Law Of Torts MCQ question and answer

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A, though involved in a motor accident, remained physically unhurt but suffered Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, a psychiatric illness with which he had earlier suffered but which was then in remission. He claimed damages from the driver of the motor car. Will he succeed?

A) No, this illness was not foreseeable in a person of normal health B) No, he has not suffered any physical injury C) Yes, he has suffered injuries by shock D) Yes, though this illness was not foreseeable but some physical harm was foreseeable

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Answer: Option D

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Libel is addressed to the eye; slander to the ear.
State which of the following statements are slander

A) Slanderous words are uttered by the characters on the dramatic stage B) Slanderous words are uttered by the characters on the cinema screen C) Abuses recorded in the gramaphone disc D) Both (B) and (C)

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Answer: Option A

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Which of the following statements is false in connection with the legal principle "volunti non fit injuria"?

A) Knowledge regarding the danger is consent B) Consent must be free C) Rescue cases form an exception to the application of the maxim volunti non fit injuria D) None of these

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Answer: Option A

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Which among the following cases is related to the rule that causing death of a person is not a tort?

A) Jackson v. Watson B) Rookes v. Barnard C) Baker v. Bolton D) Tillet v. Ward

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Answer: Option C

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The liability of the owner of the cattle for cattle tress pass

A) Is strict B) Depends upon scienter C) Depends upon negligence D) All of the above

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Answer: Option A

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Trespass to goods is

A) Actionable per se B) Actionable only when damage is caused C) Not actionable at all D) All the above

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Answer: Option A

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An inevitable accident means

A) An act of God B) An unexpected injury which could not have been foreseen and avoided C) An unexpected injury which could have been foreseen and avoided D) Both (A) and (B)

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Answer: Option B

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In which one of the following situations 'A' will be liable for defamation?
'A' writes a letter containing a defamatory matter about 'B' and:

A) Keeps it in a sealed envelope With himself B) Sends it in a sealed envelope to 'B' but it is opened by his (A's) butler C) Sends it in a sealed envelope to 'B' but it is opened by B's father D) Sends it in sealed envelope to B's wife

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Answer: Option D

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Conspiracy is

A) A crime B) A tort C) A crime & a tort both D) Either (A) or (B)

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Answer: Option C

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A patient is brought to a hospital maintained by B. The patient is to be operated upon. If as a result of faulty oxygen supply machine, the patient dies on the operation table, then:

A) B would not be liable because the surgeon was negligent B) B would not be liable because there is no master and servant relationship between B and the surgeon C) B would be liable because hospital staff were negligent in keeping the hospital equipment in proper order D) B would not be vicariously liable because surgery is a highly skilled work on which B would have no control

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Answer: Option C

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