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WorksheetsOffer & Acceptance Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which case is associated with General offer?
Scammel Vs Ouston
Harris Vs Nickerson
Carlill Vs Carbolic Smoke Ball Co.
Hyde Vs Wrench
What happens when the offeree signifies his assent to the offer?
The offer is counter offered
The offer is rejected
The offer is accepted
The offer is revoked
What must acceptance be according to legal rules?
Implied
Silent
Absolute and unqualified
Conditional
In the case of an offer by letter, when is communication of offer completed?
When the offer is revoked
When the offer is accepted
When the letter reaches the recipient
When the letter is posted
What happens when acceptance precedes an offer?
Acceptance is valid
Acceptance is invalid
Offer is revoked
Offer is accepted
What is required for acceptance to be valid?
Acceptance subject to contract
Intention to fulfill terms of the promise
Implied acceptance
Silence
What can an offeror do before the communication of its acceptance is complete?
Revoke the offer
Accept the offer
Counter offer
Change the law
What is a counter offer?
A further offer made by the original offeror.
Where a party seeks to introduce a secondary or ancillary agreement to the original contract.
Where a party seeks to change or vary terms of the original offer or seeks to introduce a new term(s).
A rejection and withdrawal of the original offer.
A dress is displayed in the showroom with a price tag attached to the dress. A buyer interested in the dress and ready to pay the price mentioned in the tag approached the shopkeeper for purchasing the dress.
The shopkeeper can refuse to sell the dress as display of dress is just an invitation to offer.
The shopkeeper cannot refuse to sell the dress as the buyer has accepted the offer
In case of refusal, the shopkeeper will be liable for breach of contract
The shopkeeper cannot refuse to sell the dress but may charge higher price
Hyde v Wrench talks about
Supply of Information
revocation
Counter offers
Silence is not Acceptance
M offered to sell his car to P for Rs. 2,00,000. P wanted to pay Rs. 1,90,000 and M refused. Subsequently P offered to buy the car for Rs. 2,00,000. Is there a contract? Explain?
What is the legal implication of silence in response to an offer?
It constitutes acceptance
It is considered a counter offer
It leads to revocation of the offer
It has no legal effect
D offered to pay Rs 50,000 to any person who would swim 100 yards on Gopalpur sea coast on New Year day of 2023. B a fisherman without any information about the offer, claimed Rs 50,000 on swimming the distance to save his life after he was accidentally thrown overboard by the rough sea waves.
X offered to sell 2 plots of land to Y at a certain rate. Y accepted the offer for one plot. Is there a valid contract?
M made an offer to buy shares of xyz ltd on 10th Jan 2023. Allotment was made on 10th July 2023. Is M bound by acceptance?
