Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (28 February 2024)

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Question1:- The property word is defined in which Section of Transfer of Property Act

(a) Section 1
(b) Section 2
(c) Section 3
(d) None of these

Answer is D is correct. Section 5 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 defines the term transfer of property. The section defines transfer of property as an act by which a living person conveys property to one or more other living persons, or to himself and other living persons. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.

Question2:- Which one of the following is not related to Transfer of Property Act?

(a) Gift
(b) Exchange of money
(c) Partition
(d) Lease of immovable property

Answer is C is correct. According to transfer of property act, partition is not related to Transfer of property. Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.

Question3:- A gift of immovable property can be given

(a) By delivery of immovable property
(b) By written instrument
(c) By delivery and registration of document
(d) None of the above

Answer is D is correct. In accordance with the provisions of Section 107 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, a lease of immoveable property from year to year or for any term exceeding one year or reserving a yearly rent can be made only by a registered instrument, as per section 123 of the Transfer of Property Act. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.

Question4:- 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 answer.

Question5:- Which one of the following Law Commissions made the draft of Transfer of Property Act?

(a) First Law Commission
(b) Second Law Commission
(c) Third Law Commission
(d) Fourth Law Commission

Answer is C is correct. Third Law Commission drafted the Transfer of Property Act in 1882. The commission also submitted six draft bills on other topics, including succession, contracts, and evidence. Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.

Question6:- Which of the following case decided by the Privy Council, relates to ‘fraudulent transfer’?

(a) Musahar Sahu 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, the Privy Council observed that 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.

Question7:- Doctrine of holding out shall not be applied

(a) During Lis Pendens
(b) Without consideration
(c) To Section 47 of Registration Act
(d) All of the above

Answer is D is correct. The doctrine of holding out is not applicable in cases of torts, crimes, or wrongful conduct of a partner. The doctrine of holding out is applicable when a person knowingly permits another to represent themselves as a partner of the firm and does not repudiate it at the relevant time. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.

MCQ 28 February 2024

Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (28 February 2024)

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