Free Civil Law MCQs with Answers
912 Civil Law MCQs from Law and Constitution, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
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. A foreigner
- B. A local
- C. An enemy
- D. None of the these
Explanation: An alien is a person who is a citizen or subject of a foreign state, so the ordinary meaning is a foreigner.
Correct answer: A foreigner- A. The Secretary of that Government
- B. The Collector of the District
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of the these
Explanation: For a suit against a Provincial Government, Section 80 CPC requires notice to the Secretary of that Government or the Collector of the…
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. Province of Punjab Vs ABC
- B. Chief Minister of Punjab Vs ABC
- C. Interior Ministry of Punjab Vs ABC
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Under section 79 CPC, a suit by or against a Provincial Government is brought in the name of the Province, not its Chief Minister or a…
Correct answer: Province of Punjab Vs ABC684. Particulars not liable to be attached in execution of decree are provided in section______________?
- A. 60 of C.P.C.
- B. 61 of C.P.C
- C. 62 of C.P.C.
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Section 60 CPC identifies property liable to attachment and lists exemptions, including essential clothing, tools of artisans, and certain…
Correct answer: 60 of C.P.C.- A. 10 of 1980 Section 9,
- B. 10 of 1999 Section 9,
- C. 10 of 2011 Section 9,
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Section 59 CPC, concerning subsistence allowance for an arrested judgment-debtor, was omitted by Ordinance X of 1980 through section 9.
Correct answer: 10 of 1980 Section 9,- A. Women
- B. Old person
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Section 56 CPC prohibits arrest or detention of a woman in civil prison for execution of a money decree.
Correct answer: Women- A. Judgment debtor
- B. Decree holder
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Section 55 CPC authorizes arrest and detention in civil prison of the judgment-debtor during execution of a decree for payment of money.
Correct answer: Judgment debtor- A. Original Court
- B. Appellate Court
- C. Executing Court
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Section 47 CPC requires questions concerning execution, discharge, or satisfaction of a decree to be determined by the court executing the…
Correct answer: Executing Court- A. Its discretional power
- B. Application of decree holder
- C. Application of decree debtor
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Under section 39 CPC, the court that passed the decree may transfer it for execution to another competent court on the decree-holder's…
Correct answer: Application of decree holder- A. 35
- B. 35-A
- C. 36
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Section 35-A CPC deals specifically with compensatory costs for false or vexatious claims or defences.
Correct answer: 35-A- A. Interest
- B. Costs
- C. Special cost
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Section 34 CPC empowers the court to award interest on the principal sum adjudged, including interest before and after the decree subject…
Correct answer: Interest- A. Nazir
- B. Defendant
- C. None of the above
- D. None of the these
Explanation: A summons is issued to the defendant because its purpose is to require that party to appear and answer the claim.
Correct answer: Defendant- A. Appellate Court
- B. High Court
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Section 22 directs the application to the appellate court to which the concerned subordinate courts are subordinate.
Correct answer: Appellate Court- A. Trial
- B. Appeal
- C. Revision
- D. None of the these
Explanation: An objection to territorial or pecuniary jurisdiction must be raised at the earliest opportunity in the trial court, ordinarily before…
Correct answer: Trial695. According section 15, of C.P.C. every suit shall be instituted in the Court of__________________?
- A. Lowest grade competent to try it
- B. Highest grade competent to try it
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Section 15 follows the principle that a suit should begin in the lowest-grade court competent to try it.
Correct answer: Lowest grade competent to try it- A. The Court which passed the final judgment, decree of order
- B. Appellate Court
- C. High Court
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Under Section 12(2), the application is made to the court that passed the final judgment, decree, or order.
Correct answer: The Court which passed the final judgment, decree of order- A. Appeal
- B. Application
- C. Revision
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Fraud, misrepresentation, or want of jurisdiction affecting a judgment, decree, or order is challenged through an application under…
Correct answer: Application698. A suit in which the right of property or office is contested is called suit of ____________ nature?
- A. Civil
- B. Criminal
- C. Civil as well as criminal
- D. None of the these
Explanation: A dispute concerning a property right or an office is a suit of a civil nature because it concerns a private civil right.
Correct answer: Civil- A. English
- B. French
- C. Latin
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Res judicata is Latin for “a matter already judged.” It identifies the rule that a matter finally decided between the parties cannot…
Correct answer: Latin- A. Res judicata
- B. Res Sub Judice
- C. Res, gestae
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Section 10 embodies res sub judice, which stays the trial of a later suit while the same matter is pending in an earlier competent court.
Correct answer: Res Sub Judice