PCS (Judicial Branch) (Preliminary) Examination- 2010
Question Number: 11-20
11. An agreement which is enforceable by law at the option of one or more of the parties thereto, but not at the option of the other, is a :
(a) valid contract
(b) unenforceable contract
(c) voidable contract
(d) void agreement
12. The correct sequence in the formation of a contract is :
(a) offer, acceptance, agreement, consideration
(b) agreement, consideration, offer, acceptance
(c) offer, consideration, acceptance, agreements
(d) offer, acceptance, consideration, agreements
13. Which one of the following is a contingent contract?
(a) 'A' insures his factory against damage or destruction by fire
(b) 'A' sells his property subject to the condition that the property will be reconveyed to him on repayment of price with interest
(c) A guard is appointed at a swimming pool for the sole purpose of rescuing drowning persons
(d) A borrower solemnly promises to payoff the lender when the borrower will be in funds
14. Which one of the following contracts is void?
(a) 'A' and 'B' contract to marry each other. Before the time fixed for the marriage, 'A' goes mad
(b) 'A' and 'B' contract to marry each other at an early date. 'A' insists on marriage immediately after expiry of one month from the date of the contract
(c) 'A' and 'B' contract to marry each other, but 'A' can fix the date of marriage only after his return from England where he had gone for business
(d) 'A' and 'B' contract to marry each other. Before the time fixed for the marriage, 'A' falls ill and his physician advises 'A' to take rest in bed for one month
15. An offer is :
(a) only a declaration of intention
(b) only a proposal
(c) an invitation
(d) a willingness to do or abstain from doing something with a view to obtaining assent of the addressee.
16. The inadequacy of consideration will be taken into account by a court of law:
(a) when the promisor expresses his desire to get maximum return for his promise
(b) when the promisor performs his promise
(c) when fraud, coercion or undue influence in the formation of the contract is pleaded
(d) always at the discretion of the court
17. A deed of adoption requires
(a) compulsory registration
(b) optional registration
(c) no registration
(d) none of the above
18. A document relating to land, registered at a place where no part of the property is situated, the registration is
(a) void ab initio
(b) void only if parties in collusion with each other, committed fraud on the registering authority
(c) voidable and may be set aside within the period of limitations
(d) either (b) or (c)
19. Acknowledgement made by a person other than a person under liability is good if
(a) the person making it is known to the person under liability
(b) the person making it is an agent of the person under liability
(c) the person making it is a servant of the person under liability
(d) none of the above
20. Limitation for filing an appeal commences from
(a) the date of judgment
(b) the date of signing of the decree
(c) the date of application for copy of the judgment
(d) none of the above
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