The Specific Relief Act, 1877 Model Test 1 (English)

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Total Questions50 MCQs

Total Marks50 Marks

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Specific Relief Act Model Test 1 (English)

The Specific Relief Act, 1877

Questions: 50
Full Marks: 50
Time: 30 Minutes

1 / 50

According to Section 6, specific relief granted under clause (c) of section 5 is called:

A) Declaratory relief

B) Mandatory relief

C) Compensatory relief

D) Preventive relief

2 / 50

Temporary injunctions are regulated by:

A) The Code of Civil Procedure

B) The Contract Act

C) The Specific Relief Act

D) The Penal Code

3 / 50

According to Section 3, what does "obligation" include?

A) Social responsibilities

B) Only contractual duties

C) Every duty enforceable by law

D) Moral duties

4 / 50

Mandatory injunctions under Section 55 are granted to:

A) Arrest a defendant

B) Prevent all forms of communication

C) Compel the performance of certain requisite acts to prevent a breach

D) Increase property value

5 / 50

Section 21A requires that a contract for sale of any immovable property cannot be specifically enforced unless it is:

A) Verbal and witnessed

B) In writing and registered under the Registration Act, 1908

C) Approved by the local chairman

D) Stamped with a Tk. 100 stamp

6 / 50

The jurisdiction to decree specific performance under Section 22 is:

A) Discretionary

B) Mandatory

C) Determined by a jury

D) Arbitrary

7 / 50

Under Section 21, can a contract to refer present or future differences to arbitration be specifically enforced?

A) Yes, if both parties agree after breach

B) Yes

C) No

D) Yes, if the court orders

8 / 50

Section 10 allows the recovery of:

A) Real estate

B) Unregistered land

C) Specific moveable property

D) Goodwill

9 / 50

Specific relief cannot be granted for the mere purpose of enforcing:

A) A trust

B) A penal law

C) A contract

D) A civil law

10 / 50

The appointment of a receiver pending a suit (Section 44) is:

A) Mandatory in all cases

B) A matter resting in the discretion of the Court

C) Decided by the defendant

D) Decided by the plaintiff

11 / 50

What must be deposited in the court at the time of filing the suit for specific performance under Section 21A?

A) The balance amount of consideration of the contract

B) 10% of the property value

C) The original property deed

D) A guarantee letter from a bank

12 / 50

A perpetual injunction can only be granted by:

A) The decree made at the hearing and upon the merits of the suit

B) An arbitration panel

C) A police officer

D) An interim order

13 / 50

In rectifying a written instrument, the Court is not confined to inquiring what the language of the instrument was intended to be, but may also inquire (Section 33):

A) What the instrument was intended to mean and its intended legal consequences

B) The financial status of the parties

C) The location of the execution

D) The age of the parties

14 / 50

Can a suit under Section 9 be brought against the Government?

A) Only in special tribunals

B) Yes, with permission

C) Yes, always

D) No

15 / 50

What is the presumption under Section 12 regarding the breach of a contract to transfer moveable property?

A) It requires specific performance always

B) It can be adequately relieved by compensation in money

C) It cannot be adequately relieved by compensation in money

D) It requires mandatory injunction

16 / 50

Under Section 35, any person interested in a contract in writing may sue to have it:

A) Cancelled

B) Ratified

C) Registered

D) Rescinded

17 / 50

If an instrument has been registered and is later ordered to be cancelled, the Court shall send a copy of its decree to:

A) The Supreme Court

B) The Ministry of Law

C) The local police station

D) The officer in whose office the instrument has been so registered

18 / 50

Does a contract become wholly impossible of performance because a portion of its subject-matter has ceased to exist (Section 13)?

A) Yes, always

B) Yes, if it is moveable property

C) Yes, if it is immoveable property

D) No, not wholly impossible

19 / 50

A person entitled to the possession of specific immoveable property may recover it in the manner prescribed by:

A) The Contract Act

B) The Code of Civil Procedure

C) The Registration Act

D) The Penal Code

20 / 50

Under Section 9, a person can file a suit if he is dispossessed of immoveable property:

A) After selling the property

B) With his consent

C) By a lawful court order

D) Without his consent, otherwise than in due course of law

21 / 50

According to Section 12, what does the Court presume regarding the breach of a contract to transfer immoveable property?

