CBSE Questions for Class 12 Commerce Legal Studies Topics Of Law Quiz 12 - MCQExams.com

The essential ingredients of a crime are ____________________.
  • knowledge, intention and action.
  • motive, intention and knowledge.
  • motive, means rea and actus reus.
  • actus reus and mens rea.
Which of the following statements is correct?
  • Rule of Law is a basic feature of the Constitution which cannot be amended under Article $$368$$ of the Constitution
  • Rule of Law is an ordinary feature of the Indian Constitution which can be amended under Article $$368$$ of the Constitution
  • Rule of Law is only an implied feature of the Indian Constitution
  • All the above
Is intention a mental condition?
  • Depends
  • Yes
  • None of the above
  • No
Chapter XXIA of Criminal Procedure Code, which was added recently, deals with ______________.
  • transfer of criminal cases
  • disposal of property
  • plea bargaining
  • bail
Robbery becomes dacoity when committed conjointly by ____________________.
  • at least 10 persons
  • more than two persons but less than five persons.
  • five persons or more
  • two persons
If the person is refused freedom of movement, it means denial of _____________.
  • civil liberty
  • economic liberty
  • national liberty
  • political liberty
"The doctrine of public policy is a branch of Common Law and like any other branch of Common Law it is governed by the precedents" was ruled in ______.
  • Lord Halsbury, Janson v. Driefontien
  • Gherulal Parakh v. Mahadeodas Maiya
  • Niranjan Shanker Golikari v. The century Spinning
  • Madhub Chunder v Ra Coomar
A minors agreement is void. This proposition is made in __________________.
  • Nihal Chand vs Jan Khan
  • Mohori Beebi vs Dharmodas Ghosh
  • Sreekrishnan vs Kurukshethra University
  • Nanjappa vs Muthuswamy
A contract caused by a mistake as to a law not in force in India is _______________.
  • void
  • voidable
  • illegal
  • unethical
The Indian Contract Act was enacted in year_____.
  • $$1872$$
  • $$1892$$
  • $$1972$$
  • $$1992$$
The Indian contract Act, $$1872$$ was passed by ______________.
  • the Governor General of India
  • the British Parliament
  • the Indian Parliament
  • the East India Company
A contract of indemnity is a _______.
  • Contingent contract
  • Wagering contract
  • Quasi contract
  • Void agreement
Which of the following is a valid promissory note _________.
  • I owe A Rs. 500
  • I promise to pay Rs. 1,000 ten days after the death of B
  • I promise to pay the bearer Rs. 1,000
  • I promise to pay Rs. 1,000 after the marriage of B
Which of the following negotiable instrument is drawn, accepted or endorsed without consideration?
  • Inland bill of exchange
  • Foreign bill of exchange
  • Accommodation bill
  • Promissory note
The law relating to contract is governed by the_______.
  • Indian Contract Act, 1872
  • Indian Contract Act, 1878
  • Indian Contract Act, 1972
  • Indian Contract Act, 1987
"The doctrine of public policy is a branch of Common Law and like any other branch of Common Law it is governed by the precedents" was ruled in?
  • Lord Habbury, Janson v. Driefontien
  • Gherulal Parakh v. Mahadeodas Maiya and Others
  • Niranjan Shanker Golikari v. The Century Spinning
  • Madhub Chunder v. Ra Coomar
Domestic arrangements between husband and wife are not contracts was decided in which case?
  • Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co.
  • Harbhajan Lai v. Harcharan Lai
  • Balfour v. Balfour (1919)
  • Harvey v. Facey
A applies to a banker for a loan at a time when there is stringency in the money market, the banker declines to make the loan except at an unusually high rate of interest. A accepts the loan on these terms. There is____.
  • Undue influence
  • No undue influence
  • Fraud
  • No fraud
Unlawful detaining, or threatening to detain, any property with the intention of causing any person to enter into an agreement is called_____.
  • Unlawful
  • Misrepresentation
  • Coercion
  • Cheating
Contracts classified on the basis of performance are____.
  • Executed Contracts
  • Executory Contracts
  • Partly Executed or Partly Executory Contracts
  • All of the above
A contract is always based upon_____.
