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CA Foundation Law of India — practice questions

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The Indian Contract Act, 1872 came into effect on which date?Read the answer and worked solution →Indian contract law is popularly described as the what of India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two enactments were originally part of the Indian Contract Act?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Act currently provides the company law of India after re-codification?Read the answer and worked solution →On which date did the Constitution of India come into effect?Read the answer and worked solution →Constitution's administrative provisions follow which earlier law?Read the answer and worked solution →The Indian Constitution is described as which kind of national constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two chapters does the Constitution hold besides administration?Read the answer and worked solution →Why do scholars describe India as quasi-federal?Read the answer and worked solution →A State Government may draft its own laws on which subjects?Read the answer and worked solution →The Indian Penal Code of 1860 was repealed and replaced by which law?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 2023 law governs the procedural aspects of criminal law in India?Read the answer and worked solution →How does Indian trust law differ from English law on ownership?Read the answer and worked solution →Nationality law in India is mainly codified in the Constitution and which Act?Read the answer and worked solution →Which limited form of nationality did Parliament create in 2004?Read the answer and worked solution →Under which Article of the Constitution is no tax levied or collected except by authority of law?Read the answer and worked solution →From which date was GST introduced in India, replacing excise duties and VAT?Read the answer and worked solution →The Central Board of Direct Taxes functions under which statute?Read the answer and worked solution →The Central Board of Direct Taxes is part of which department of the Government of India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which principle forms the base of judicial precedent in common law systems?Read the answer and worked solution →Legislation is defined as the declaration of legal rules by whom?Read the answer and worked solution →Which body has the power to interpret statutes and treaties?Read the answer and worked solution →What does a practice proved to exist for a very long time become?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Act defines a "rule" as one made under a power in an enactment?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is an example of subordinate legislation?Read the answer and worked solution →What do master directions of bodies like the RBI do?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the government database of all central laws in force called?Read the answer and worked solution →Law Commission panels make what kind of recommendations?Read the answer and worked solution →The present judicial system of India derives largely from which system?Read the answer and worked solution →Which compilation was made under Aurangzeb and served as a main governing body of law in South Asia?Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Indian Contract Act, 1872 came into effect on which date?

  1. 15 August 1872
  2. 26 January 1872
  3. 1 April 1872
  4. 1 September 1872
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Correct answer: D. 1 September 1872

The Act was enacted for 1872 and came into force on 1 September of that year.

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Indian contract law is popularly described as the what of India?

  1. Civil code
  2. Trade tribunal
  3. Revenue law
  4. Mercantile law
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Correct answer: D. Mercantile law

Because it governs commercial agreements, the contract law is popularly called the mercantile law of India.

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Which two enactments were originally part of the Indian Contract Act?

  1. Arbitration Act and Agency Act
  2. Companies Act and Insurance Act
  3. Negotiable Instruments and Trusts Acts
  4. Sale of Goods Act and Partnership Act
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Correct answer: D. Sale of Goods Act and Partnership Act

Sale of goods and partnership were first chapters of the contract statute and were later made separate Acts.

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