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Calcutta University B.com 1st Sem Business Law Solved Question Paper 2018
Business Laws CC - 1.1 Chg-C.U. -2018
Group - A
.Questions carrying Marks - 1 [20*1=20M]
1. An agreement enforceable by law is
a) Proposal
b) Contract
c) Promise
d) Obligation
Ans: Contract
2. Section of____ Indian Contract Act, 1872 has defined 'Proposal'.
a) 2(e)
b)2(d)
c)2(b)
d) 2(a)
Ans: 2(a)
3. Section 2(j) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 has defined
a) Valid contract
b) Void contract
c) Voidable contract
d) Quasi contract
Ans: Void contract
4. Past consideration in India is
a) Void
b) Valid
c) Illegal
d) Unenforceable
Ans: Valid
5. Mistake as to knowledge of foreign law means
a) Fraud
b) Mistake of fact
c) Misrepresentation
d) Mistake of Indian Law
Ans: Mistake of fact
6. When the parties mutually agree to cancel the Contract, it is known as
a) Novation
b) Alteration
c) Rescission
d) Remission
Ans: Rescission
7. Contingent contracts are
a) Collateral
b) Collateral and certain
c) Collateral and uncertain
d) None of the above
Ans: Collateral and uncertain
8. A contract may be discharged by
a) Performance of contract
b) Breach of contract
c) Mutual agreement
d) Any of the above
Ans: Any of the above
9. Sale of goods in India is governed by
a) The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
b) The Sale of Goods Act, 1932
c) The Sale of Goods Act, 1960
d) The Sale of Goods Act, 1970
Ans: The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
10. A contract for the sale of 'Future Goods' is
a) Sale
b) Agreement to sell
c) Sale on approval
d) Hire purchase agreement
Ans: Agreement to sell
11. The test of partnership is validated in the case of
a) Cox Vs Hickman
b) Garner Vs Murray
c) AB Das Vs CIT
d) Nash Vs Inman
Ans: Cox Vs Hickman
12. Registration of the firm as per the Partnership Act is
a) Optional
b) Compulsory
c) Obligatory
d) Essential
Ans: Optional
13. The LLP Act is divided in chapters.
a) 13
b) 14
c) 15
d) 16
Ans: 14
14. As a legal entity, LLP can
a) Sue and be sued
b) Not be sued
c) Not sue
d) None of these
Ans: Sue and be sued
15. A limited liability partnership is a
a) Company
b) Partnership
c) Body corporate
d) NGO
Ans: Body corporate
16. Advantages of LLP are
a) Raising money
b) Easy to manage
c) Separate property
d) All of these
Ans: All of these
17. The term 'Holder in due course is explained within section of the N. I. Act, 1881.
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
Ans: 9
18. According to the Negotiable Instruments Act, negotiable instruments can be of
a) 2 types
b) 3 types
c) 4 types
d) 5 types
Ans: 3 types
19. Objective of the Central Consumer Protection Council is
a) The right to higher education
b) The right to primary education
c) The right to consumer education
d) None of these
Ans: None of these
20. The President of the District Forum shall be
a) District Collector
b) High Court Judge
c) District Judge
d) Supreme Court Judge
Ans: District judge
1. An agreement enforceable by law is
a) Proposal
b) Contract
c) Promise
d) Obligation
Ans: Contract
2. Section of____ Indian Contract Act, 1872 has defined 'Proposal'.
a) 2(e)
b)2(d)
c)2(b)
d) 2(a)
Ans: 2(a)
