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General defences 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

The justifications from civil liability for acts prima facie wrongful are based principally upon:

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Question 2

Which situations illustrate recognised limits on the defence of volenti non fit injuria?

  1. A rescuer reasonably takes a risk to save another person from imminent danger created by the defendant’s negligence.
  2. An employer invokes the worker’s acceptance of a risk to avoid liability for breaching a statutory safety duty imposed on the employer for the worker’s protection and which cannot be waived.
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Question 3

For the application of the defence of volenti non fit injuria it is sufficient if:

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Question 4

In tort, mistake

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Question 5

The maxim volenti non fit injuria implies that

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Question 6

Vis major is an

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Question 7

Volenti non fit injuria implies

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Question 8

Volenti non fit injuria is a :

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Question 9

What defense could be used when an injury is caused to a person due to unforeseen or unexpected events in spite of reasonable care taken by him?

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Question 10

X and his wife went for shopping leaving behind their dog in their car which they had locked after pulling up the glasses of the windows. For reasons unknown, the dog probably got excited and broke the rear glass, probably with its paws and jumped out. A fragment of the broken glass flew at the face of one Y, a passerby, and pierced into his eye resulting in its loss. Y sued X for damages alleging negligence on the part of X. What defence can X take?

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