Test: Contract Of Law - 7 - CLAT MCQ

Principle: An agreement to do an act impossible in itself is void.

Facts: Rajdeep, a shipping magnate and wildlife enthusiast entered into an agreement with Karan as per which the latter was be paid Rupees five lacs in addition to expenses incurred by him if he caught a live anaconda in the Gir Forest area of India within a period of one year from the date of agreement. It is common knowledge that anaconda is endemic to South America.

Principle: The consideration or object of an agreement must be lawful. It should not be forbidden by law and should not defeat the provisions of any law. It should not be fraudulent or injure any person or property. The Court should not regard it as immoral or opposed to public policy. 

Explanation – Every agreement of which the object or consideration is unlawful is void. 

Facts: Rohan has a very perverted mind and he tells Saad who is desperately in need of money that, “I will pay you Rs5000 to whip yourself”. Saad agrees and takes the money. Later, he refuses to whip (Chabuk for horse) himself. What is the status of the contract? 

Principle:  The communication of proposals, their acceptance and revocation are deemed to be made by any act or omission of the party proposing, accepting or revoking by which he intends to communicate such proposal acceptance or revocation, or which has the effect of communicating it.

Explanation – The communication of an acceptance is complete, as against the proposer, when it is put in a course of transmission to him, so as to be out of the power of the acceptor; as against the acceptor, when it comes to the knowledge of the proposer. 

Facts – The only daughter of Mrs Aggarwal went missing. She put a notice in the newspaper stating a reward for anyone who could find her. The reward was RS40000. Ms Shivani Bagul was a long-time friend of Mrs Aggarwal. She came to know of the reward but due to her bond with Mrs Aggarwal, she set out to search for the missing girl. She found Mrs Aggarwal’s daughter Shweta and returned her to her mother.

Q.

Is Shivani entitled to the reward? 

“A” offers to sell his bike to “B” for Rs. 30,000/-. “B” agrees to buy the bike offering Rs. 25, 000/-. The reply of “B” amounts to:

When goods are displayed in a show – window bearing price tags, it indicates:

Principle: A person is said to be of sound mind for the purpose of making a contract if, at the time when he makes it, he is capable of understanding it and of forming a rational judgment as to its effect upon his interests.

Facts: Mr. X who is usually of sound state of mind, but occasionally of unsound state of mind, enters into a contract with Mr. Y when he was of unsound state of mind. Mr. Y having come to know about this fact afterwards wants to file a suit against Mr. X.

Principle: Every person, who is of the age of majority, is competent to contract according to the law to which he is subject.

Facts: A minor mortgaged his house in favour of Thakur Das, a money lender, to secure a loan
of Rs. 20000. A part of this, i.e. Rs. 10500 was actually advanced to him. While considering the proposed advance, the attorney who was acting for the money lender, received information that the plaintiff was still a minor. Subsequently the minor commenced an action stating that he was underage when he executed the mortgage and the same should, therefore, be cancelled. He prayed for setting aside the mortgage. The mortgagee money lender prayed for the refund of Rs. 10500 from the minor.

Principle: Agreements, the meaning of which is not certain, or not capable of being made certain, are void.

Facts: A horse was bought for a certain price coupled with a promise to give Rs.500 more if the horse is proved lucky.

All contracts are agreements
All agreements are accepted offers

Q.Which of the following derivation is correct?

Legal Principle 1: Acceptance of an offer is complete when the acceptance is put into the course of transmission so as to be out of the power of the acceptor

Legal Principle 2: Acceptance once completed, makes the agreement binding on both the parties

Facts: A accepts to buy B’s offer of his motor car for Rs. 4 Lakhs. The acceptance was put into e-mail. Unfortunately, when the e-mail was put, there is distortion as a result of which B is not in a position to really read what A has written

Legal Principle: A contract is an agreement which the law will enforce. All agreements are contracts if they are made with free consent by parties competent to contract for a lawful consideration and with a lawful contract

Facts: A, a 40 yrs. old businessman of sound mind agrees of his own free will to sell his bungalow worth Rs. 10 Lakhs for Rs. 1 Lakh. The agreement

I. Is invalid because of inadequate consideration
II. Is valid because there is lawful consideration
III. Is valid because it was entered into with the free consent
IV. Is valid because X has capacity to contract

Legal principle: A contract requires a proposal and an acceptance of the proposal. It is necessary to make a binding contract, not only that the proposal be accepted, but also that the acceptance is notified to the proposer.

Facts:  D sent his servant P to trace his child. D in the meantime announced a reward for providing information about the missing boy. P, in ignorance of the announcement traced the boy and informed D. P later on came to know and he claimed it.

Issue: is the servant entitled to reward

The doctrine of privity of contract means

A situation when two parties make identical offers to each other in ignorance of each other offer is known as

A notice in the newspaper inviting tenders is

The agreement which is not legally enforceable is known as

An offer was sent by post, the acceptor wrote accepted on the letter, put it in his drawer & forgot about it. The transaction is 

‘A’ offers to sell his car to ‘B’ for Rs. 50,000. ‘B’ agrees to buy the car offering Rs. 45,000. The reply of ‘B’ amounts to

Mistake of both the parties about the subject matter renders an agreement

‘A’ contracts to pay ‘B’ Rs. 1,000 if the B’s house is burnt. This is a 

An agreement to do an impossible act has been declared

‘A’ and ‘B’ contract to marry each other. Before the date fixed for marriage, ‘A’ goes mad. The contract becomes…………………..

A contract enforceable at the instance of one party is known as:

X, a married woman, agreed to live in adultery with B and also agreed to serve him as his housekeeper. In return, B agreed to pay X Rs. 500 per month for living in adultery and Rs. 500 per month for housekeeping. The agreement is

Principle: A person is said to be of sound mind for the purpose of making a contract if, at the time when he makes it, he is capable of understanding it and of forming a rational judgment as to its effect upon his interests.

Facts: Astha, who is a very good painter, is also a patient in a mental asylum, who, at intervals, is of sound mind. During one of these intervals, she entered into a relationship with Lopamudra to paint a picture of her for a specified amount. She, however, asked Lopamudra to pay her the entire amount in advance. One month later, on the day of delivery of the painting, Astha refused to perform the contract saying that she suffers from insanity.

Q. Can Lopamudra force performance?

Principle: If the consideration or object of an agreement is forbidden by law, or is of such a nature that would defeat the provisions of any law, or is fraudulent, or is injurious to the person or property of another or, the Court regards it as immoral, or opposed to public policy, then the object or consideration shall be deemed unlawful. Every agreement of which the object or consideration is unlawful is void.

Facts: Agni enters into a contract with Tanuj whereby Tanuj will supply Agni with 10 grams of cocaine for a specified amount.

Q. Is the contract void?

A borrows Rs. 500 from B to pay C to whom B has lost a bet. Contract between A and B is