3. Section 2(j) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 has defined
a) Valid contract
b) Void contract
c) Voidable contract
d) Quasi contract
Ans: Void contract
4. Past consideration in India is
a) Void
b) Valid
c) Illegal
d) Unenforceable
Ans: Valid
5. Mistake as to knowledge of foreign law means
a) Fraud
b) Mistake of fact
c) Misrepresentation
d) Mistake of Indian Law
Ans: Mistake of fact
6. When the parties mutually agree to cancel the Contract, it is known as
a) Novation
b) Alteration
c) Rescission
d) Remission
Ans: Rescission
7. Contingent contracts are
a) Collateral
b) Collateral and certain
c) Collateral and uncertain
d) None of the above
Ans: Collateral and uncertain
8. A contract may be discharged by
a) Performance of contract
b) Breach of contract
c) Mutual agreement
d) Any of the above
Ans: Any of the above
9. Sale of goods in India is governed by
a) The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
b) The Sale of Goods Act, 1932
c) The Sale of Goods Act, 1960
d) The Sale of Goods Act, 1970
Ans: The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
10. A contract for the sale of 'Future Goods' is
a) Sale
b) Agreement to sell
c) Sale on approval
d) Hire purchase agreement
Ans: Agreement to sell
11. The test of partnership is validated in the case of
a) Cox Vs Hickman
b) Garner Vs Murray
c) AB Das Vs CIT
d) Nash Vs Inman
Ans: Cox Vs Hickman
12. Registration of the firm as per the Partnership Act is
a) Optional
b) Compulsory
c) Obligatory
d) Essential
Ans: Optional
13. The LLP Act is divided in chapters.
a) 13
b) 14
c) 15
d) 16
Ans: 14
14. As a legal entity, LLP can
a) Sue and be sued
b) Not be sued
c) Not sue
d) None of these
Ans: Sue and be sued
15. A limited liability partnership is a
a) Company
b) Partnership
c) Body corporate
d) NGO
Ans: Body corporate
16. Advantages of LLP are
a) Raising money
b) Easy to manage
c) Separate property
d) All of these
Ans: All of these
17. The term 'Holder in due course is explained within section of the N. I. Act, 1881.
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
Ans: 9
18. According to the Negotiable Instruments Act, negotiable instruments can be of
a) 2 types
b) 3 types
c) 4 types
d) 5 types
Ans: 3 types
19. Objective of the Central Consumer Protection Council is
a) The right to higher education
b) The right to primary education
c) The right to consumer education
d) None of these
Ans: None of these
20. The President of the District Forum shall be
a) District Collector
b) High Court Judge
c) District Judge
d) Supreme Court Judge
Ans: District judge
Group - B
.Questions carrying Marks - 2 [30*2=60M]
1. Which of the following statements is not true?
a) Agreement = Offer + Acceptance
b) Contract = Agreement + Enforceability
c) All contracts are agreements but all agreements are not contract
d) A proposal when accepted becomes an offer
Ans: A proposal when accepted becomes an offer
2. Which of the following is not an essential element of valid contract?
a) Registration of Agreement
b) Free consent
c) Capacity of parties
d) Lawful consideration and object
Ans: Registration of Agreement
3. Which consideration is no consideration under the English Law?
a) Present
b) Past
c) Future
d) Both (a) and (c)
Ans: Past
4. A, by a letter, offered to sell his car to B for ? 5 lakhs. B wrote a letter stating that he was prepared to buy it for 24 lakhs. In this case B's letter is
a) Valid acceptance
b) Counter offer
c) Cross offer
d) None of these
Ans: Counter offer
5. Which of the following statements about acceptance is not true?
a) It must be sent
b) It must be absolute and unconditional
c) It may be presumed from the silence of offeree
d) It must be accepted by a person having authority to accept
Ans: It may be presumed from the silence of offeree
6. Amit agrees to sell his flat worth 8 lakhs to Sumit for 3 lakhs only as Amit's consent was obtained by coercion. In this case, the agreement is
a) Valid
b) Void
c) Voidable
d) Illegal
Ans: Voidable
7. Contract is an agreement creating and defining obligations between the parties" - This definition is given by
a) Pollock
b) Halsbury
c) Salmond
d) Anson
Ans: Salmond
8. The contracts which are based on principle of equity, justice and good conscience are
a) Wagering contract
b) Quasi contract
c) Contingent contract
d) Implied contract
Ans: Quasi contract
9. Which of the following is not an exception to the rule, "No consideration no contract"?
a) Out of natural love and affection
b) Completed gift
c) Agency
d) To pay a debt
Ans: To pay a debt
10. An illiterate old woman made a gift of her entire property to her nephew who looks after her estate. The gift can be set aside on the grounds of
