MCQ 12 July 2024

Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (12 July 2024)



Question/ Answer
Question1:- What is counter offer under the Contract law?
  • (a) Invitation for proposal
  • (b) Consent to proposal
  • (c) Rejection of offer
  • (d) Conditional acceptance
Answer is C is correct. Under contract law, a counter offer is the rejection of an original offer. That is, the acceptance of the offer with a change is called a counter offer. In the case of a counter offer, the contract is formed only when the original offeror accepts the counter offer. Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.
Question2:- Chapter 2 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 will not be deemed to affect which rule of law?
  • (a) Muslim law
  • (b) Persian law
  • (c) Christian law
  • (d) Both a and b
Answer is A is correct. According to Section 2 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, nothing in Chapter 2 shall be deemed to affect any rule of Muslim law. Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.
Question3:- Reasonable time for performance of a contract. Is a question:
  • (a) Of fact
  • (b) Of law
  • (c) Both a and B
  • (d) Either a or b
Answer is A is correct. See Section 46 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, according to which the reasonable time will be decided on the basis of the specific facts of each case. Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.
Question4:- Which of the following does not amount to actionable claim?
  • (a) Mesne Profit
  • (b) Right to receive insurance amount from Life Insurance Corporation
  • (c) Amount due in future
  • (d) Right to receive share or account from dissolved partnership
Answer is A is correct. In the question here, all the options except mesne profit are actionable claims under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.
Question5:- Who is a garnishee?
  • (a) Judgment debtor
  • (b) Creditor of judgment debtor
  • (c) Judgment debtor’s debtor
  • (d) None of the above
Answer is C is correct. There is a provision for garnishee order in Order XXI Rule 46-A to 46- I of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, according to which the garnishee is said to be the debtor of the judgment debtor. Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.
Question6:- A suit can be filed in a representative capacity under:
  • (a) Order 1, Rule 8A, CPC, 1908
  • (b) Order 1, Rule 10A, CPC, 1908
  • (c) Order 1, Rule 8, CPC, 1908
  • (d) Order 1, Rule 9, CPC, 1908
Answer is C is correct. According to Order 1, Rule 8 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, to institute representative suit, majority of the parties, with the permission of the court, are required to be in the same interest. Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.
Question7:- Which rule of statutory interpretation should the judges apply first?
  • (a) Literal Rule
  • (b) Golden Rule
  • (c) Mischief Rule
  • (d) Purposive approach
Answer is A is correct. Judges apply literal rule for interpretation. Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.