Indian Contract Act - Practice Test

[#1256] Under Section 18 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, misrepresentation falls under:

(A) A statement of fact, which is false, would be misrepresentation if the maker believes it to be true, but which is not justified by the information he possesses

(B) Any breach of duty which gains an advantage to the person committing it by misleading another to his prejudice, there being no intention to deceive

(C) Causing a party to an agreement to make a mistake as to the substance of the thing which is the subject of the agreement, even though done innocently

(D) All of them

Correct Answer

(D) All of them

[#1257] Surender's dog is lost. He advertises in a newspaper - "Anyone who finds the dog will get a reward of Rs. 20,000." This advertisement is:

(A) A proposal

(B) An invitation to proposal

(C) An acceptance

(D) A void contract

Correct Answer

(A) A proposal

[#1258] If the co-sureties are bound in different sums, they are liable to pay

(A) Equally subject to the limit of their respective obligation

(B) Equally without any limit

(C) Equally irrespective of their obligation but subject to the limit

(D) Either B or C

Correct Answer

(A) Equally subject to the limit of their respective obligation

[#1259] Consider the following statements: 1. An agreement to agree in the future is void, for there is no certainty whether the parties will be able to agree. 2. Where only a part or a clause of the contract is uncertain, but the rest is capable of bearing a reasonably certain meaning, the contract will be void. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 only

(B) 2 only

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer

(A) 1 only

[#1260] In case of death of a joint promisor(s) the promisee

(A) Can enforce the contract against the survivor(s) of the said joint promisor(s) alongwith the joint promisors who are alive

(B) Cannot enforce the contract against the survivor(s) of the said joint promisor(s)

(C) Both A and B

(D) Cannot enforce the contract against any of them

Correct Answer

(A) Can enforce the contract against the survivor(s) of the said joint promisor(s) alongwith the joint promisors who are alive

Indian Contract Act - Study Mode

[#1256] Under Section 18 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, misrepresentation falls under:

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[#1257] Surender's dog is lost. He advertises in a newspaper - "Anyone who finds the dog will get a reward of Rs. 20,000." This advertisement is:

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[#1258] If the co-sureties are bound in different sums, they are liable to pay

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[#1260] In case of death of a joint promisor(s) the promisee

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