Q.1. Which one of the following cases is related to contributory negligence?
(1) Butterfield vs Forester (2) Rylands vs Fletcher
(3) Grant vs Australion knitting mills (4) Vidyawati vs State of Rajasthan
(5) Government of India vs Union Carbide
Ans: (1)
Q.2. To which tort out of the following the case of Hollywood Silver Fox Farm Ltd vs Emmet is related?
(1) Negligence (2) Nuisance (3) Defarmation (4) Strict liability (5) Adultery
Ans: (2)
Q.3. Which of the following cases is not related to dominium sine injuria?
(1) Bradford Corporation vs Pickles
(2) Allen vs Flood
(3) Moghul Steam Ship vs Mc Gregor & Co.
(4) Ashby vs white
(5) Miverva Mill vs Government of India
Ans: (4)
Q.4. Which one out of the following statements about joint tort feasors is incorrect?
(1) Liability of joint tort feasors is joint as well as several
(2) Release of one joint tort feasors is release of all from liability
(3) If one joint tort feasors pays full compensation he cannot sue other joint tort feasors for contribution.
(4) If one joint tort feasors pays compensation, he can sue the others for contribution.
(5) Other than these options
Ans: (3)
Q.5. Which one of the following pairs of cases and specific torts is not correctly matched?
(1) Brook vs Bool-Joint tort feasor
(2) Haynes vs Harwood-False Imprisonment
(3) Parvati vs Mannar-Slander
(4) Hulton vs Jones -Defamation
(5) Other than these options
Ans: (2)
Q.6. Which one of the following cases is not related to principle of remoteness of damages?
(1) Wagon Mound case (2) Re Polemis case
(3) Derry v Peek (4) Smith v London & South Western Railway
(5) Both (1) and (3)
Ans: (3)
Q.7. In which of the following cases K is not liable for treaspass to T's land?
Select the correct answer.
(A) K throws stones on T's land
(B) K enters T's land, practices cycling there without permission and comes back.
(C) T permits K to keep his cowsin his land for two days but K continues to keep the cows inspite of request for their removal even after one months and himself goes there for attending and milking his cows, though no harm is done by himself or his cows.
(D) K having big tree in his land, over grown branches from that tree over hand T's land and leaves fell in T's well.
Liability.
(1) K is not liable in B&C cases
(2) K is not liable in case C and D.
(3) K is not liable in case A and C.
(4) K is not liable only in case D.
(5) K is not liable in case A and B.
Ans: (4)
Q.8. Which of the following pairs of maxims and cases is not properly matched?
Maxim Cases
(1) Reslpse Loquitor Delhi Municipal Coporation v subhagwanti
(2) Volenti non fit injuria Tolly v fry and sons ltd
(3) Doctrine of alternative danger Shyamsunder v state of Rajasthan
(4) Damnum sine injuria Acton v Blundell
(5) All are matched
Ans: (2)
Q.9. Which of the following cases is not related to tort of Malicious prosecution ?
(1) A brath v North Eastern Railway Co.
(2) Balbhaddar Singh v Badrishad
(3) Smith v Baker
(4) Gaya Prasad v Bhagat Singh
(5) Champakam DorairajanVsState of Madras
Ans: (3)
Q.10. In which of the following cases no compensation was paid for nervous shock suffered by the plaintiff?
(1) Harmbrook v Stokes (2) Bourhill v Young
(3) Dulieu v white (4) King v Phillips
(5) VishakaVsState of Rajasthan
Ans: (2)
