Contract act test

 

Q1. In Hyde v. Wrench, the original offer was:

A. Accepted
B. Rejected by silence
C. Rejected by making a counter-offer
D. Revoked by the offeror

Q2. According to Section 5, a proposal may be revoked:

A. Only before acceptance
B. Only after acceptance
C. At any time after acceptance
D. Never

Q3. In Byrne v. Van Tienhoven, revocation of an offer becomes effective:

A. When it is posted
B. When it is written
C. When it comes to the knowledge of the offeree
D. After seven days

Q4. The principle of Lalman Shukla v. Gauri Dutt relates mainly to:

A. Consideration
B. Knowledge of offer
C. Capacity to contract
D. Mistake of fact

Q5. In Felthouse v. Bindley, the court established that:

A. Silence amounts to acceptance
B. Acceptance must generally be communicated
C. Consideration is unnecessary
D. An offer cannot be revoked

Q6. Section 7 requires acceptance of a proposal to be:

A. Conditional
B. Absolute and unqualified
C. Oral only
D. In writing only

Q7. In Bhagwandas Goverdhandas Kedia v. Girdharilal Parshottamdas, the Supreme Court dealt particularly with:

A. Communication of acceptance
B. Minor's agreement
C. Wagering agreement
D. Fraud

Q8. Under Section 8, acceptance may be made by:

A. Performing the conditions of the proposal
B. Remaining silent
C. Rejecting the proposal
D. Making a counter-offer

Q9. The famous case Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. is primarily associated with:

A. General offer
B. Mistake
C. Coercion
D. Undue influence

Q10. Under Section 10, an agreement becomes a contract when it is made:

A. Without consideration
B. By competent parties, with free consent, lawful consideration and lawful object
C. Only orally
D. Only before a court

Q11. In Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose, it was held that:

A. A minor's agreement is void
B. A minor's agreement is voidable
C. Every minor can ratify an agreement
D. A minor is always personally liable

Q12. Under Section 13, two or more persons are said to consent when they agree upon:

A. Different things in the same sense
B. The same thing in the same sense
C. Different things in different senses
D. Only the consideration

Q13. Raffles v. Wichelhaus is the leading case concerning:

A. Consideration 
B. Coercion
C. Fraud
D. Mutual mistake/latent ambiguity

Q14. Under Section 19, when consent is caused by coercion, fraud or misrepresentation, the contract is generally:

A. Void ab initio
B. Voidable at the option of the party whose consent was so caused
C. Always valid
D. Illegal

Q15. Section 20 applies where both parties are under a mistake as to:

A. Law of India
B. Foreign law
C. A matter of fact essential to the agreement
D. Amount of consideration only