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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 event34. When a contract names a sum payable upon breach, a court awarding compensation generally considers:
- 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