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When law makes out a contract for parties although no contract might have been made by the parties, such a contract is termed as

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When law makes out a contract for parties although no contract might have been made by the parties, such a contract is termed as
  1. contract of frustration
  2. quasi-contract
  3. unenforceable agreement
  4. contract by obligation

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Correct answer: B - quasi-contract
Where the law imposes obligations resembling those of a contract although the parties made no agreement, the relation is a quasi-contract; sections 68 to 72 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 deal with such 'certain relations resembling those created by contract'. An unenforceable agreement is one the parties did make but the law will not enforce, so it is not a contract created by law.

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