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Parties & vicarious liability 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

Which pair of relationships can give rise to vicarious liability in tort when the wrongdoer acts within the scope of the relationship?

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Question 2

A entrusted his car to B for plying it as a taxi. B employed C as a cleaner. B gave the taxi to C for taking a driving test and to obtain a driving licence. C while giving the driving test seriously injured D. D filed a case against A, the owner of the vehicle.

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Question 3

A master's liability for the act of his servant is based

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Question 4

A master's liability for the wrongs committed by the servant is known as

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Question 5

Act of state

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Question 6

An act done as an act of State has to be justified on the ground of

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Question 7

For fixing vicarious liability of master in tort for the wrongs committed by servant, master servant relationship is determined on the basis of :

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Question 8

The government liability for torts is considerably hedged by

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Question 9

The maxim 'qui facit per alium facit per se' means :

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Question 10

Which of the following is not correct about joint wrong doers? Two persons are joint wrongdoers when

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