A)
Trespass
B)
Negligence
C)
Public nuisance
D)
Private nuisance
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
D
2
X informed the police that in the dacoity committed in the House of M, he has a reason to believe that his neighbour Y was involved. Y is consequently arrested by the police. Subsequently he is released. Y files an action for malicious prosecution.
A)
Y's action will succeed
B)
Y's action will not succeed as Y was not prosecuted in any criminal court
C)
X is guilty of malicious prosecution, as he maliciously involved Y, knowing fully well that Y had nothing to do with dacoity
D)
Y was arrested on account of the report of X. X is therefore guilty
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
B
3
Match
List-I (Name of case) with
List-II (Decision of case) by using below:
List I (Name of case) List II (Decision of cases)
a. Manju Bhatia v. New Delhi Municipal Corporation
1. Liability of owner of tree for an injury caused by its falling
b. Delhi Municipal Corporation v. Sushiia Devi
2. Legal duty of Railway to assure reasonable safety at railway level crossing
c. Union of India v. Lalman
3. Teacher's duty of case towards children when they are taken out on a picnic for fun and swim
d. M. S. Grewal v. Deepchand Sood
4. Liability of builder towards purchasers of flats
A)
a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
B)
a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
C)
a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
D)
a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
D
4
"Tortious liability arises from the breach of duty, primarily fixed by law." Who said the statement?
A)
Salmond
B)
Winfield
C)
Fracer
D)
Underbill
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
B
5
Consider the following statements:
A)
1 and 4
B)
1, 2 and 3
C)
2, 3 and 4
D)
4 only
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
B
A)
A wrong
B)
A legal civil wrong
C)
A legal wrong
D)
All of these
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
B
7
Match
List-I (name of case) with
List-II (name of defense) and give the correct answer by using the given below:
List I (Decided case) List II (Principle stated)
a. Samira Kohli v. Prabha Manchanda
1. Plaintiff a wrong-doer
b. Sodan Singh v. New Delhi Municipal Committee
2. Leave and licence
c. Bird v. Holbrook
3. Act of God
d. Kallulal v. Hemchand
4. Necessity
A)
a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
B)
a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
C)
a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
D)
a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
A
8
An action under scienter and negligence can be brought by
A)
The occupier of the land
B)
The family members of the occupier of the land
C)
Guests & strangers
D)
All the above
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
D
9
The principle of 'Res ipsa loquitur' was followed by the Supreme Court in the case of
A)
Pushpabai v. Ranjit G & P. Co., AIR 1977 SC 1735
B)
Chandra Mohan Tiwari v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1992 SC 891
C)
Union of India v. Tulsiram, AIR 1985 SC 1416
D)
Kuldip Singh v. Govt. of N.C.T., AIR 2006 SC 2652
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
A
10
In case of tortuous liability, an act done under the authority of a statute-
A)
Is a complete defence
B)
Is a complete defence for obvious harms resulting from the act
C)
Is a complete defence for obvious harms as well as incidental harms resulting from the act
D)
Is a complete defence for obvious harms as well as incidental harms resulting from the act when it is not done negligently
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
D
