The Limitation Act, 1908 Model Test 0% It must be finished within just 30 minutes. Time Over. Thank you Limitation act half model test universal The Limitation Act Question: 50 Marks: 50 Time: 30 Minute 1 / 50 Under Section 26, how long must access and use of light or air be peaceably enjoyed to become an absolute easement against a private party? A) 60 years B) 20 years C) 30 years D) 12 years 2 / 50 Are Sections 30, 31, and 32 still active parts of the Limitation Act, 1908? A) Only Section 30 is active B) No, they have been repealed C) Yes D) They are suspended 3 / 50 Does Section 18 (Fraud) compute time from when the fraud was committed, or from when it was known? A) When committed B) When the court discovers it C) When known to the person injuriously affected D) When the police report it 4 / 50 Section 21(3)(a): An acknowledgment by a Hindu widow binds whom? A) The Government B) A reversioner succeeding to such liability C) No one D) Her children only 5 / 50 What is the consequence of instituting a suit after the prescribed period of limitation? A) It shall be accepted with a fine B) It depends on the defendant's plea C) It shall be stayed D) It shall be dismissed 6 / 50 To start a fresh period, must the payment of a debt (Sec 20) be made by the debtor himself? A) No, anyone can pay B) Only by a bank C) Yes, exclusively D) No, it can be made by the person liable or by his duly authorized agent 7 / 50 The footnote indicates that the word "Bangladesh" was substituted for which word in the original Act? A) East Pakistan B) India C) Pakistan D) Bengal 8 / 50 Section 14(1) requires the prior proceeding to have been prosecuted due to a defect of jurisdiction or: A) Lack of evidence B) Other cause of a like nature C) Witness absence D) Fraud by the defendant 9 / 50 According to Section 3, when is a suit instituted in the case of a claim against a wound-up company? A) When the court confirms the claim B) When the liquidator is appointed C) When the claimant first sends in his claim to the official liquidator D) On the date of winding up 10 / 50 According to Section 3, does a court have the power to dismiss a time-barred suit on its own motion (suo motu)? A) Only if the plaintiff admits it B) Yes, "although limitation has not been set up as a defence" C) Only in criminal cases D) No, defendant must plead 11 / 50 Is the time requisite for obtaining a copy of the decree appealed from excluded? A) Only if the judge permits B) Yes C) No D) Only in criminal cases 12 / 50 If a person is affected by two disabilities when the time is to be reckoned, when does the time run? A) The court decides B) After both disabilities have ceased C) After the first disability ceases D) Time does not stop for two disabilities 13 / 50 Are sections 4 to 25 inclusive acting as exceptions to the general rule of dismissal in Section 3? A) Yes B) Only sections 12 to 25 C) No D) Only sections 4 to 10 14 / 50 Does Section 17 apply to suits for the possession of immoveable property? A) Only in urban areas B) No C) Yes D) Only if the deceased left a will 15 / 50 Which sections of the Limitation Act, 1908 came into force at once? A) Sections 1 and 2 B) Only Section 1 C) Sections 1 and 31 D) Sections 3 and 5 16 / 50 The 20-year period for acquiring an easement must end within how many years next before the institution of the suit? A) Three years B) Five years C) Two years D) One year 17 / 50 Section 27 deals with the exclusion in favour of the reversioner of a servient tenement held under an interest for life or a term exceeding: A) One year B) Three years C) Five years D) Two years 18 / 50 According to the Explanation in Section 26, is an interruption valid if it is not submitted to or acquiesced in for one year after the claimant has notice? A) No, it is not an interruption within the meaning of the section B) Only for light and air C) Yes D) Only for water rights 19 / 50 "Defendant" under Section 2(4) includes: A) The plaintiff's lawyer B) Any person from or through whom a defendant derives his liability to be sued C) The court official D) Only the person originally sued 20 / 50 When is a suit instituted in the case of a pauper? A) When the plaint is presented B) When his application for leave to sue as a pauper is made C) When the defendant appears D) When the court grants leave 21 / 50 How must an easement (like a watercourse) be enjoyed to become indefeasible under Section 26? A) By paying rent B) With a written contract C) Secretly D) Openly, peaceably, and as of right without interruption 22 / 50 Under Section 20(2), if mortgaged land is in the possession of the mortgagee, what is deemed to be a payment? A) Paying land tax B) Receipt of the rent or produce of such land C) Foreclosure D) Selling the land 23 / 50 Section 20 requires the acknowledgment of payment to be in handwriting or signed. What is the exception to this rule? A) Payment of interest made before the 1st day of January, 1928 B) Payments made by the government C) Payments under 100 Taka D) Payment of principal before 1950 24 / 50 Does a "bond" obligate a person to pay money if a specified act is NOT performed? A) Yes, it applies whether the act is performed or not performed B) It is an unconditional promise C) No, only if it IS performed D) It only applies to property transfer 25 / 50 Under Section 14, if a proceeding was prosecuted without due diligence, will the time be excluded? A) No B) Subject to a fine C) Yes D) Partially 26 / 50 (Illustration) Plaintiff enjoyed right for 20 years but defendant proves