Sectional Test on Contract Law for CLAT PG

Q1. Which jurist has given the mentioned definition of contract, ‘Every agreement and promise enforceable by law is a contract’?
a. Pollock
b. Salmond
c. Anson
d. Austin

Q2. How many sections and chapters were originally there in the Indian Contract Act, 1872?
a. 200 sections and 12 chapters
b. 250 sections and 11 chapters
c. 266 sections and and 11 chapters
d. 240 sections and 12 chapters

Q3. Which sections of the Indian Contract Act, 1972 were later repealed?
a. Sections 76 to 123 and Sections 239 to 266
b. Sections 75 to 122 and Sections 240 to 245
c. Sections 65 to 111 and Sections 230 to 243
d. Sections 50 to 65 and Sections 220 to 231

Q4. Which section of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 defines ‘Contingent Contract’?
a. Section 35 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872
b. Section 33 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872
c. Section 34 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872
d. Section 31 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872

Q5. Which section of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 defines ‘Pledge, Pawnor and Pawnee’?
a. Section 173 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872
b. Section 171 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872
c. Section 172 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872
d. Section 174 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872

Q6. Which section of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 defines ‘Agent and Principal’?
a. Section 182 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872
b. Section 181 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872
c. Section 183 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872
d. Section 184 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872

Q7. Which of the following person is incompetent to contract?
a. Minor
b. Person of sound mind
c. Person qualified by law to which they are subject
d. None of the above

Q8. Which of the following is a type of E-Contract?
a. Material Contract
b. Shrink-Wrap Contract
c. Anticipatory Contract
d. Quasi Contract

Q9. Which of the following is not a type of breach of contract?
a. Anticipatory Breach of Contract
b. Minor Breach of Contract
c. Material Breach of Contract
d. Browse-Wrap Breach of Contract

Q10. Which chapter of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 provides for the consequences of breach of contract?
a. Chapter III
b. Chapter V
c. Chapter IV
d. Chapter VI

Q11. Whether the doctrine of frustration of contract has been mentioned under the Indian Contract Act, 1872?
a. Yes
b. No
c. It can be interpreted through section 56 of the act
d. None of the above

Q12. Which of the following is not the judgment of doctrine of frustration of contract?
a. Mohiri Bibee .V. Dharmadas Ghose
b. Satyabrata Ghose .V. Mugnerram Bangur and Co.
c. Sushila Devi .V. Hari Singh
d. Rozan Mian .V. Tahera Begum

Q13. Which of the following terms refers to ‘Quasi’?
a. Subpoena
b. Pseudo
c. Emptor
d. Pro Bono

Q14. Which chapter of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 deals with the concept of ‘Agency’?
a. Chapter III
b. Chapter XI
c. Chapter X
d. Chapter XIII

Q15. Whether the Indian Contract Act, 1872 contains provisions with regards to ‘Quasi-Contract’?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Sections 68 to 72 contains indirect provisions regarding quasi- contract
d. None of the Above