MCQ 17th August 2024

Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (17th August 2024)



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Question1:- In which of the following cases a transfer of immovable property can be made without writing:
  • a) Sale of property of a value more than Rs. 100
  • b) Lease for a term of 11 months
  • c) Exchange
  • d) Actionable Claim
Answer is A is correct. The sale of tangible immovable property cannot be completed without a registered document unless it is of a value less than Rs 100. Therefore option (a) is the correct option.
Question2:- Failing in determining the number of arbitrators, the arbitral tribunal shall consist of a sole arbitrator. Is this statement true or false?
  • a) True as per Section 10(1)
  • b) True as per Section 10(2)
  • c) False as per Section 10(3)
  • d) False as per Section 10(1)
Answer is B is correct. As per Section 10(2) failing in determining the number of arbitrators, the arbitral tribunal shall consist of a sole arbitrator. Thus this statement is true. Therefore option (b) is the correct option.
Question3:- Which of the following is not the right of an unpaid seller?
  • a) Right of lien on goods for the price while the goods are in possession of seller
  • b) Right of stopping the goods in transit, in case of insolvency of buyer
  • c) Right of resale as limited by the Act
  • d) Right of withholding delivery where the property in the goods has passed to the buyer
Answer is D is correct. As per section 46 Right of withholding delivery where the property in the goods has passed to the buyer is not a right of an unpaid seller. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.
Question4:- Which of the following case decided by the Privy Council, relates to ‘fraudulent transfer’?
  • a) MusaharSahu v. Hakim Lal
  • b) Middleton v. Pollock
  • c) Union of India v. Rajeshwari & Co.
  • d) All of the above
Answer is A is correct. In Musahar Sahu and another v. Hakim Lal and Anr. (l) Where the Privy Council observed as follows: The transfer which defeats or delays creditors are not an instrument which prefers one creditor to another, but an instrument which removes property from the creditors to the benefit of the debtor. Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.
Question5:- Under the provisions of Section 143 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881, all offences under the Act is to be tried by-
  • a) Any Judicial Magistrate
  • b) Judicial Magistrate of the First Class or by a Metropolitan Magistrate
  • c) Only a District Judge
  • d) None of the above
Answer is B is correct. Section 143(1) of the Act provides that all the offences under the Act are to be tried by a Judicial Magistrate of the first class or by a Metropolitan Magistrate. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.
Question6:- When notice of stoppage in transit is given by the seller to the carrier or other bailee in possession of the goods-
  • a) Shall re-deliver the goods to, or according to the directions of, the seller
  • b) The expenses of such re-delivery shall be borne by the seller.
  • c) Both A and B
  • d) None of the above
Answer is C is correct. As per section 52 when notice of stoppage in transit is given by the seller to the carrier or other bailee in possession of the goods, he shall re-deliver the goods to, or according to the directions of, the seller. The expenses of such re-delivery shall be borne by the seller. Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.
Question7:- What is not correct—the liabilities of the seller is that he is:
  • a) To disclose to the buyer any material defect in the property
  • b) To produce to the buyer for examination all documents of title relating to the property
  • c) Not to answer to the best of his information all the relevant questions put to him by the buyer in respect of the title
  • d) To give possession to the buyer as its nature admits
Answer is C is correct. According to the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, the liabilities of a seller include: Disclosing any material defects in the property or title  producing the title deeds for inspection  Answering relevant questions about the title  Executing the conveyance  Contracting with the buyer that they have the authority to transfer the property Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.

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