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  • A. When the proposer reads the acceptance
  • B. When the acceptance is posted properly
  • C. When the acceptor receives payment
  • D. When the contract is registered

Explanation: Acceptance is generally complete against the proposer when it is put into a course of transmission to the proposer.

Correct answer: When the acceptance is posted properly
  • A. The written form of the agreement
  • B. The motive that led to the agreement
  • C. Something of value given in return for a promise
  • D. The penalty imposed after breach

Explanation: Consideration is the act, promise, or abstinence given at the desire of the promisor in exchange for the promise.

Correct answer: Something of value given in return for a promise
  • A. Always enforceable
  • B. Generally void, subject to statutory exceptions
  • C. Automatically a criminal offence
  • D. Valid only if made orally

Explanation: Under the general rule of contract law, an agreement without consideration is void.

Correct answer: Generally void, subject to statutory exceptions
  • A. To finally decide ownership
  • B. To preserve the subject matter until final decision
  • C. To punish the defendant for contempt
  • D. To replace the need for a trial

Explanation: A temporary injunction preserves the existing position or prevents threatened harm while the suit is pending.

Correct answer: To preserve the subject matter until final decision
  • A. A legal right is violated but substantial loss is not proved
  • B. The claimant proves exceptionally serious financial loss
  • C. The defendant is sent to prison for the wrong
  • D. The parties cancel a contract by mutual consent

Explanation: Nominal damages recognize that a legal right has been infringed even though the claimant cannot prove significant financial loss.

Correct answer: A legal right is violated but substantial loss is not proved
  • A. Retain all benefits already received
  • B. Return benefits received under the contract where possible
  • C. Pay criminal compensation to the state
  • D. Transfer all property to the court

Explanation: Rescission aims to undo the transaction, so parties generally return benefits received under the contract.

Correct answer: Return benefits received under the contract where possible
  • A. A mere change of opinion by a party
  • B. Discovery of important new matter or an apparent error
  • C. A request from any unrelated person
  • D. A criminal conviction in another case

Explanation: Review is available on recognized grounds such as discovery of new and important evidence, an error apparent on the record, or another…

Correct answer: Discovery of important new matter or an apparent error
  • A. Intentional defamation
  • B. Escape of a dangerous thing kept on land
  • C. Breach of a promise to marry
  • D. Failure to pay a contractual debt

Explanation: The rule imposes a form of strict liability where a person brings and keeps a dangerous thing on land for a non-natural use and it escapes…

Correct answer: Escape of a dangerous thing kept on land
  • A. The offer remains binding for one year
  • B. The offer can no longer be accepted to create a contract
  • C. The offeree automatically becomes liable for damages
  • D. The offer changes into a completed contract

Explanation: A revocation communicated before valid acceptance generally terminates the power to accept the offer.

Correct answer: The offer can no longer be accepted to create a contract
  • A. Recognize or determine a legal status or right
  • B. Impose imprisonment for an offence
  • C. Order an unrelated public authority to legislate
  • D. Award damages without identifying any legal right

Explanation: A declaratory relief formally determines the existence, character, or extent of a legal status or right.

Correct answer: Recognize or determine a legal status or right
  • A. A new contract replaces the original contract
  • B. The original contract becomes temporarily difficult
  • C. One party delays performance without excuse
  • D. The court awards damages for breach

Explanation: Novation substitutes a new agreement for the existing contract, with the consent of the parties.

Correct answer: A new contract replaces the original contract
  • A. The occurrence or non-occurrence of a collateral event
  • B. The personal satisfaction of the creditor alone
  • C. The payment of consideration in every case
  • D. The filing of a civil suit by either party

Explanation: A contingent contract depends on an uncertain collateral event happening or not happening.

Correct answer: The occurrence or non-occurrence of a collateral event
  • A. Impossible or radically different because of an unforeseen event
  • B. More expensive but still commercially possible
  • C. Unwanted by one party after acceptance
  • D. Delayed for a short period by ordinary inconvenience

Explanation: Frustration applies when an unforeseen event makes performance impossible or fundamentally different from what the parties agreed.

Correct answer: Impossible or radically different because of an unforeseen event
  • A. Reasonable compensation not exceeding the named sum
  • B. The named sum automatically in every case
  • C. Only the claimant's personal estimate of loss
  • D. Punishment of the breaching party as the main objective

Explanation: Under the Contract Act, the named amount sets an upper limit, while the court awards reasonable compensation according to the…

Correct answer: Reasonable compensation not exceeding the named sum
  • A. Wrongful interference with another person's movable property
  • B. Unlawful entry onto another person's land
  • C. A false statement harming a person's reputation
  • D. Failure to perform a promised service

Explanation: Conversion is an intentional dealing with movable property that seriously interferes with the owner's possession or rights.

Correct answer: Wrongful interference with another person's movable property
  • A. Substantial and unreasonable interference with use or enjoyment of land
  • B. Physical injury caused by a defective product only
  • C. A public offence prosecuted exclusively by the state
  • D. Failure to pay a debt when it becomes due

Explanation: Private nuisance protects a person's interest in the use and enjoyment of land against substantial and unreasonable interference.

Correct answer: Substantial and unreasonable interference with use or enjoyment of land
  • A. Without reasonable and probable cause and with malice
  • B. After a contract was performed in full
  • C. By a person who suffered accidental injury
  • D. Only after the accused was convicted

Explanation: Malicious prosecution normally requires proceedings instituted without reasonable and probable cause, motivated by malice, and terminated…

Correct answer: Without reasonable and probable cause and with malice
  • A. Summons was not duly served or sufficient cause prevented appearance
  • B. The plaintiff prefers a different remedy
  • C. The claim involves a question of criminal punishment
  • D. The defendant disagrees with the court's general jurisdiction only

Explanation: Civil procedure commonly permits setting aside an ex parte decree where service was defective or the defendant had sufficient cause for…

Correct answer: Summons was not duly served or sufficient cause prevented appearance
  • A. Enforce the relief granted by the court
  • B. Reconsider the evidence heard at trial
  • C. Convert every civil dispute into a criminal case
  • D. Create a new contract between the litigants

Explanation: Execution is the process through which the successful party obtains the benefit of the decree, such as possession or payment.

Correct answer: Enforce the relief granted by the court
  • A. A decision of a lower court by a person claiming legal grievance
  • B. A private settlement that was never presented to a court
  • C. A witness's statement before the case is decided
  • D. A lawyer's advice given outside the proceedings

Explanation: An appeal is a statutory method by which an aggrieved party asks a higher court to examine a lower court's decision.

Correct answer: A decision of a lower court by a person claiming legal grievance