Law Of Torts MCQ question and answer

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Res ipsa loquitur

A) The thing speaks for itself B) All things done in the course of transaction C) A matter already judicially decided D) A matter not yet decided

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Answer: Option A

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Strict civil liability means

A) There is liability even if harm was neither foreseeable nor was there any negligence B) There is liability if harm was foreseeable and there was negligence C) There is liability in all the circumstances D) There is liability only if negligence without foreseeability is proved

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Answer: Option A

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A' has invited 'B' for dinner. When 'B' is stepping up the stairs leading to 'A's residence he slips and gets injured because the stairs are slippery and there is not light illuminating the stairs:

A) A' is liable because 'B' has suffered injury while going to 'A's residence B) A' is liable because his premises were unsafe and he did not do anything to make it safe C) A' is not liable because it was not his duty to provide illumination on the stairs D) A' is not liable because 'B' himself was to blame for the injury

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Answer: Option C

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In India the maxim 'Damnum sine injuria' has been propounded in

A) P. Seetharammayya v. Mahalaksh-mamma B) Vishnu Dutt v. Board of H. S. & Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh C) Town Area Committee v. Prabhu Dayal D) All the above

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Answer: Option D

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35

Arrange the following Supreme Court decisions on the justification of torts in chronological order by using the given below:
(1) Vinod Kumar Shantilal Gosalia v. Gangadhar Narsingdas
(2) Sodan Singh v. New Delhi Municipal Committee
(3) Anwar Hussain v. Ajoy Kumar
(4) Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences v. Prasanth S. Dhananka

A) (1), (3), (4), (2) B) (2), (4), (1), (3) C) (3), (1), (2), (4) D) (3), (2), (4), (1)

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Answer: Option C

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A' employs 'B' to beat 'C', and agrees to indemnify him against all consequences of the act. 'B' thereupon beats 'C', and has to pay damages to 'C' for doing so. Determine the liability of 'A'.

A) A' is liable to indemnify 'B' B) A' is vicariously liable with 'B' to pay damages C) Both 'A' and 'B' are liable to pay damages D) 'A' is not liable to pay damages

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Answer: Option D

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37

In a suit for damages on the ground of malicious prosecution, what is required to be proved by the plaintiff?

A) That he has been prosecuted by the defendant B) That the prosecution was instituted without reasonable and probable cause C) Proceedings for malicious prosecution terminated in favour of the plaintiff D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

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Which one of the following statement is correct:

A) In case of absolute privilege, action can lie for a defamatory statement made without malice B) In matters of qualified privilege no action lies for a defamatory statement even though the statement is false or has been made maliciously C) In matters of absolute privilege, no action lies for a defematory statement even though the statement is false or has been made maliciously D) In matter of qualified privilege, action can lie for a defamatory statement made without malice

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Answer: Option C

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Qualified privileges can be claimed in reporting, the proceedings which enjoy absolute privileges, if

A) The reporting/publication is without malice and for public good B) The reporting is without malice but not for public good C) The reporting is not without malice but for public good D) The reporting is not without malice & not for public good

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Answer: Option A

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40

Generally, tortuous liability has an element of fault to support it. In which one of the following Acts, recently a provision has been made in India, which provides for meeting claims arising both on the basis of fault principle and no fault principle?

A) Factories Act B) Motor Vehicles Act C) Workmen's Compensation Act D) Public Liability Insurance Act

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Answer: Option B

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