a) Coercion
b) Undue influence
c) Mistake
d) Fraud
Ans: Undue influence
11. The bailment of as security for payment of a debt or performance of a promise is called
a) Goods, pledge
b) Rule, void
c) Product, services
d) Services, void
Ans: Goods, pledge
12. The loss of destruction of goods falls on in case of sale, and on. In case of agreement to sell
a) Buyer, seller
b) Seller, buyer
c) Auctioneer, agent
d) None of them
Ans: Buyer, seller
13. The doctrine of caveat emptor is given in section of the Sale of Goods act, and it implies ..
a) 15, let the seller beware
b) 16, let the buyer beware
c) 18, let seller take care of buyer's interest
d) 17, let the buyer claim damages
Ans: 16, let the buyer beware
14. Which of the following is the right of unpaid seller of goods?
a) Right of lien
b) Right of stoppage in transit
c) Right of Resale
d) All of these
Ans: All of these
15. As per the Sale of Goods Act, 'seller' means a person who
a) agrees to sell goods
b) Only sells goods
c) Sells or agrees to sell goods
d) None of the above
Ans: Sells or agrees to sell goods
16. Features of Partnership business are
a) Unlimited liability and contractual relation
b) Limited liability and contractual relation
c) Mandatory registration and limited liability
d) Limited liability and perpetual succession
Ans: Unlimited liability and contractual relation
17. A partnership firm can be formed with
a) A major and a minor
b) Two minors
c) Two majors
d) A minor and an artificial person
Ans: Two majors
18. The liabilities and of an expelled partner are the same as those of a partner
a) Duties, minor
b) Duties, incoming
c) Position, insolvent
d) Rights, retiring
Ans: Rights, retiring
19. Foreign nationals become a partner in a LLP but minor be admitted to the benefits of LLP
a) Can't can
b) Can, can't
c) Never, always
d) With Indian origin, with presents
Ans: Can, can't
20. Incorporation documents and subscribers statement for LLP are provided in
a) E-form 1
b) E-form 2
c) E-form 3
d) E-form 4
Ans: E-form 2
21. For application for reservation of name for LLP, two prerequisites are
a) DIN & PAN
b) PAN & DSC
c) DIN & DSC
d) PAN & TAN
Ans: DIN & DSC
22. The LLP is required to file with the LLP Registrar
a) Annual Statement of Profit & Loss
b) Statement of Solvency
c) Annual return
d) All of them
Ans: All of them
23. A Bill of Exchange must be in
a) Writing
b) Oral
c) (a) or (b)
d) None of the options
Ans: Writing
24. Which of the following is not a negotiable Instrument?
a) Bill of Exchange and Cheque
b) Postal order and Currency note
c) Promissory note and Cheque
d) Promissory note and Bill of Exchange
Ans: Postal order and Currency note
25. The of Promissory note has been given in Section
a) Scope, 2
b) Definition, 4
c) Role, 3
d) Functions, 5
Ans: Definition, 4
26. Major amendments in the NI. Act, 1881 took place in the year
a) 2015
b) 2016
c) 2017
d) 2018
Ans: 2018
27. "Complainant" means
a) Consumer
b) Any voluntary consumer association registered under Companies Act
c) The Central Government or State Government
d) All of the above
Ans: All of the above
28. Which of the following is unfair trade practice?
a) Hoarding
b) Use of Trade Mark
c) Sale at fixed price
d) Sale by description
Ans: Hoarding
29. The section 8 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 explain the of - consumer.
a) Composition, District
b) Objective, State
c) Features, District
d) Function, Central
Ans: Objective, State
30. The Chairman of the Central Consumer Protection Council shall be
a) The Minister in charge of Consumer Affairs in the Central Govt.
b) The Prime Minister
c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) The Minister in charge of Consumer Affairs in the State Govt.
Ans: The Minister in charge of Consumer Affairs in the Central Govt.
1. Which of the following statements is not true?
a) Agreement = Offer + Acceptance
b) Contract = Agreement + Enforceability
c) All contracts are agreements but all agreements are not contract
d) A proposal when accepted becomes an offer
Ans: A proposal when accepted becomes an offer
2. Which of the following is not an essential element of valid contract?
a) Registration of Agreement
b) Free consent
c) Capacity of parties
d) Lawful consideration and object
Ans: Registration of Agreement
3. Which consideration is no consideration under the English Law?
a) Present
b) Past
c) Future
d) Both (a) and (c)
Ans: Past
4. A, by a letter, offered to sell his car to B for ? 5 lakhs. B wrote a letter stating that he was prepared to buy it for 24 lakhs. In this case B's letter is
a) Valid acceptance
b) Counter offer
c) Cross offer
d) None of these
Ans: Counter offer
5. Which of the following statements about acceptance is not true?
a) It must be sent
b) It must be absolute and unconditional
c) It may be presumed from the silence of offeree
d) It must be accepted by a person having authority to accept
Ans: It may be presumed from the silence of offeree
6. Amit agrees to sell his flat worth 8 lakhs to Sumit for 3 lakhs only as Amit's consent was obtained by coercion. In this case, the agreement is