  • Agreement (consensus ad idem) an unqualified acceptance of a definite offer
  • An intent to create legal obligations
  • Consideration
  • All of the above
Any act fitted to deceive is called_____.
  • Fraud
  • Mistake
  • Coercion
  • All of the above
The active concealment of a fact by one having knowledge or belief of the fact is called_____.
  • Fraud
  • Mistake
  • Coercion
  • All of the above
Undue influence is not presumed when the relationship between the parties is______.
  • Master-servant
  • Doctor-patient
  • Husband-wife
  • Shopkeeper-buyer
______Misrepresentation is known as fraud.
  • Innocent misrepresentation
  • Willful misrepresentation with intent to deceive
  • A & B 
  • None of the above
Which one of the following is not a contract?
  • A engages B to do certain work at a remuneration to be fixed by C
  • A and B promises to exchange books
  • A takes a seat in a public vehicle
  • A invites B to dinner which B accepts
Contract contingent upon the non-happening of an uncertain future event can be enforced
  • When the happing of event belong impossible
  • When the event has happened
  • At the time of making the contact
  • None of the above
When does a relation of an agency becomes contractual?
  • When consideration is there
  • When business is there
  • When co-partner is there
  • None of the above.
This question consists of legal proposition(s)/principle(s) (hereinafter referred to as 'principle') and facts. Such principles may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purposes of this Section. In other words, in answering these question. Further, you must not assume any facts other than those stated in the question. The objective of this section is to test your interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability, even if the 'most reasonable conclusion' arrived at may be absurd or unacceptable for any other reason. It is not the objective of this section to test your knowledge of law.
Therefore, to answer a question, principle is to be applied to the given facts and to choose the most appropriate option.
PRINCIPLE : When a person consented to an act to be done by another, he cannot claim any damages resulting from doing that act, provided the act done is the same for which consent is given.
FACTS : 'P' submitted a written consent to a surgeon 'S' for undergoing a surgical operation for removal of appendicitis. The surgeon while doing surgery also removed the gall bladder of 'A'
  • 'P' can claim damages from 'S'
  • 'P' is not bound to pay expenses of the surgery
  • 'P' is required to pay expenses for surgery for Appendicitis but not for Gall Bladder
  • 'P' cannot claim damages from 'S'.
A person who sure for damage under the Law of contract_____________.
  • has duty to mitigate the loses consequent upon the breach of contract
  • has no duty to the mitigate the loss consequent
  • can claim damage for the sum inclusive of the amount of loss due to has negligence
  • has entire discretion in the Matter
Which are the contracts entered into by promoters on behalf of a prospectus company?
  • Provisional contracts
  • Pre-incorporation contracts
  • Preliminary contracts
  • Both a & b
A voidable contract is one which is______________.
  • not enforceable by the parties
  • enforceable by either of the parties
  • enforceable only with the promise of the court of saw
  • enforceable at the option one of the parties
In case of breach of contract of sale of some rare article or thing for which there is no substitute in the market the court may grant
  • Specific performance
  • Quantum meruit
  • Changes
  • Exemplary
This question consists of legal proposition(s)/principle(s) (hereinafter referred to as 'principle') and facts. Such principles may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purposes of this Section. In other words, in answering these question. Further, you must not assume any facts other than those stated in the question. The objective of this section is to test your interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability, even if the 'most reasonable conclusion' arrived at may be absurd or unacceptable for any other reason. It is not the objective of this section to test your knowledge of law.
Therefore, to answer a question, principle is to be applied to the given facts and to choose the most appropriate option.
PRINCIPLE : There are legal provisions to give authority to person to use necessary force against an assailant or wrong-doer for the purpose of protecting one's own body and property as also another's body and property when immediate aid from the state machinery is not readily available; and in so doing he is not answerable in law for his deeds.
