Practice Test


Q1) Can a promise to pay money to a witness served with a notice be enforced Show Answer


Q2) A gives to B Rs.5,00,000 to be given to C .B informs C that he is holding the money for him .but afterwards B refuses to pay the money .C sues B for the money .B intends that C cannot sue as he was not a party to the contract .Will the contention of B be upheld Show Answer


Q3) R promised to pay a subscription of Rs.5,000 to S for the G.M.Fund . He later change his mind. could the amount be recovered from raj ? Show Answer


Q4) NO CONSIDERATION NO CONTRACT" does not apply to completed gift, i.e. gifts given & accepted. Show Answer


Q5) A find's B's purse & gives it back to him .B promises to give A Rs.50 .this is Show Answer


Q6) There can be a stranger to a consideration but not a stranger to a contract Show Answer


Q7) A writes to B 'I am willing to sell my car as it is today for Rs.75,000'.B replies ,'I can buy it for Rs.65,000'.A keeps quite. subsequently, B writes 'I will buy it for Rs.75,000'.there is a binding promise in this case Show Answer


Q8) A promiser is not normally bound by his promise unless some consideration is offered by the promisee Show Answer


Q9) J married K & left for US , promising to pay K Rs.50,000 p.m till such time J was in US .this case is Show Answer


Q10) Can a contract which is made by a deed (i.e.a contract under seal ) be valid even if it is made without consideration ? Show Answer


Q11) Can a time-barred debt adjust by a creditor, where the debtor makes the payment without indicating the debt to be adjusted ? Show Answer


Q12) Past consideration is no consideration in India Show Answer


Q13) Inadequate of consideration is relevant in determining the question of Show Answer


Q14) Hari owes Rs.1 lakh to Maya, Maya is entitled to recover this amount from Hari.this is called Show Answer


Q15) The general max. of law is that when money is paid ,it is to be applicable according to the expressed will of Show Answer


Q16) A consideration is Show Answer


Q17) Consideration & objects are unlawful when it is Show Answer


Q18) What does the max.'Ex Nudo pacto non oritur actio' ,mean ? Show Answer


Q19) A who is indebted to B ,sells his property to C ,C promises to pay off the debt to B .when C fails top pay B has no right to sue C ,because Show Answer


Q20) X's brother runs away from the house .Y who is an employee of X offers to search for the brother & goes out for the purpose .in the absence of Y ,X offers a reward of Rs.1 lakh to any one who can either find out the brother or give clues enabling X find his brother.Y finds out X's brother & claims therewards even though he did not know about it earlier .in this case- Y is entitled to the reward Show Answer


Q21) Consideration may be also be offered by a person other than the promise Show Answer


Q22) An essential feature of consideration is that Show Answer


Q23) Adequacy of consideration is to be seen from the view point of Show Answer


Q24) A contracts with B that if A practices as a surgeon within Goa ,he will pay Rs.5,000.A practices as surgeon in Goa.B is entitled to such compensation Show Answer


Q25) M promised to pay N Rs.10,00,000.if N discovers treasures by magic .here consideration is Show Answer


Q26) Consideration in general means Show Answer


Q27) Which of the following is true ? Show Answer


Q28) Which of the following is false ? Consideration Show Answer


Q29) Which of the following is false ? Show Answer


Q30) An act constituting consideration must have been done at the desire of Show Answer


Q31) Which of the following is true ? Show Answer


Q32) A consideration may be Show Answer


Q33) Consideration in simple term means Show Answer


Q34) Which of the following is not an exception to the rule -No consideration ,No contract Show Answer


Q35) As a general rule, an agreement made without consideration is Show Answer


Q36) An agreement made with free consent to which the consideration is lawful but inadequate is Show Answer


Q37) The consideration to an agreement is unlawful if : Show Answer


Q38) A agrees to pay Rs.5 lakh to B if he procures employment for A in Income Tax Department .This agreement is Show Answer


Q39) A agrees to sell his car to B at a price which B may not be able to pay .This agreement is Show Answer


Q40) What is the legal terminology for the doing or not doing of something which the promisor desires to be done or not done ? Show Answer


