1.

) A tells B ‘I offer to sell my dog to you

for Rs. 45. If you do not send in your
reply, I shall assume that you have
accepted my offer’. Is this offer valid?
Ans : No, offer should not have any
condition.
2.) A promise to pay a certain sum of
money to B, who is an intended
witness in a suit against A, in
consideration of B’s absenting himself
at the trial. B absents but fails to get
the money. Can he recover?
Ans: B cannot recover the money because an
agreement which tends to create a conflict
between interest and duty is illegal and void
being opposed to public policy. or it is against
the law
3.) A sells a horse to B knowing fully
well that the horse is vicious. A does not
disclose the nature of the horse to B. Is
the sale valid?
Ans; Yes, the buyer should be conscious of
the object i.e. Caveat Emptor or let the buyer
beware.
 3.) A gives a promise to his son to give him
a pocket allowance of Rupees one
hundred every month. In case A fails
or refuses to give his son the promised
amount, can the son take any legal
action against his father?
Ans: No,this kind of agreement is of social
nature without any legal obligation.
5.) M agrees to pay N Rs.100 and in
consideration N agrees to write for him
100 pages in 5 minutes. Is it a valid
contract?
Ans: No, it is not a valid contract. It is a void
agreement because as per Section 56 “an
agreement to do an act impossible in itself is
void”.

6.) The Delhi Transport Corporation runs buses on

different routes to carry passengers at scheduled
fares. What kind of an offer is this?
Ans : This is an implied offer by the DTC.

7.) A shoe shiner starts Ravi’s shoes, without being

asked to do so. Is Ravi bound to pay the shoe-shiner?
Ans: Yes, This is an implied acceptance.
8.) In a particular case, the defendant’s nephew
absconded from home. He sent his servant, the
plaintiff, in search of the boy. After the servant had
left, the defendant announced a reward of Rs.501 to
anybody giving information relating to the boy. The
servant, before seeing the announcement, had traced
the boy and informed the defendant. Later, on
reading the notice of the reward, the servant claimed
it. But the defendant refused to pay him the reward.
Will the plaintiff win the suit?
Ans: No, as he cannot say to accept the offer, when
he was not at all aware of it.

9.) P deposited his bag at the cloak-room at a railway

station and received a ticket containing on its face the
words,” see back”. On the back of the ticket there
was a condition that, “the company will not be
responsible for any package exceeding the value ₤10
unless extra charge was paid.” A notice to the same
effect was hung up in the cloak room. P’s bag was
lost and he claimed the actual value of the lost bag
i.e., ₤24. P, admitted knowledge of the printed matter
on the ticket, but denied having read it. How much
money is P entitled to recover?
Ans:
10.) A offered to sell his house to B for
Rs.90, 000. B offered Rs. 80,000 for which
price A refused to sell. Subsequently, B
offered to purchase the house for Rs. 90,000.
A declined to adhere to his original offer. B
filed a suit to obtain specific performance of
thv e alleged contract. Would B succeed in
the suit?
Ans: Dismissing the suit, the court held that A was
justified because not contract has come into
existence, as B, by offering Rs. 80000, had rejected
the original offer. Subsequent willingness to pay Rs.
90000 could be no acceptance of A’s offer as there
was no offer to accept. The original offer had already
come to an end on account of ‘counter offer’

11.) In Powell vs. Lee, P was a candidate for the

post of head-master in a school. The managing
committee of the School passed a resolution
selecting him for the post. A member of the
managing committee, acting in his individual
capacity, informed P that he had been selected,
but P received no other intimation.
Subsequently. the resolution was cancelled and
P was not appointed to the post. P filed a suit
against the Committee for breach of contract.
Will P win the suit?
Ans:

12.) A for natural love and affection

promises to give his son B, Rs. 1000. A puts
his promise to B into writing and registers it.
Is this a contract?
Ans: Yes.

13.) A and B contract to marry each other.

Before the time fixed for the marriage, A
goes mad. What would be the status of the
contract?
Ans: It was valid in beginning and becomes void
contract later because of supervening
impossibility.
14.) L threatens to shoot M, if he does not
let his house to him. M agrees to let out his
house to L. Is the contract valid?
Ans: This contract is valid in the beginning but
becomes voidable later as the consent of M has
been induced by coercion.
15.) T purchased a railway ticket, on the
face of which the words: “For conditions see
back” were written. One of the conditions
excluded liability for injury, however
caused. T was illiterate and could not read.
She was injured and sued for damages.
Would she win?
Ans: No, because it is her responsibility to
know the details. Moreover, it is public offer
and illetracy is no excuse to acquaintance of
law.
16.) X buys from Y a painting which both
believe to be the work of and old master and
for which X pays a high price. The painting
turns out to be only a modern copy. Discuss
the validity of the Contract?
Ans: The contract is absolutely void as there is a
mutual mistake of both the parties as to the substance
or quality of the subject-matter going to the very root
of the contract. In case of bilateral mistake of
essential fact, the agreement is void ab-initio, as per
section 20.
17.) A Hindu, well advanced in age, with the
object of securing benefits to his soul in the
next world, gave away his whole property to
his ‘guru’, or spiritual adviser. Later on, the
hindu tried to retreat from the contract. Can
he? If yes, then on what grounds?
Ans: Undue influence might have been
exercised by the guru hence the hindu can
retreat.
18.) A and B bet as to whether it would rain
on a particular day or not A promising to
pay Rs.100 to B if it rained, and B
promising an equal amount to A, if it did
not. What kind of an agreement is this? Is
this valid?
Ans: It is an illegal agreement.
19.) H, a captain in the army, was stationed
in a house requisitioned by the Government.
He accidently found a broach in a room
occupied by him. He handed over the broach
to the police, and they, failing in their
attempts to discover the right owner
delivered it to P, who was the owner of the
house. P sold the jewel for Rs. 2,000. H
sued for the recovery of the broach or its
value on the ground that he was the finder.
Will he succeed?
Ans: Right to retain the goods except against the
true owner.
20.) State whether the following are true or
false:

1.) Ignorance of law is no excuse. TRUE

2.) An agreement which is not capable of

being performed is void. TRUE

3.) An offer made to the public at large is

called a public offer. TRUE

4.) An advertisement by an auctioneer to

sell goods by auction is an offer. FALSE

5.) A promise to pay a debt barred by

limitation Act is enforceable. TRUE