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Trespass to the person, false imprisonment & malicious prosecution 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 one of the following can be described as malicious prosecution?

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Question 2

What is the reason for larger number of cases relating to tort of malicious prosecution and defamation

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Question 3

When the defendant by his act creates an apprehension in the mind of the plaintiff that he is going to commit battery against the plaintiff :

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Question 4

Which one of the following is not an element of the tort of malicious prosecution?

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Question 5

Which one of the following is not an essential element in a suit for damages for malicious prosecution?

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Question 6

A unlawfully locks B in a room, B can open the door from inside the room also as he has a duplicate key in his possession. B however, forgets that he has a key and as a result remains locked in for two hours after which A comes back and opens the room, A is:

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Question 7

To be false imprisonment, restraint on freedom of movement should be total. Which of the following is correct in this respect?

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Question 8

Bird v. Jones, 1845 KB is a case in the law of torts which is related with the torts of

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Question 9

A purchases a ticket to watch a movie and was seated in the hall. But after some time he started shouting and behaved in unruly manner causing annoyance to the audience. When he did not pay heed to request to calm down he was evicted. He brings a suit for damages against the management Will he succeed if so on what ground?

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Question 10

Malicious prosecution consists in—

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