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Civil law governs disputes involving private rights, including contracts, property, family relations, torts and compensation. The subject explains breach of duty, civil liability, damages, specific relief, injunctions and other remedies, while distinguishing private claims between individuals from criminal proceedings brought to punish offences against the state.
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- A. 46
- B. 47
- C. 48
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 46 introduces the unpaid seller's rights against the goods, including lien, stoppage in transit, and resale.
Correct answer: 46442. Section ________ to __________, of the Sale of Goods Act deals with performance of the contract ?
- A. 31 to 44
- B. 25 to 40
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Sections 31 to 44 cover performance of the contract, including delivery, acceptance, and related duties of the buyer and seller.
Correct answer: 31 to 44- A. To show goods
- B. To deliver goods
- C. To change goods
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 31 imposes reciprocal duties on the seller and buyer, with the seller’s primary duty being to deliver the goods and the buyer’s…
Correct answer: To deliver goods- A. Condition in contracts
- B. Warraty in contracts
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 12 distinguishes a condition from a warranty: a condition is essential to the main purpose of the contract, while a warranty is…
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. Sale
- B. Agreement to sell
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 4 covers both a completed sale, where ownership is transferred immediately, and an agreement to sell, where transfer is to occur…
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. State of goods
- B. Conditions of goods
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Under section 2(12), quality means the state or condition of the goods.
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. Who has ceased to pay his debts in the ordinary course of business
- B. Or can not pay his debts as they become due
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 2(8) treats a person as insolvent when the person has ceased paying debts in the ordinary course of business or cannot pay them as…
Correct answer: Both A and B448. Future goods means goods to be manufactured or produced or acquired by the seller ________________?
- A. In future prescribed time
- B. After making of contract
- C. Before making of contract
- D. None of above
Explanation: Future goods are goods that the seller will manufacture, produce, or acquire after the contract of sale is made.
Correct answer: After making of contract- A. 5
- B. 6
- C. 7
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 2(7) defines goods as every kind of movable property, subject to the statutory exclusions.
Correct answer: 7- A. Buyer
- B. Seller
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 2(1) calls a person who buys or agrees to buy goods the buyer. The seller is the person who sells or agrees to sell the goods, so…
Correct answer: Buyer- A. US Sale of Goods Act
- B. English Sale of Goods Act
- C. Indian Sale of Goods Act
- D. None of above
Explanation: Pakistan's Sale of Goods Act, 1930 follows the model of the English Sale of Goods Act, 1893, with adaptations for the subcontinent.
Correct answer: English Sale of Goods Act- A. 1st day of May, 1930
- B. 1st day of June, 1930
- C. 1st day of July, 1930
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 came into force on 1 July 1930, the commencement date specified in its enactment.
Correct answer: 1st day of July, 1930- A. 50
- B. 55
- C. 58
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 55 deals with the seller's suit for the price when the buyer wrongfully fails to pay.
Correct answer: 55454. Where an unpaid seller has made part delivery of the goods he may exercise his right ____________?
- A. Return on the remainder
- B. Of lien on the remainder
- C. Sale to any other person
- D. None of above
Explanation: An unpaid seller who has delivered part of the goods may retain a lien over the remainder when the part delivery does not show an…
Correct answer: Of lien on the remainder- A. 45
- B. 46
- C. 47
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 45 defines an unpaid seller by reference to non-payment or an unsatisfied negotiable instrument, along with the seller's other…
Correct answer: 45- A. Accept the goods
- B. Pay for the goods
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 31 places reciprocal duties on the parties: the seller must deliver, while the buyer must accept the goods and pay for them…
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. A condition
- B. A warranty
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 12 classifies a stipulation relating to the goods as either a condition or a warranty.
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. Made in writing
- B. By words of month
- C. Partly in writing or partly in words of month
- D. All of above ways
Explanation: Section 5(2) permits a contract of sale to be made in writing, orally, partly in writing and partly orally, or implied from conduct…
Correct answer: All of above ways- A. Absolute
- B. Conditional
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Under section 4(2), a sale contract may be absolute, creating an immediate unconditional obligation, or conditional, depending on the…
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. Agent
- B. Mercantile agent
- C. Partner
- D. None of above
Explanation: A mercantile agent has customary authority to sell or consign goods, buy goods, or raise money using goods as security.
Correct answer: Mercantile agent