CLAT PG contract_law — practice questions
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Practice CLAT PG contract_law in the app →Under Section 2(a) of the Indian Contract Act 1872, a 'proposal' is made when one person signifies to anotherUnder Section 2(h), a 'contract' isA voidable contract under Section 2(i) is one that isUnder Section 10, all agreements are contracts if they are made by parties competent to contract, for a lawfulFree consent under Section 14 means consent NOT caused byUnder Section 11, persons incompetent to contract includeA by letter sent by post proposes to sell his house to B at a certain price. B accepts by a letter sent by posA makes an offer to B by letter. B posts an acceptance on Monday. A posts a revocation on Tuesday that reachesSection 15 defines coercion as the committing or threatening of any act forbidden byA relation of trust enables one party to dominate the will of another. The dominant party uses this to obtain Where both parties to an agreement are under a mistake as to a matter of fact essential to the agreement, undeSection 21 provides that a contract is NOT voidable merely because it was caused by a mistake as toUnder Section 23, the consideration or object of an agreement is unlawful ifSection 25 provides certain exceptions where an agreement WITHOUT consideration is nevertheless valid. Which o'Past consideration' (i.e., something done before a promise) isUnder Section 27, every agreement by which any one is restrained from exercising a lawful profession, trade orIn Mohori Bibee v Dharmodas Ghose (1903), the Privy Council held that a minor's agreement isSection 56 (frustration) provides that an agreement to do an act IMPOSSIBLE in itself isUnder Section 73, the party in breach is liable to compensate the other for any loss or damage whichSection 70 (quasi-contract — non-gratuitous act) entitles a person to compensation ifSection 68 provides for liability of a person incapable of contracting (e.g., a minor) for 'necessaries' supplThe doctrine of privity of contract holds thatSection 74 provides that where a sum is named in the contract as the amount to be paid in case of breach, or wSection 16(3) treats certain transactions as 'unconscionable' and shifts the burden of proof regarding undue i