Practice Questions on Tort Law for CLAT 2024

(a) Salmond
(b) Winfield
(c) Glanville Williams
(d) Pollock and Holmes

(a) crime
(b) tort
(c) both a and b
(d) none of the above

(a) Breach of Trust
(b) Breach of Contract
(c) Criminal wrong
(d) Civil wrong

(a) Ubi jus ibi remedium
(b) Res ipsa Loquitur
(c) Ex turpi causa non oritur action
(d) Consensus ad idem

(a) An intentional tort occurred.
(b) An injury resulted from the tort.
(c) The tort did not cause the injury.
(d) The injury caused damages to the person.

6. Which of the following is not an element of negligence?

(a) The defendant has no duty to others, including plaintiff, to exercise reasonable care
(b) The defendant breaches that duty through an act or culpable omission
(c) As a result of that act or omission, the plaintiff suffers an injury
(d) The injury to the plaintiff is a reasonably foreseeable consequence of the defendant’s      act or omission

7. A pedestrian crosses a road negligently and is hit by a driver who was driving negligently. This is a case of _____

(a) Negligence of the driver
(b) Recklessness of the driver
(c) Tort of Contributory Negligence
(d) Nuisance

8. When Master is held liable for the act of the servant, it is called_____.

(a) Joint Liability
(b) Vicarious Liability
(c) Contributory Liability
(d) Concurrent Liability

(a) Trespass
(b) Encroachment
(c) Unlawful breach of property
(d) None of the above

10. “Tortious liability arises from breach of duty, primarily fixed by law; this duty is towards persons generally and its breach is redressable by an action for unliquidated damages” This definition is given by _________.

(a) Winfield
(b) Salmond
(c) Fleming
(d) Goodheart