Sale Of Goods Act - Practice Test

[#141] In an auction sale of goods, if the seller makes use of pretended bidding to raise the price, under section 64 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930, the sale is

(A) Valid

(B) Voidable at the instance of the buyer

(C) Voidable at the instance of any of the bidders

(D) Void

Correct Answer

(B) Voidable at the instance of the buyer

[#142] A commissions B to paint a portrait of him at a price of Rs. five thousand and supplies to B painting material. What is the nature of transaction?

(A) Contract of sale

(B) Contract for work and labour

(C) Agreement to sell

(D) Hire purchase agreement

Correct Answer

(B) Contract for work and labour

[#143] When the specific goods which are subject matter of the contract under the Sales of Goods Act have perished prior to making of the contract then contract can be enforced against alternative goods because the contract of sale of goods is otherwise valid.

(A) No, the contract of sale of specific goods cannot be enforced because goods have already perished without the knowledge of the seller at the time of contract, and then the contract of sale itself is void as per Section 7 of the Sale of Goods Act

(B) Though ordinarily the contract of the sale cannot be enforced against alternative goods instead of the contracted goods which have perished but the alternative goods can be received by the buyer from the seller if the value of the specific goods is less than Rs. 100/-

(C) If the specific goods have perished before making of the contract, and this was a fact already known to the buyer but not the seller, then contract is not void with respect to claim of the buyer for alternative goods

(D) A contract for sale of specific goods which have perished prior to the entering into of the contract for sale, will be void and can be enforced against alternative goods only if the buyer has possession of the alternative goods

Correct Answer

(A) No, the contract of sale of specific goods cannot be enforced because goods have already perished without the knowledge of the seller at the time of contract, and then the contract of sale itself is void as per Section 7 of the Sale of Goods Act

[#144] Under section 22 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930, the property in specific goods in deliverable state passes to the buyer

(A) When the seller does everything for the purposes of ascertaining the price

(B) When the seller does everything for the purposes of ascertaining the price and the buyer has notice thereof

(C) When the seller does everything for the purposes of ascertaining the price, the buyer has notice thereof and pays the price

(D) When the seller does everything for the purposes of ascertaining the price, the buyer has notice thereof and the goods are actually delivered to the buyer

Correct Answer

(B) When the seller does everything for the purposes of ascertaining the price and the buyer has notice thereof

[#145] Section 8 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930 deals with cases of

(A) Impossibility of performance of the contract before the formation of the contract

(B) Impossibility of performance of the contract at the time of formation of the contract

(C) Impossibility of performance of the contract subsequent to the formation of the contract

(D) All the above

Correct Answer

(C) Impossibility of performance of the contract subsequent to the formation of the contract

Sale Of Goods Act - Study Mode

[#141] In an auction sale of goods, if the seller makes use of pretended bidding to raise the price, under section 64 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930, the sale is

Correct Answer

[#142] A commissions B to paint a portrait of him at a price of Rs. five thousand and supplies to B painting material. What is the nature of transaction?

Correct Answer

[#143] When the specific goods which are subject matter of the contract under the Sales of Goods Act have perished prior to making of the contract then contract can be enforced against alternative goods because the contract of sale of goods is otherwise valid.

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[#144] Under section 22 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930, the property in specific goods in deliverable state passes to the buyer

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[#145] Section 8 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930 deals with cases of

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