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CONTRACT-I General Principles of Contract CCSU LL. B. (I Sem.) Examination, Dec. 2015 LAW-V K-1005

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LL. B. (I Sem.) Examination, Dec. 2015

LAW-V

CONTRACT-I General Principles of Contract

(K-1005)

Time : Three Hours] [Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt questions from all Sections as per instructions.

Section-A

(Very Short Answer Questions)

Answer all the five questions. Each question carries 4 marks. Very short answer is required not exceeding 75 words. 4×5=20

Year 2014

1 Agreement to do an act impossible in itself

2 Free consent

3 Lapse of Offer

4 Void Contract and Void Agreement

5 Anticipatory Breach

Year 2015

1. Competent parties.

2. Novation of contract.

3. Acceptance.

4. What is Public Policy

5. Wagering agreement.

Year 2016

1 What do you understand by the tern “Reciprocal Promises”

2 Explain with example the tern “Voidable Contract”

3 By whom the contract should be performed

4 Define Contract

5 What do understand by “Anticipatory breach of contract”

Year 2018

1 What do you mean by misrepresentation?

2 Give one example of ‘void agreement’

3 Define contract

4 ‘Acceptance must be absolute and unqualified’. Explain

5 What is bilateral mistake of fact? What is its effect on contract?

Section-B

(Short Answer Questions)

Answer any two questions out of the following three questions. Each question carries 10 marks. Short answer is required not exceeding 200 words. 10 x 2=20

Year 2014

6 Insufficiency of consideration is immaterial but an agreement without consideration is void. Comment 

7 The law of contract is not the whole law of agreement, nor is it the whole law of obligations. Discuss

8 When is the communication of acceptance complete? Explain also the rules relating to the formation of contract by telephone or by or by post. Refer decided cases laws

Year 2015

6. Discuss fully the contractual liability of a minor with reference to the leadings cases.

7. State the different kinds of mistake and explain their effects on contracts. 10

8. Define fraud and misrepresentation and distinguish them. Discuss their influence on the validity of contract.

Year 2016

6 Discuss the law relating to valid acceptance

7 An agreement in restraint of trade is void, comment

8 What is quassi-contract? When a person is entitled to be re-imbursed by others?

Year 2018

6. Explain the contracts which cannot be specifically performed.

7. Explain ‘Free Consent’ according to Indian Contract act.

8. Define doctrine of ‘Privity of Contract’

Section-C

(Descriptive Answer Questions)

Answer any three questions out of the following six questions. Each question carries 20 marks. Answer is required in detail. 20×3=60

Year 2014

9 All illegal agreements are void, but all void agreements are not illegal

10 Who are competent to contract? Discuss the law relating to minors agreement in India with the help of decided English law in these cases. Is there any difference between Indian law and English law in this context.

11 “An agreement in restraint of trade is void “. Explain. What are its exceptions?

12 Quasi contract is not the product of an agreement entered into between the parties but a creation of law on the basis of equitable principles.” Discuss the above statement and state the quasi contract relations recognised by the Indian contract Act.

13 Discuss the law relating to frustration of contract under Indian Contract Act. Is commercial impossibility a ground of frustration? Give relevant case law.

Year 2015

9. Discuss in detail the essentials of a valid contract.

10. When is the communication of acceptance complete? Explain also the rules relating to the formation of contract by telephone or by post. Refer to decided case laws. 20

11. Agreement without consideration is void. Discuss the exceptions to the rule. 20

12. What is meant by doctrine of frustration of contracts ? Discuss with the help of decided cases.

13. Explain the scope and purpose of Indian Contract Act, 1872.

Or

What is meant by voidable contract, void agreement and void contract ?

14. State the principles according to which damages for breach of contract are assessed.

Year 2016

9 When the parties are said to be consented? Under what circumstances a consent is not a free consent

10 What is performance of contract? Which contract need not to be performed?

11 with the help of relevant case law, discus the nature of minors agreement.

12 Is consideration a necessity to a contract? Explain the exceptions to the rule of “Necessity of Consideration”

13 Explain briefly the law regarding agreement in restraint of legal providing

14 A says to B, “I want to sell a car for Rs 1,00,000 or 1,25,000”. Is A making a valid proposal?

Year 2018

9 Discuss the principles applicable in determining damages, in case of breach of contract. Refer to decided cases on the point

10 “Frustration may be defined as the premature determination of an agreement between the parties”. Explain.

11 “An agreement without consideration is void”. Explain in detail the rule and its exception

12 What is quassi-contract? Explain with the help of relevant provisions in the Indian contract Act, 1872.

13 “Agreements in restraint of trade are void”. Explain in detail.