List of top Legal Studies Questions

PRINCIPLE: A person is said to be of sound mind for the purpose of making a contract if, at the time when he makes it, he is capable of understanding it and of forming a rational judgment as to its effect upon his interests.
FACT: Mr. X, usually of sound mind but occasionally of unsound mind, enters into a contract with Mr. Y when he is of unsound mind. Y came to know about this afterwards and now wants to file a suit against Mr. X.
PRINCIPLE: When one person signifies to another his willingness to do or to abstain from doing anything, with a view to obtaining the assent of that other to such act or abstinence, he is said to make a proposal.
FACT: Ramanuj telegrammed to the Shyamsunder, writing: “will you sell me your Rolls Royce CAR? Telegram the lowest cash price.” Shyamsunder replied by telegram: ‘Lowest price for CAR is Rs. 20 lacs.’ Ramanuj immediately sends his consent through telegram stating: ‘I agree to buy the CAR for Rs. 20 lacs asked by you.’ Now Shyamsunder refused to sell the CAR.
PRINCIPLE: Whoever, intending to take dishonestly any movable property out of the possession of any person without that person’s consent moves that property, such taking is said to commit theft.
FACT: RAMU cuts down a tree on RINKU’s ground, with the intention of dishonestly taking the tree out of RINKU’s possession without RINKU’s consent. A could not take the tree away.
PRINCIPLE:\( \textit{injuria sine damnum} \)i.e., injury without damage.
FACT: SONU, a returning officer at a polling booth, wrongly refused to register a duly tendered vote of MONU, a qualified voter. The candidate whom MONU sought to vote was declared elected.
PRINCIPLE: A master is liable for the acts committed by his servant in the course of employment.
FACT: Sanjay is a driver working in Brookebond and Co. One day, the Manager asked him to drop a customer at the airport and get back at the earliest. On his way back from the airport, he happened to see his fiancé Ruhina waiting for a bus to go home. He offered to drop her at home, which happened to be close to his office. She got into the car and soon thereafter, the car somersaulted due to the negligence of Sanjay. Ruhina was thrown out of the car and suffered multiple injuries. She seeks compensation from Brookebond and Co.
All contracts which are unlawful and void are known as
Caveat emptor means
Which one of the following is a promissory note when A signs the instrument?
Where the proposal and acceptance is through letters, the contract is made at the place where
The concept of 'privity of contract' was rejected in
Consensus ad idem means
A contract to perform the promise or discharge the liability of a third person in case of his default - is a contract of
Wager relate with
What are the remedies open to the party aggrieved in a suit on contracts?
"He who does an act through another, does it himself" is a contract of
A past consideration under Indian Law
Agreement in restraint of marriage is
X owes Y Rs.20, 000 but this debt is barred by Limitation Act. X executes a written promise to pay Y Rs.15, 000 on account of debt. This is
Transfer of Property Act applies to transfers
A sells a TV to a minor, who pays for it by means of a cheque. A indoses that cheque to X. The cheque is dishonoured on presentation. X can enforce payment of the cheque
The surety stands discharged by
A promise or set of promises forming consideration to each other – is known as
When at the desire of the promisor, the promisee or any other person has done or abstained from doing something or does or abstains from doing something or promises to do or abstain from doing something, such act or abstinence or promise is called a
A transfers property of which he is the owner to B in trust for A and his intended wife successively for their lives, and, after the death of the survivor, for the eldest son of the intended marriage for life, and after his death for A's second son. The interest so created for the benefit of the eldest son
A transfer of an interest in specific immoveable property for the purpose of securing the payment of money advanced or to be advanced by way of loan, an existing or future debt, or the performance of an engagement which may give rise to a pecuniary liability - is called