Q41) Which consideration is not consideration in England? Show Answer


Q42) The consideration should be done at desire of : Show Answer


Q43) There can be a stranger to a/an------------------- Show Answer


Q44) The consideration of a agreement is considered unlawful ,if it is , 1.Forbidden by law, 2. Fraudulent , 3.Immoral , 4. Very expensive Show Answer


Q45) An executory consideration Show Answer


Q46) Benefit to the promiser Show Answer


Q47) Inadequacy of consideration does not make the Show Answer


Q48) Consideration is not valid if it is Show Answer


Q49) Illusory consideration renders the transaction. Show Answer


Q50) The consideration may be Show Answer


Q51) Consideration is defined in Show Answer


Q52) Rishi promises to give Rs. 3,000 per month pocket money to his son Riteish . If Rishi does not give the pocket money. Show Answer


Q53) Consideration must be Show Answer


Q54) Past consideration is not valid under Show Answer


Q55) An essential feature of consideration is that Show Answer


Q56) Quid pro quo means Show Answer


Q57) Case of chinnaya vs. Ramayya deals with Show Answer


Q58) A agrees to sell his house to B for Rs.10,000 Show Answer


Q59) A promises ,for a certain sum paid to him by B ,to make goods to B the value of his ship if its wrecked on a certain voyage Show Answer


Q60) A promises to obtain for B an employment in the public service & B promises to pay Rs.1,000 to A Show Answer


Q61) The consideration or object of an agreement is considered lawful , if it is Show Answer


Q62) A promise ,for no consideration ,to give to B Rs.1,000 Show Answer


Q63) Sam agrees to pay Rs.10,000 to saraswati if he brings a tiger from Sunderbans.this is a Show Answer


Q64) A owes B Rs.1,000 under a contract ,B owes C Rs.1,000 .B orders A to credit C with Rs.1,000 in his books ,but C does not assent to the agreement Show Answer


Q65) A pays B Rs.1,000 , in consideration of B's promising to marry C .A's daughter .C is dead at the time of promise Show Answer


Q66) A stranger to consideration Show Answer


Q67) Under English Law stranger to consideration Show Answer


Q68) Sec.of The Indian Contract Act states that "An agreement made without consideration is void". Show Answer


Q69) Ex Nudo Pacto Non Oritur Action means Show Answer


Q70) A contract made in the form of a deed under seal is ------------ if made without consideration Show Answer


Q71) A promise to pay a time barred debt made in writing and signed by the debtor may be Show Answer


Q72) No consideration is required for a Show Answer


Q73) Time barred debt is a debt which is unpaid for the period of Show Answer


Q74) A Hindu husband by a registered document, after referring to quarrels and disagreements between himself and his wife, promised to pay his wife a sum of money for her maintenance and separate residence. The above contract is void since Show Answer


Q75) The agreement made without consideration under,Sec. 25 (1) exception must be : Show Answer


Q76) Two brothers, on partition of family joint properties agreed to invest in equal shares for their mother's maintenance. There was no separate agreement with the mother.In such case, the mother - Show Answer


Q77) The inadequacy of consideration will be taken into account by court of law Show Answer


Q78) A who was badly in need of money offered to sell his piano worth Rs.8,500 to B for Rs.5,000. B refused to buy. A gradually lowered his price until Rs.2,500 was reached, which B accepted. Before the piano was delivered A received an offer of a lager sum from X and he refused to carry out the contract with B claiming that the consideration was inadequate.; Is A liable to pay damages to B for failure to carry out his part of the contract? Show Answer


Q79) Consideration must be something which the Promisor Show Answer


Q80) Promise without consideration is Show Answer


Q81) A person who is not a party to a contract but has some interest in the consideration of the contract. Show Answer


Q82) A is indebted to B. He sells a trolly to C.C promises to pay all debts of A to B. If C fails to pay, B has no right to sue C because Show Answer


Q83) X receives money from Y for paying it to Z. X admits the receipt of that amount to Z. Z can recover the amount from X, even through the money is due from Y Show Answer


Q84) A Holder in due course is entitled to the amount on a Negotiable Instrument, even through there is no agreement between him and the Marker / Drawee . Show Answer