plaintiff asked his leave once during that time. Result of the suit? A) Plaintiff must pay rent B) Restart 20-year count C) Plaintiff wins D) Suit shall be dismissed 27 / 50 Section 26 Explanation: An interruption requires actual discontinuance by reason of an obstruction by: A) An act of some person other than the claimant B) Animals C) An act of nature D) The claimant himself 28 / 50 Section 19 Explanation I: Is an acknowledgment sufficient if it is accompanied by a refusal to pay, deliver, or perform? A) Only for small debts B) Only if the refusal is polite C) No, it nullifies it D) Yes 29 / 50 In Section 20, "Debt" includes: A) Only verbal promises B) Money payable under a decree or order of Court C) Only bank loans D) Moral obligations 30 / 50 Section 22(2): Does the rule of new limitation starting upon substitution apply when a plaintiff is made a defendant? A) Only in tort claims B) Only in property disputes C) Yes D) No, Section 22(1) does not apply to this case 31 / 50 According to Section 2(6), "foreign country" means: A) Neighboring countries only B) Any country outside Asia C) Any country other than Bangladesh D) Countries without a bilateral treaty 32 / 50 According to Section 2(8), "plaintiff" includes: A) The court clerk B) Any person from or through whom a plaintiff derives his right to sue C) Only the person filing the suit D) The defendant 33 / 50 According to Section 29(1), nothing in the Limitation Act shall affect Section 25 of which Act? A) The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 B) The Penal Code, 1860 C) The Contract Act, 1872 D) The Evidence Act, 1872 34 / 50 According to Section 8, Sections 6 and 7 do NOT apply to suits to enforce: A) Property rights B) Rights of pre-emption C) Contractual breaches D) Money decrees 35 / 50 Under Section 28, what exactly is extinguished at the determination of the limitation period for property possession? A) The right to file an appeal B) Only the right to evict C) The right to such property itself D) The right to claim damages 36 / 50 Section 8 dictates that the period of limitation cannot be extended for more than how many years from the cessation of the disability? A) Two years B) Three years C) Twelve years D) One year 37 / 50 Under Section 15(1), if the institution of a suit is stayed by an injunction, what happens to the time of the continuance of the injunction? A) It is excluded B) It bars the suit forever C) It is included in the limitation period D) It restarts the limitation period 38 / 50 Under Section 16, for a suit for possession by a purchaser at an execution sale, what time is excluded? A) The time the buyer took to arrange funds B) 60 days C) Time the court was closed D) Time during which a proceeding to set aside the sale has been prosecuted 39 / 50 Under Section 26, the 20-year period for an easement must end within how many years next before the institution of the suit? A) Five years B) Three years C) One year D) Two years 40 / 50 What is the effect of a valid acknowledgment under Section 19? A) The limitation period is extended by 6 months B) It stops time permanently C) The suit is automatically won D) A fresh period of limitation shall be computed from the time it was signed 41 / 50 What suspends the running of time for recovering a debt according to the proviso of Section 9? A) Letters of administration to the estate of a creditor being granted to his debtor B) The debtor leaving the country C) The creditor falling ill D) A national emergency 42 / 50 (Illustration) Landlord A is an idiot. Dies 3 yrs later, idiocy continuing. Representative has 9 yrs under ordinary law. Does Sec 6 extend this? A) Yes, adds 12 years B) Yes, adds 3 years C) No, it does not extend the time D) The right is extinguished 43 / 50 Which specific sections were repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1930 (Act No. VIII of 1930)? A) Sections 30 and 31 B) Sections 28 and 29 C) Sections 2 and 3 D) Sections 10 and 11 44 / 50 Are the rules of Section 6 (Legal disability) available for an application for execution of a decree? A) No B) Yes C) Only for money decrees D) Only for eviction decrees 45 / 50 Which Act substituted the words "High Court Division" for "High Court" in the Limitation Act, 1908? A) Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973 B) The Constitution of Bangladesh C) The Law Reform Ordinance, 1978 D) The Supreme Court Act 46 / 50 Does Section 14(2) apply to suits or applications? A) Any application B) Only criminal cases C) Only suits D) Only appeals 47 / 50 What happens if a person claiming an easement under Sec 26 interruptedly enjoys it for 25 years? A) He gets the right B) He does not get the absolute right, as it must be "without interruption" C) He must pay compensation D) He gets half the right 48 / 50 If the defense does not set up limitation as a defense, what must the court do to a time-barred suit? A) Ask the plaintiff for an explanation B) Issue a show-cause notice C) Accept it D) Dismiss it 49 / 50 Under Section 10, does the exemption from limitation apply to "assigns for valuable consideration" of a trustee? A) Yes B) Only if the assignment was secret C) No, they are explicitly excluded D) Only for real estate 50 / 50 Which of the following is considered a legal disability under Section 6? A) Imprisonment B) Being a minor, insane, or an idiot C) Poverty D) Insolvency Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Send feedback Facebook X LinkedIn Pinterest Messenger Messenger WhatsApp Telegram Share via Email Print
