CLAT Sample Paper (Part 5 of 11)
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- “Neighbour principle” was propounded by Lord Atkin in
- Donoghue v Stevenson
- Polemis case
- Derry v Peek
- Rylands v Fletcher
- ‘The rule of last opportunity’ was laid down in
- Thomas v Quartermaine
- Davies v Mann
- Smith v Baker
- Fardon v Harcourt Rivington
- Which one of the following is defamatory?
- Publishing a false report in a newspaper for which the editor tendered an apology
- Publishing a report of parliamentary proceedings showing the misconduct of a member present there
- Publishing a report of judicial proceeding showing statement made by a witness
- Publishing a false report in newspaper that a minister was involved in a kidnapping case
- Joint tort-feasors may be held liable
- jointly and severally for the whole damage
- for damage caused by a person employed by any of them X
- for damage caused independently of their plan
- for damage caused by stranger
- 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 statments is legally sustainable?
- Each owner of the buses is liable. For the whole damage
- The owners of the buses are not joi, nt tort-feasors
- Neither of the owners of the buses is liable as the defence of. Act of God applies
- Each owner of the buses was. Liable for one-half of the damage.
- Which one of the following did not emerge from the case of Donoghue v. Stevenson?
- A manufacturer of products will be liable if he fails to take reasonable care to ensure that his products are reasonably safe
- In order to successfully claim for negligence, the plaintiff does not need to have a contract with the defendant
- Manufacturers have to pay damages to consumers whenever damage is caused by their products
- The neighbour principle can be used to establish the existence of a duty of care in negligence
- Who cannot file an application for compensation under section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988?
- The injured person
- The owner of property
- The legal representative of the deceased
- A public interested person
- If within todays the parties fail to appoint their arbitrators, or the arbitrators fail to appoint the third arbitrator, the arbitrator shall be appointed by the
- National Arbitration Council, New Delhi
- District Judge of the Local Court
- State Legal Services Authority of the State Concerned
- Chief Justice or a person/institution designated by him
- If any party to a proceeding before a revenuecourt does not appear on the date fixed for hearing, the revenue court may
- hear the proceeding
- determine the case in his absence
- dismiss the case in default
- refer the dispute to arbitration
- Specific performance of contract is allowed where
- the plaintiff is net entitled to recover compensation
- the defendant is incompetent to perform the contract
- compensation is not the adequate relief
- the defendant has died