FACTS : X, a rich man was taking his morning walk. Due to the threat of robbers in the locality, he was carrying his pistol also. From the opposite direction, another person was coming with a ferocious looking dog. All of a sudden, the dog which was on a chain held by the owner, started barking at X. The owner of the dog called the dog to be calm. They crossed each other without any problem. But suddenly, the dog started barking again from a distance. X immediately took out his pistol. By seeing the pistol the dog stopped barking and started walking with the owner. However, X shot at the dog, the owner of the dog files a complaint against X, which is in due course reached the Magistrate Court. X pleads the right of private defence.Decide.
  • Shooting a fierce dog is not to be brought under the criminal law. So the case should be dismissed.
  • As there was no guarantee that the dog would not bark again, shooting it was a precautionary measure and hence within the right available to X under law.
  • There was no imminent danger to X as the dog stopped barking and was walking with the owner. Hence, shooting it amounted to excessive use of the right of private defence and hence liable for killing the dog.
  • The right of private defence is available to persons against assilants or wrong-doers only and a dog does not fall in this category.
Offering the relief by way of specific performance of contract is ____________.
  • at the discretion of promise
  • at the discretion of core
  • by giving monetary compensation
  • all of the above
As per Indian contract act for coercion ______________.
  • It is threat from one person to another
  • It is a threat made to person and contract is made on the basis of threat.
  • Always three people should be involved in threat
  • all of the above is true.
This question consists of legal proposition(s)/principle(s) (hereinafter referred to as 'principle') and facts. Such principles may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purposes of this Section. In other words, in answering these question. Further, you must not assume any facts other than those stated in the question. The objective of this section is to test your interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability, even if the 'most reasonable conclusion' arrived at may be absurd or unacceptable for any other reason. It is not the objective of this section to test your knowledge of law.
Therefore, to answer a question, principle is to be applied to the given facts and to choose the most appropriate option.
PRINCIPLE : When a person falsifies something with the intent to deceive another person or entity is forgery and is a criminal act. Changing or adding the signature on a document, deleting it, using or possessing the false writing is also considered forgery. In the case of writing to fall under the definition, the material included must have been fabricated or altered significantly in order to represent something it is actually not.
FACTS : John was a publisher of ancient books and papers. In one of his books on the World Wars, he gave photograph of some letters written by famous historic personalities. A researcher in history noted that in the pictures of some of the letters printed in the book, John had added some words or sentences in his own handwriting to give completeness to the sentences, so that the readers will get a clear picture of the writer's intention. The researcher challenges the originality of those pictures and claims that the book containing the forged letters should be banned. Examine the validity of the researcher's demand.
  • The additions in the letters were made by the publisher in his own handwriting would have made material alteration to the original meaning and hence amounted to forgery.
  • As forgery amounts to adding or deleting anything from an original document, the demand of the researcher is valid.
  • Allowing forger publications to be circulated among the public is as good as committing fraud on the public, so the publication should be banned.
  • The additions were made to give clarity to the original document and did not in any sense change the contents of the documents and hence there is no forgery as alleged by the researcher.
Judicial precedent is associated mainly with jurisdictions based on ______________.
  • Continental law
  • Canon law
  • English Common law
  • Civil law
When a convict is temporarily released from the prison for a fixed period of time, it is called _____.
  • Parole
  • Bail
  • Discharge
  • Acquittal
The doctrine of stare decisis is associated with ______.
  • Judicial Precedent
  • Delegated Legislation
  • Customs
  • Legislation
LEGAL PRINCIPLE: Whoever intentionally uses force to any person, without that person's consent, in order to committing of any offence, or intending by the use of such force to cause, or knowing it likely to cause injury, fear, or annoyance to the person to whom the force is used, is said to use criminal force to that other.
FACTUAL SITUATION: Akash was burning some crackers in his house when his dog got scared and got unruly which scared his brother Mohsin. Can this be called criminal force?
DECISION will be _____.
  • Yes, because he did it intentionally
  • No, because law doesn't account for trivial things
  • Yes, because it led to annoyance of Mohsin
  • No, because there was no mala fide intention
A wants to go to his home at Delhi from his place of employment. He travels by bus as there is an air bus belonging to Chandra travels pvt. Ltd. which is standing at bust stand waiting for passengers. There is ___.
  • internal offer
  • external offer
  • implied offer
  • express offer
A bid at an auction sale is ________.
