Mixed Bag Legal GK Quiz for CLAT

Questions

1. Which of the following contracts are not void under the Indian Contract Act 1872?

• In restraint of Marriage
• In restraint of trade
• Against public policy
• None of the above

1. Every promise or set of promises forming consideration for each other is

• An agreement
• A proposal
• An offer
• None of the above

1. When the master is held liable for the wrongful acts of his servant or agent, it is called

• Tortious Liability
• Strict liability
• Vicarious Liability
• None of the above

1. Which of the following are both a tort as well as a crime?

• Assault
• Nuisance
• Both (a) and (b)
• Neither (a) nor (b)

1. Which of the following offences is not an offence against the property?

• Theft
• Kidnapping
• Misappropriation
• None of these

1. The Code of Criminal Procedure was enacted in

• 1890
• 1973
• 1872
• 1911

1. A marriage cannot be declared as the void marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 on which of the following grounds?

• Sapinda Relationship
• Being a minor
• Prohibited Relationship
• Bigamy

1. A Hindu Marriage is considered to be a

• Holy sacrament
• A civil contract
• Merely a ceremony
• A compromise

1. Who is the highest law officer in India?

• Solicitor general
• Attorney General
• Advocate General
• None of the above

1. ‘Secular and Socialist’ were added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by

• 24th Amendment
• 51st Amendment
• 42nd Amendment
• None of these

Answers

1. (d)
2. (a)
3. (c)
4. (c)
5. (b)
6. (b)
7. (b)