a) Valid
b) Void
c) Voidable
d) Illegal
Ans: Voidable
7. Contract is an agreement creating and defining obligations between the parties" - This definition is given by
a) Pollock
b) Halsbury
c) Salmond
d) Anson
Ans: Salmond
8. The contracts which are based on principle of equity, justice and good conscience are
a) Wagering contract
b) Quasi contract
c) Contingent contract
d) Implied contract
Ans: Quasi contract
9. Which of the following is not an exception to the rule, "No consideration no contract"?
a) Out of natural love and affection
b) Completed gift
c) Agency
d) To pay a debt
Ans: To pay a debt
10. An illiterate old woman made a gift of her entire property to her nephew who looks after her estate. The gift can be set aside on the grounds of
a) Coercion
b) Undue influence
c) Mistake
d) Fraud
Ans: Undue influence
11. The bailment of as security for payment of a debt or performance of a promise is called
a) Goods, pledge
b) Rule, void
c) Product, services
d) Services, void
Ans: Goods, pledge
12. The loss of destruction of goods falls on in case of sale, and on. In case of agreement to sell
a) Buyer, seller
b) Seller, buyer
c) Auctioneer, agent
d) None of them
Ans: Buyer, seller
13. The doctrine of caveat emptor is given in section of the Sale of Goods act, and it implies ..
a) 15, let the seller beware
b) 16, let the buyer beware
c) 18, let seller take care of buyer's interest
d) 17, let the buyer claim damages
Ans: 16, let the buyer beware
14. Which of the following is the right of unpaid seller of goods?
a) Right of lien
b) Right of stoppage in transit
c) Right of Resale
d) All of these
Ans: All of these
15. As per the Sale of Goods Act, 'seller' means a person who
a) agrees to sell goods
b) Only sells goods
c) Sells or agrees to sell goods
d) None of the above
Ans: Sells or agrees to sell goods
16. Features of Partnership business are
a) Unlimited liability and contractual relation
b) Limited liability and contractual relation
c) Mandatory registration and limited liability
d) Limited liability and perpetual succession
Ans: Unlimited liability and contractual relation
17. A partnership firm can be formed with
a) A major and a minor
b) Two minors
c) Two majors
d) A minor and an artificial person
Ans: Two majors
18. The liabilities and of an expelled partner are the same as those of a partner
a) Duties, minor
b) Duties, incoming
c) Position, insolvent
d) Rights, retiring
Ans: Rights, retiring
19. Foreign nationals become a partner in a LLP but minor be admitted to the benefits of LLP
a) Can't can
b) Can, can't
c) Never, always
d) With Indian origin, with presents
Ans: Can, can't
20. Incorporation documents and subscribers statement for LLP are provided in
a) E-form 1
b) E-form 2
c) E-form 3
d) E-form 4
Ans: E-form 2
21. For application for reservation of name for LLP, two prerequisites are
a) DIN & PAN
b) PAN & DSC
c) DIN & DSC
d) PAN & TAN
Ans: DIN & DSC
22. The LLP is required to file with the LLP Registrar
a) Annual Statement of Profit & Loss
b) Statement of Solvency
c) Annual return
d) All of them
Ans: All of them
23. A Bill of Exchange must be in
a) Writing
b) Oral
c) (a) or (b)
d) None of the options
Ans: Writing
24. Which of the following is not a negotiable Instrument?
a) Bill of Exchange and Cheque
b) Postal order and Currency note
c) Promissory note and Cheque
d) Promissory note and Bill of Exchange
Ans: Postal order and Currency note
25. The of Promissory note has been given in Section
a) Scope, 2
b) Definition, 4
c) Role, 3
d) Functions, 5
Ans: Definition, 4
26. Major amendments in the NI. Act, 1881 took place in the year
a) 2015
b) 2016
c) 2017
d) 2018
Ans: 2018
27. "Complainant" means
a) Consumer
b) Any voluntary consumer association registered under Companies Act
c) The Central Government or State Government
d) All of the above
Ans: All of the above
28. Which of the following is unfair trade practice?
a) Hoarding
b) Use of Trade Mark
c) Sale at fixed price
d) Sale by description
Ans: Hoarding
29. The section 8 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 explain the of - consumer.
a) Composition, District
b) Objective, State
c) Features, District
d) Function, Central
Ans: Objective, State
30. The Chairman of the Central Consumer Protection Council shall be
a) The Minister in charge of Consumer Affairs in the Central Govt.
b) The Prime Minister
c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) The Minister in charge of Consumer Affairs in the State Govt.
Ans: The Minister in charge of Consumer Affairs in the Central Govt.