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Legal Principles and Remedies

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This hub provides practice questions on tort liability, professional negligence, and compensatory damages. It covers key legal principles related to contracts, product liability, and defenses like comparative negligence. These topics are vital for law students and candidates preparing for judiciary examinations.

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Legal Principles and Remedies Questions

Multiple choice

If a bill of exchange is dishonoured,

(a) the drawer is liable to the holder (b) the drawer’s liability is secondary if it is accepted (c) the drawer’s liability is primary when it has not been accepted (d) the drawee is liable whether he accepts the bill or not in all circumstances

  1. (a), (b) and (c) only

  2. (a), (b) and (d) only

  3. (b), (c) and (d) only

  4. (a)<font size="2">, (b), (c) and</font> (d)

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

It was held that until the bill has been accepted, the drawer is the principal debtor and after acceptance, the drawee or acceptor is the principal debtor and the drawer becomes secondarily liable.

Multiple choice

District Forum has passed an order to pay compensation. How is the recovery of the ordered amount made?

  1. By filing execution in Civil Court

  2. By filing execution before District Forum

  3. By filing Civil Suit

  4. By referring the order to collector for making recovery as if it is land revenue recovery
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

For the said purpose, the District Forum/State Commission/National Commission has to issue a certificate for the said amount to the Collector of the District and the Collector shall proceed to recover the amount in the same manner as arrears of land revenue.

Multiple choice

As a result of a collision between two buses, a passenger in one of the buses died. The accident occurred due to negligence of the drivers of both the buses. In a suit by the legal representative of the deceased against owners of both the buses, which one of the following statements is legally sustainable?

  1. Each owner of the buses is liable for the whole damage.

  2. The owners of the buses are not joint tort-feasors.

  3. Neither of the owners of the buses is liable as the defence of act of God applies.

  4. Each owner of the buses was liable for one-half of the damage.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Each owner of the bus is liable for causing death by negligence under section 304A of Indian Penal Code.

Multiple choice

Which of the following does an aggrieved customer have for the redressal of his grievances?

  1. Filing a case in a consumer's court

  2. Going to ombudsman

  3. Complaining with the higher authorities

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A customer with grievances has multiple redressal mechanisms: consumer courts (legal remedy), banking ombudsman (quasi-judicial), and complaint to higher authorities within the bank (internal). Using multiple channels simultaneously often expedites resolution. All options are valid and can be used sequentially or together.

Multiple choice

When a contract has been broken, the party who suffers by such breach is entitled to receive damages from the party who has broken the contract. This type of damage is

  1. liquidated damage

  2. compensatory damage

  3. penal damage

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Liquidated damages are those, which are paid for breach of contract. The compensatory damages are paid as compensation. The penal damages are paid as a penalty. Thus (1) is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is covered under Institute Marine Cargo Clauses?

  1. Fire

  2. Explosion

  3. Derailment of land conveyance

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Risks covered under Institute Marine Cargo Clauses are :- 

  • fire or explosion -vessel or craft being stranded, grounded, sunk or capsized
  • overturning or derailment of land conveyance
  • collision or contact of vessel craft or conveyance with any external object other than water
  • discharge of cargo at a port of distress -earthquake ,volcanic eruption or lightning
Multiple choice

Accidental damage while at work due to faulty manhandling, can be extended for third party damage under which of the following?

  1. Contractors Plant & Machinery (CPM) Policy

  2. Contractors All Risks (C.A.R.) Policy

  3. Erection All Risks (EAR) Policy

  4. Machinery Breakdown Policy (MB)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Contractor Plant and Machinery Policy can be extended to cover:

-third party liability - personal injury and property damage -damage to owner's surrounding property 

Multiple choice

Company's total liability to pay compensation, expenses and defence costs shall not exceed _______.

  1. operative limit

  2. indemnity limit

  3. cross liabilities

  4. 50% of company’s liabilities
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Company's total liability to pay compensation, claimant's costs, fees and expenses and defence costs shall not exceed the indemnity limit stated in the schedule. Indemnity limit applies to any one claim or series of claims arising from one originating cause. Indemnity limit shall represent the total amount of company's liability during policy period.

Multiple choice

As per Public Liability Policy, which of the following conditions should be satisfied to prove negligence?

  1. Existence of duty of care

  2. Collapse of building structure

  3. Accidental falling of fixtures

  4. Accidental leakage of toxic substance
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Negligence will be proved only when following conditions are satisfied:

  1. Existence of duty of care
  2. Breach of this duty
  3. Injury suffered by a person or property damaged as a result of that breach.
Multiple choice

If the claim amount is small, the investigation to determine the cause and extent of loss is done, by ______

  1. court of law

  2. an officer of the insurers.

  3. surveyor

  4. Any of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

On receipt of the claim form, from the insured, the insurers decide about investigation and assessment of the loss. If the claim amount is small, the investigation to determine the cause and extent of loss is done by an officer of the insurers.

Multiple choice

A doctor can be punished by law, if

  1. the patient dies

  2. he is found negligent in his duty

  3. he charges a very high fee

  4. the patient complains against him
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Doctors can be punished legally only when found negligent in their duty (medical malpractice). Merely charging high fees or having a patient die (which can happen despite best efforts) are not grounds for legal punishment unless negligence is proven.

Multiple choice

A sub-agent is responsible to the principal on which of the following grounds?

  1. Fraud or Negligence

  2. Negligence or Deceit

  3. Wilful wrong or Fraud

  4. Wilful wrong or Negligence
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Under Section 192 of the Indian Contract Act, a sub-agent is responsible to the principal for acts of fraud or wilful wrong committed by him in respect of the goods, but not for acts of mere negligence. The sub-agent owes a duty of care to the principal, and will be liable only for intentional misconduct (wilful wrong) or fraudulent acts, not for ordinary negligence. Ordinary negligence is attributable to the agent, not the sub-agent.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct word to fill up the blanks from the alternatives.

In the court, the plaintiff must prove that his ____________ was harmed by the defamatory statement.

  1. influence

  2. notoriety

  3. acceptability

  4. reputation

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. ‘Reputation’ implies overall quality or character as seen or judged by people in general. It is generally accepted that dfamatory statements harm reputations. Thus, this is the correct answer.