CONTRACT LAW MCQS SET 40

CONTRACT LAW MCQS SET 40

Free Consent

1. A had two scooters, one blank and the other white, and offered to sell his black scooter to B for Rs 12,000. B accepted the other believing it to be for white. In this case, no contract arises between A and B as there is no
a. Consensus ad idem
b. error in consensus
c. error in causa
d. both (a) and (b)

2. The case of ‘no consent’ i.e. when there is no consent at all, are described by Salmond as
a. error in causa
b. error in consensus
c. consensus ad idem
d. offer and acceptance

3. In which of the following cases, of mistake of both the parties, the contract is void ab initio because of complete absence of consent
a. Where there is error as to the nature of the contract
b. Where there is error as to the identity of the parties
c. Where there is error as to the subject matter of the contract
d. All of the above

4. threatening to commit any act forbidden by IPC amounts to coercion under Section 15, if such act is done with the intention of
a. causing the other party to enter into contract
b. injuring the other party
c. causing loss to the other party
d. All of the above

5. Unlawful detaining or threatening to detain any property amounts to coercion under Section 15, if such act is done with the intention of
a. causing the other party to enter into contract
b. injuring the other party
c. causing loss to the other party
d. All of the above

6. The threatening act amounting to coercion
a. Must be initiated by a party to the contract only
b. Must be initiated by a stranger only
c. May be initiated by a party or by any person, even by a stranger
d. Must be initiated by both the party as well as stranger

7. The threatening act amounting to coercion
a. Must be directed against the party to contract
b. Must be directed against stranger only
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. May be directed against the party or against any person who is not a party

8. Threat to commit suicide amount to
i. Fraud
ii. Coercion
iii. Undue influence
iv. Offence under IPC
a. (i) and (ii)
b. (ii) and (iii)
c. (iii) and (iv)
d. (ii) and (iv)

9. Threat to detain property in unlawful manner amount as
a. Fraud
b. Coercion
c. Mistake
d. All of the above

10. Undue influence is a kind of
a. Mental
b. Physical
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above
ANSWER:

1. d
2. b
3. d
4. a
5. a
6. c
7. d
8. d
9. b
10. a