This section consists of fifty (50) questions. Each question consists of legal principle(s)
(hereinafter referred to as โprincipleโ) and facts. Such proposition 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. Principles have to be applied to the given facts to arrive at the most reasonable conclusion. Only one of the alternatives, i.e., (A), (B), (C), or (D) is the most reasonable conclusion. In other words, in answering the following questions, you must not rely on any principle except the principles that are given herein below for every question. Further you must not assume any facts other than those stated in the question.The objective of this section is to test your ability in legal aptitude, study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability even if the โmost reasonable conclusionโ arrived at may be absurd or unacceptable for any other reason.
Principle:Acceptance of proposal must be the exact mirror image of the proposal.
Facts: โAโ made a proposal to โBโ to sell a chair for Rs. 500. โBโ is desirous of buying the
said chair for Rs. 400.
Principle:An agreement with a boy below the age of eighteen years is not enforceable by law.
Facts: A man entered into an agreement with a girl of seventeen years of age.
Principle:Sale of liquor is illegal. All agreements relating to prohibited items do not exist in the eyes of law.
Facts: โAโ entered into an agreement with โBโ for the sale of liquor. โAโ failed to supply the agreed quantity of liquor to B.
Principle:The communication of a proposal is complete when it comes to the knowledge of the person to whom it is made.
Facts: โAโ sent a letter making a proposal to โBโ to purchase the house of B.
Principle:An agreement may be entered into orally, in writing, or by conduct.
Facts: โAโ went to the shop of โBโ and picked a tooth brush and gave a cheque of Rupees twenty to B and left the shop.
Principle:Property consists of right to posses, right to use, right to alienate and right to exclude others. Sale is complete when property gets transferred from the seller to the buyer.
Facts: โAโ sold his car to โBโ B requested A to keep the car in his care on behalf B for one month. A agreed.
Principle:A person, who is usually mad, but occasionally not mad, may make a contract when he is not mad.
Facts: โAโ generally remains in the state of madness and rarely becomes capable of understanding anything.
Principle:An agreement without free consent can be enforced only at the option of the party whose consent was not free.
Facts: A obtains the consent of B to enter into an agreement by putting a gun on the head of Bโs girl friend.
Principle:Where one of the parties to a contract was in position to dominate the decision of
the other party, the contract is enforceable only at the option of the party who was
in a position to dominate decision of the other party.
Facts: A doctor asked his patient to make a payment of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Ten Lac Only)
for treatment of his fever. The patient paid an amount of Rs. 5,00,000/- (Five Lac
Only) and promised to pay the remaining amount after the treatment. After
treatment the patient recovered from fever. The doctor demanded the remaining
amount from the patient. The patient refused to pay.
Principle:When, at the desire one person, any other person has done or abstained from doing something, such act or abstinence or promise is called a consideration for the promise.
Facts: X, the uncle of Y, made a promise to pay him an amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- as reward if Y quits smoking and drinking within one year. Y quit smoking and
drinking within six months.