MCQ 19 May 2025

Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (19 May 2025)



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Question1:- A contract between an insurance company and vehicle owner to save the later from consequences of vehicular accident is a contract?
  • (a) Guarantee
  • (b) Surety
  • (c) Bailment
  • (d) Indemnity
Answer is d is correct. Refer Section 124 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.
Question2:- In Seksaria Cotton mills Ltd. v. State of Bombay the Supreme Court described the role of
  • (a) Auctioner
  • (b) Del Credere Agent
  • (c) Factors
  • (d) Broker
Answer is b is correct. The Supreme Court examined the role of a del credere agent in the context of the Essential Supplies Act, 1946. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.
Question3:- For the defence of volenti non fit injuria, it is necessary that
  • (a) The plaintiff knowing that risk is there, agrees to suffer the harm
  • (b) The plaintiff agrees to suffer the harm
  • (c) The plaintiff knows that the risk is there
  • (d) The plaintiff agrees to suffer the harm without knowing that the risk is there
Answer is a is correct. For the defence of volenti non fit injuria to apply, the plaintiff must not only be aware of the risk but also voluntarily agree to accept it. Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.
Question4:- The distinction between sovereign and non- sovereign functions of the state was laid down in:
  • (a) Rylands v. fletcher
  • (b) Donoghue v. Stevenson
  • (c) M.C. Mehta v. Union of India
  • (d) Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation v. Secretary of State, India
Answer is d is correct. This case established that the state is not immune from liability in tort for acts performed in non-sovereign functions, thereby limiting the application of sovereign immunity. Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.
Question5:- A marriage prohibited under Mohammedan Law by reason of difference of Religion, if done, is
  • (a) Valid
  • (b) Voidable
  • (c) Irregular
  • (d) Void
Answer is c is correct. Under Mohammedan law, a marriage between a Muslim and a non-Muslim is classified as irregular (fasid), not void. Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

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