sale of Dec-2016
goods Act
Jun-2017

Dec-2019

Explain implied conditions and warranties Mar-2021

provided under the Sale of Goods Act

Discuss the rights of an unpaid seller towards the goods. Jan-2012

Jun-2018

Who is an unpaid seller? Discuss the rights of unpaid seller Jun-2012

as against the goods.

Who is an unpaid seller? What are his rights? Jun-2014

Dec-2014
Un- Paid
Seller Jun-2017

Dec-2018

Jun-2019

[2018 &2019
batch]

Jun-2019

(2018-Batch)

Mar-2021

Discuss unpaid Seller’s right of lien. How it differs from Dec-2015

the right to stoppage in transit
Jun-2017

[Here specifically lien is mentioned]

Title “No one can transfer a better title than he himself has” – Jun-2012
Discuss the statement
Dec-2016

Dec-2017

Mar-2021

Explain the maxim “nemo dat quod non habet” and state Jan-20
the exceptions, if any

Transfer of In a contract of sale when does the property in the Dec-2012

Property goods pass from the seller to the buyer? Discuss

Explain the rules relating to passing of the property in Jun-2013

 goods from seller to buyer.

Caveat Explain the doctrine of "caveat emptor". State the Jun-2011

Emptor exceptions to this rule.
Jun-2014

Dec-2014

Jun-2018

Dec-2018

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