WorksheetsAaptPrep Indian Contract Act
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 32mins
An agreement enforceable by law is:
A voidable contract
Void
A contract
A void contract
In order to convert a proposal into a promise, the acceptance must:
Be absolute and qualified.
Be expressed in some usual and reasonable manner, unless the proposal prescribes the manner in which it is to be accepted.
Be absolute and unqualified
Both B and C only.
An agreement was entered into with the minor. This is agreement is:
Void
Voidable
Bad
Void ab initio
Where both the parties to any agreement are under a mistake as to a matter of fact essential to the agreement,
The agreement is voidable.
The agreement can’t be enforceable at law.
The agreement is void.
The agreement is not void.
A, a builder, contracts to erect and finish a house by the first of January, in order that B may give possession of it at that time to C, to whom B has contracted to let it. A is informed of the contract between B and C. A builds the house so badly that, before the first of January, it falls down and has to be rebuilt by B, who in consequence, loses the rent which he was to have received from C, and is obliged to make compensation to C for the breach of his contract.
A must make compensation to B for the cost of rebuilding the house
A must make compensation to B for the rent lost
A must make compensation to B for the compensation made to C
All of them
A, a merchant in England, directs B, his agent or Bombay, who accepts the agency, to send him 100 bales of cotton by a certain ship. B, having it in his power to send the cotton, omits to do so. The ship arrives safely in England. Soon after her arrival, the price of cotton rises.
B is not bound to make good to A profit which he might have made by 100 bales of cotton at the time the ship arrived
B is bound to make good to A any profit he might have made by the subsequent rise
B is bound to make good to A profit which he might have made by 100 bales of cotton at the time the ship arrived. But not any profit he might have made by the subsequent rise
All of these
A, a singer, contracts with B, the manager of a theatre, to sing at his theatre for two nights in every week during the next two months, and B engages to pay her 100 rupees for each night’s performance. On the sixth night, A wilfully absents herself from the theatre, and B, in consequence, rescinds the contract.
B is not entitled to claim compensation the damage which he has sustained through the non-fulfilment of the contract
B is entitled to claim compensation the damage which he has sustained through the non-fulfilment of the contract
A is entitled to claim compensation the damage which she has sustained due to the rescinding of the contract by B.
None of these
A owns a shop in Serampur, living himself in Calcutta, and visiting the shop occasionally. The shop is managed by B, and he is in the habit of ordering goods from C in the name of A for the purposes of the shop, and of paying for them out of A’s funds without A’s knowledge.
B has no implied authority from A to order goods from C in the name of A for the purposes of the shop
B has an implied authority from A to order goods from C in the name of A for his own purposes
B has an implied authority from A to order goods from C in the name of A for the purposes of the shop
None of these
A contracts to pay B a sum of money when B marries C. C dies without being married to B.
The contract still can be forced
The contract becomes void
Either (A) or (B)
None of these
A contracts to take in cargo for B at a foreign port. A’s Government afterwards declares war against the country in which the port is situated.
The contract cannot become void when war is declared
The contract becomes partly void when war is declared
The contract becomes void when war is declared
None of these
A contracts with B to repair B’s house. B neglects or refuses to point out to A the places in which his house requires repair.
A is excused for the non-performance of the contract if it is caused by such neglect or refusal
A cannot be excused for the non-performance of the contract even if it is caused by such neglect or refusal
B is excused for his negligence or refusal to point out to A the places in which his house requires repair
None of these
A delivers a rough diamond to B, a jeweller, to be cut and polished, which is accordingly done.
A. B is not entitled to retain the stone till he is paid for the services he has rendered
B. B is entitled to retain the stone till he is not paid for the services he has rendered
C. B is entitled to retain the stone till he is paid for the services he has rendered
D. None of these
When there is a Cross offer, the original offer terminates.
True
Partly True
False
None of the above.
An offer is revoked –
By the death or insanity of the proposer
By Lapse of time
By Communication of notice of revocation
All of these
The expression “Privity of contract” means-
A Contract is Contract between the parties only
A Contract is a private document
Only private documents can be contracts
The contracts may be expressed in some usual and reasonable manner
A hires a horse in Calcutta from B expressly to march to Benaras. A rides with due care, but marches to Cuttack instead. The horse accidentally falls and is injured.
A. A is not liable to make compensation to B for the injury to the horse
B. A is partially liable to make compensation to B for the injury to the horse
C. A is liable to make compensation to B for the injury to the horse
D. None of these
A contracts to pay a sum of money to B on a day specified. A does not pay the money on that day. B, in consequence of not receiving the money on that day, is unable to pay his debts, and is totally ruined.
A. A is liable to make good to B anything except the principal sum he contracted to pay, together with interest upon the day of payment
B. A is liable to partially make good to B anything except the principal sum he contracted to pay, together with interest upon the day of payment
C. A is not liable to make good to B anything except the principal sum he contracted to pay, together with interest upon the day of payment
D. None of these
A agrees to sell a horse worth Rs.1,000/- for Rs.10/-. A denies that his consent to the agreement was freely given.
A. The inadequacy of the consideration is a fact which the court should take into account in considering whether or not A’s consent was freely given
B. The adequacy of the consideration is a fact which the court should take into account in considering whether or not A’s consent was freely given
C. The inadequacy of the consideration is a fact which the court should take not into account in considering whether or not A’s consent was freely given
D. None of these
A agrees to sell a horse worth Rs.1,000/- for Rs.10/-. A’s consent to the agreement was freely given.
The agreement is a contract due to the adequacy of the consideration
The agreement is a not contract notwithstanding the inadequacy of the consideration
The agreement is a contract notwithstanding the inadequacy of the consideration
None of these
A agrees to sell B’s hundred tons of oil’. There is nothing whatever to show what kind of oil was intended.
A. The agreement is void for uncertainty
B. The agreement is not void in spite of the uncertainty
C. either (A) of (B)
D. None of these
A agrees with B to discover treasure by magic.
A. The agreement is not voided
B. The agreement is partly void
C. The agreement is void
D. None of these
A and B jointly owe 100 rupees to C, A alone pays the amount to C, and B, not knowing of this fact, pays 100 rupees over again to C.
A. C is not bound to repay the amount to B
B. C is bound to partially repay the amount to B
C. C is bound to repay the amount to B
D. None of these
A bails 100 bags of cotton marked with a particular mark to B, B without A’s consent, mixes the 100 bales with other bales of his own, bearing a different mark.
A. A is not entitled to have his 100 bales returned, and B is bound to bear all the expenses incurred in the separation of the bales and any other incidental damage
B. A is entitled to have his 100 bales returned, and B is not bound to bear all the expenses incurred in the separation of the bales and any other incidental damage
C. A is entitled to have his 100 bales returned, and B is bound to bear all the expenses incurred in the separation of the bales and any other incidental damage
D. None of these