  • an implied offer to buy
  • an express offer to buy
  • an invitation to offer to buy
  • an invitation to come to bid
This question consists of legal proposition(s)/principle(s) (hereinafter referred to as 'principle') and facts. Such principles may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purposes of this Section. In other words, in answering these question. Further, you must not assume any facts other than those stated in the question. The objective of this section is to test your interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability, even if the 'most reasonable conclusion' arrived at may be absurd or unacceptable for any other reason. It is not the objective of this section to test your knowledge of law.
Therefore, to answer a question, principle is to be applied to the given facts and to choose the most appropriate option.
PRINCIPLE : When a person interferes with peaceful possession of another person without the permission of the person in possession of those premises, commits trespass to land.
FACTS : T just walked over the land of 'P' to reach his house as it was a short cut. 'P' had displayed a notice that it is not a thoroughfare.
'P' did not cause any damage to the land.
  • 'T' has committed trespass to land
  • 'T' has created nuisance for 'P'
  • 'T' has not committed any trespass on the land of 'P'
  • 'T' has violated privacy of 'P'.
PRINCIPLE: When a person fraudently or erroneously represents that he is authorized to transfer certain immovable property and professes to transfer such property for consideration, such transfer shall, at the option of the transferee, operate on any interest which the transferor may acquire in such property at any time during which the contract of transfer subsists.
FACTS: 'A', a Hindu who has separated from his father, 'B' sells to 'C' three fields, 'X', 'Y' and 'Z', representing that 'A' is authorized to transfer the same. Of these fields, 'Z' does not belong to 'A', it having been retained by 'B' on the partition, but on 'B's dying 'A' as successor obtains 'Z', and at that time 'C' had not cancelled the contract of sale.
  • 'A' can sell 'Z' to a third party
  • 'A' is not required to deliver' Z' to 'C'
  • 'A' is required to deliver' Z' to 'C'
  • None of the above 
LEGAL PRINCIPLES:
(1) To constitute a punishable criminal offence, guilty intention must accompany an illegal act.
(2) Criminal mischief means causing damage in public property intentionally or with the knowledge that harm may occur.
FACTUAL SITUATION: Neel being a Sharukh Khan fan went for the premier of the movie, Happy New Year. As usual, he carried his pen-knife, a gift from his dead mother. At the security check, impatient of waiting in the queue, Neel slunk past the guards and the metal detector when no one was watching. Later, he was apprehended in the hall and was charged for mischief and possession of a weapon when it was expressly forbidden.
DECISION will be ______.
  • Neel is not criminally liable since he had no intention to commit mischief
  • Neel is liable for possession of the weapon since it was expressly forbidden and mrere possession was enough, although he might not be liable for mischief as he did not do anything
  • Neel is not liable since the pen knife had an emotional value and rather the guards should be punished for the security breach
  • Liable for both possession of weapon and criminal mischief since h slunk past the guards which shows his intention to commit the crime
LEGAL PRINCIPLE: To be held guilty of an offence, one should have done the act that causes the intended unit.
FACTUAL SITUATION: A, with the intention to murder B, stabs him repeatedly with a knife. B is taken to the hospital and is found to be out of danger. Thereafter, due to the doctor's negligence, B's wounds are infected and he requires surgical intervention. During the time of operation to remove his infected leg, B died on account of administration of general anaesthesia.
DECISION will be _____.
  • A is guilty of murder
  • A is not guilty of murder though he may be guilty of attempt to murder
  • A is not guilty of murder but he may be guilty of causing hurt
  • The doctor is liable as he was negligent
One person can contract with himself or with himself and others jointly. Is this true?
  • No, at least two persons or parties must be involved.
  • Yes, as the contract is between the individual and others jointly.
  • Yes, if there is a formal agreement.
  • None of the above
X who is a dealer in coconut oil decides to sell to Y 100 ton oil but the price is not fixed ___________________.
  • valid contract
  • void contract
  • voidable contract
  • uncertain contract
Mr. X boards a bus running on a route to carry passengers. It is an example of _______________.
  • Express Contract
  • Implied Contract
  • Void Contract
  • None of these
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