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[#696] Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the given below the lists: List I List II a. General offer 1. Offer to invite offers b. Invitationto treat 2. 'Offers at large' c. Standing offer 3. Identical offers crossing each other d. Cross offer 4. Tender

(A) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3

(B) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2

(C) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3

(D) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2

Correct Answer

(A) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3

[#697] Which one of the following is not an example of vicarious liability?

(A) Liability of the principal for the tort of his agent

(B) Liability of the principal for each other's tort

(C) Liability of the master for the tort of his servant

(D) Liability of the parents for the tort of the children

Correct Answer

(D) Liability of the parents for the tort of the children

[#698] Consider the following statements: In case of joint publication of defamatory statement: 1. A corporation is liable for the malice of its agent. 2. The proprietor of a newspaper is liable for the malice of the editor. 3. A lawyer is liable for the malice in the notice issued under the instructions of his client. 4. The employer is liable for the malice of a typist who types a defamatory letter as dictated by his employer. Which of the statements given above are correct?

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 1 and 3

(C) 3 and 4

(D) 1 and 4

Correct Answer

(A) 1 and 2

[#699] Does obstruction to light and air constitute private nuisance?

(A) Yes

(B) No

(C) Not in normal cases

(D) None of the above

Correct Answer

(A) Yes

[#700] Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct answer using the given below. Assertion (A): In the matters of absolute privilege, no action lies for the defamatory statement even though the statement is false or has been made maliciously. Reason (R): Whether a statement is defamatory or not depends upon how the right thinking members of the society are likely to take it.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Correct Answer

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)