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Performance of contracts MCQs with Answers

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Use these standalone questions to revise the law for CLAT PG. The exam asks comprehension questions based on extracts from judgments, statutes and regulations. See the CLAT PG exam format

Question 1

'A' and 'B' agree that 'A' shall pay Rs. 20000 for which 'B' shall deliver either rice or heroin. The contract is :

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Question 2

A promisor can perform

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Question 3

A, a singer, enters into a contract with B, the manager of a theatre, to sing at his theatre two nights every week during the following two months, and B agrees to pay Rupees 100/- for each night's performance. On the sixth night A wilfully absents herself from the theatre.

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Question 4

A, B and C jointly promise to pay D 3,000 rupees. D may compel :

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Question 5

As per the Indian contract act, 1872 if the time of performance of the contract is the essence of the contract and the promisor fails to perform the contract by the specified time then

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Question 6

Where the tender of performance is rejected by the other partyI. The promisor has to still perform the contract but can claim damagesII. The promisor is excused from further performance and is entitled to sue the promisee for breach of contract. Which of the choices given above is/are correct?

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Question 7

Whether a contract in which time for performance of an obligation is not specified is a valid contract?

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Question 8

'A' promises to paint a picture for 'B' within 10 days at a price of Rs. 1,000. 'A' dies before the day. The contract is:

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Question 9

In which of the following cases has Supreme Court held that 'there can only be an assignment of rights arising under a contract, but not the burden of a contract?

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Question 10

'Tender of performance of contract' has been provided under which of the following Sections of the Indian Contract Act, 1872?

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