Law Of Torts - Study Mode

Show All Answers

[#416] Fumes constitute

(A) Trespass

(B) Negligence

(C) Public nuisance

(D) Private nuisance

Correct Answer

(D) Private nuisance

[#417] X informed the police that in the dacoity committed in the House of M, he has a reason to believe that his neighbour Y was involved. Y is consequently arrested by the police. Subsequently he is released. Y files an action for malicious prosecution.

(A) Y's action will succeed

(B) Y's action will not succeed as Y was not prosecuted in any criminal court

(C) X is guilty of malicious prosecution, as he maliciously involved Y, knowing fully well that Y had nothing to do with dacoity

(D) Y was arrested on account of the report of X. X is therefore guilty

Correct Answer

(B) Y's action will not succeed as Y was not prosecuted in any criminal court

[#418] Match List-I (Name of case) with List-II (Decision of case) by using below: List I (Name of case) List II (Decision of cases) a. Manju Bhatia v. New Delhi Municipal Corporation 1. Liability of owner of tree for an injury caused by its falling b. Delhi Municipal Corporation v. Sushiia Devi 2. Legal duty of Railway to assure reasonable safety at railway level crossing c. Union of India v. Lalman 3. Teacher's duty of case towards children when they are taken out on a picnic for fun and swim d. M. S. Grewal v. Deepchand Sood 4. Liability of builder towards purchasers of flats

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer

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

[#419] "Tortious liability arises from the breach of duty, primarily fixed by law." Who said the statement?

(A) Salmond

(B) Winfield

(C) Fracer

(D) Underbill

Correct Answer

(B) Winfield

[#420] Tort means:-

(A) A wrong

(B) A legal civil wrong

(C) A legal wrong

(D) All of these

Correct Answer

(B) A legal civil wrong