Q85) The consideration for a valid contract should be : Show Answer


Q86) As long as there is a consideration for a promise it is immaterial who has furnished it. Show Answer


Q87) A promises B to given Rs.50,000, if B met A in their next birth also. The consideration of A is Show Answer


Q88) If A promises B to give her,his house if B met A in their next birth also. The consideration is does at the words of the promisor, it is a Show Answer


Q89) Which of the following is not correct? Show Answer


Q90) Consideration must move at the desire of - Show Answer


Q91) D constructed a market at the instance of District Collector. Occupants of shops promised to pay D a commission on articles sold through their shops. Money was not spent by D at the request of the shop occupants, but at instance of a third person viz. the Collector. Which of the following statements is correct? Show Answer


Q92) Consideration- Show Answer


Q93) Which of the following is false? Show Answer


Q94) M, by a Gift deed transferred certain property to her daughter, with a direction that daughter should pay an annuity to M's brother, as had been done by M. On the same day, the daughter executed a deed in writing in favour of M's brother, agreeing to pay annuity. Afterwards, she declined to fulfil her promise saying that no consideration had moved from her uncle. Which of the following statements is correct? Show Answer


Q95) Consideration in a contract - Show Answer


Q96) Which of the following are valid Consideration? Show Answer


Q97) If P renders some service to D at D's desire and after a month D promises to compensate P for the service rendered to him , it is a - Show Answer


Q98) An Executory Consideration - Show Answer


Q99) An Executed Consideration - Show Answer


Q100) _______ Contracts are also known as Contracts with Executed Consideration - Show Answer


Q101) Past consideration is valid in - Show Answer


Q102) Agreement not supported by consideration is called - Show Answer


Q103) Agreement without consideration is valid, when made Show Answer


Q104) Which of the following is not an exception to the rule "No Consideration, No Contract'? Show Answer


Q105) A promise to pay, wholly or in part, a debt which is barred by law of limitation can be enforced if- Show Answer


Q106) Inadequacy of consideration may be taken into account by the Court to determine whether the consent of Promisor was freely given. Show Answer


Q107) Which of the following is true? Show Answer


Q108) A is indebted to B. He sells a trolley to C. C promises to pay all debts of A to B. If C fails to pay, B has no right to sue C because: Show Answer


Q109) Rohan promises to make a gift of ? 10,000 towards the repairs of a temple. The trustees of the temple on the faith of his promise incurs liabilities. Rohan does not pay. Can the trustees recover the promised amount from Rohan? Show Answer


Q110) Kedar promised to pay ? 5000 to car repairer the car repairer incurred expenses but Kedar refused to pay the agreed amount. Is the car repairer can? Show Answer


Q111) A who was badly in need of money offered to sell his piano worth ? 8,500 to B for ?5,000. B refused to buy. A gradually lowered his price until ? 2500 was reached, which B accepted. Before the piano was delivered A received an offer of a larger sum from X and he refused to earn/ out the contract with B claiming that the consideration was inadequate. Is A liable to pay damages to B for failure to carry out part of contract? Show Answer


Q112) A is a manufacturer of ball pens. He advertises in the trade press that in future the retail price of his pen will be Rupees 5 and strict action will be taken against who is not observing this price. B had read the advertisement, but he forget and retails the pen at Rupees 8. Advice A ------- Show Answer


Q113) A stranger to the consideration can enforce the contract. Show Answer


Q114) Inadequacy of the consideration cannot be taken into account by the court in determining whether the consent was given freely. Show Answer


Q115) Consideration in a contract of sale of goods can also be paid partly in money and partly in goods. Show Answer


Q116) Consideration may move even from a person who is not a party to the contract. Show Answer


Q117) A promise to take either rice or smuggled opium for a consideration of Rs 1,000 is wholly void. Show Answer


Q118) Consideration may be present or future but not past. Show Answer


Q119) Consideration for sale of goods must be in terms of money. Show Answer


Q120) Which of the following statement is false? Show Answer


Q121) Past consideration means Show Answer


Q122) A contract without consideration under Section 25 is: Show Answer