A) It can be adequately relieved by compensation in money

B) It cannot be adequately relieved by compensation in money

C) It can be resolved by arbitration only

D) It is always void

22 / 50

A declaration made under Chapter VI is binding on:

A) The whole world

B) The government

C) Only the parties to the suit, persons claiming through them, and trustees

D) Only the defendant

23 / 50

Under Section 19, any person suing for the specific performance of a contract may also ask for:

A) Compensation for its breach

B) Arrest of the defendant

C) Criminal charges

D) Immediate eviction

24 / 50

Section 18 outlines the purchaser's rights against a vendor with:

A) Imperfect title

B) Perfect title

C) Registered title

D) Joint title

25 / 50

The Specific Relief Act, 1877 extends to which area?

A) Whole of India and Bangladesh

B) Dhaka only

C) Whole of Bangladesh

D) Specific divisions of Bangladesh

26 / 50

Words occurring in this Act which are defined in another Act shall have the same meanings. Which Act is it?

A) The Registration Act, 1908

B) The Succession Act, 1925

C) The Penal Code

D) The Contract Act, 1872

27 / 50

When can an instrument be rectified under Section 31?

A) When it is unregistered

B) Through fraud or a mutual mistake of the parties

C) When one party changes their mind

D) When the property value increases

28 / 50

Specific relief under Section 5 is NOT given by:

A) Awarding a life sentence

B) Taking possession of certain property and delivering it to a claimant

C) Appointing a receiver

D) Ordering a party to do the very act which he is under an obligation to do

29 / 50

In this Act, "trust" includes:

A) Express, implied, or constructive fiduciary ownership

B) Only implied fiduciary ownership

C) Only express fiduciary ownership

D) Private ownership

30 / 50

Which of the following is true regarding a suit instituted under Section 9?

A) Both appeal and review are allowed

B) A review is allowed

C) No appeal shall lie, nor shall any review be allowed

D) An appeal shall lie from the order

31 / 50

Under Section 15, if the unperformed part is large, who can demand specific performance of the performable part?

A) The party in default

B) The party not in default, provided they relinquish all claims to further performance and compensation

C) The government

D) Any third party

32 / 50

What is the Act Number of The Specific Relief Act, 1877?

A) Act No. I of 1877

B) Act No. X of 1877

C) Act No. V of 1877

D) Act No. II of 1877

33 / 50

Section 8 deals with the recovery of:

A) Liquidated damages

B) Lost documents

C) Specific moveable property

D) Specific immoveable property

34 / 50

The dismissal of a suit for specific performance of a contract bars the plaintiff's right to sue for (Section 29):

A) Rectification of the contract

B) An injunction

C) Compensation for the breach of such contract

D) A declaration

35 / 50

Section 39 deals with the:

A) Cancellation of instruments

B) Declaratory decrees

C) Rescission of contracts

D) Rectification of instruments

36 / 50

When did The Specific Relief Act, 1877 come into force?

A) 7th February, 1877

B) 1st January, 1878

C) 1st May, 1877

D) 1st July, 1877

37 / 50

Under Section 11, a person having possession of an article of moveable property, of which he is not the owner, may be compelled to deliver it to the person entitled to immediate possession when:

A) Compensation in money would afford adequate relief

B) The property is easily replaceable

C) The property has no real value

D) The thing is held by the defendant as the agent or trustee of the claimant

38 / 50

What does "trustee" include according to the Act?

A) Every person holding expressly, by implication, or constructively, a fiduciary character

B) Only legal heirs

C) Only government officials

D) Any person holding property

39 / 50

What kind of right to present possession is sufficient to support a suit under Section 10?

A) Absolute ownership only

B) A special or temporary right

C) Voidable rights

D) Future inheritance rights

40 / 50

When was The Specific Relief Act, 1877 passed?

A) 7th February, 1877

B) 7th January, 1877

C) 1st May, 1877

D) 1st April, 1877

41 / 50

According to Section 20, is the liquidation of damages a bar to specific performance?

A) Only in immoveable property cases

B) No

C) Only if the court allows

D) Yes

42 / 50

A Court shall not make a declaration of status or right if the plaintiff:

A) Is a foreigner

B) Omits to seek further relief that they are able to seek

C) Has a criminal record

D) Is poor

43 / 50

Rescission of a contract in writing cannot be adjudged for mere mistake, unless:

A) The party pays a fine

B) The party can be restored to substantially the same position

C) The mistake was intentional

D) The contract involves moveable property

44 / 50

Preventive relief is granted at the discretion of the Court by:

A) Injunction, temporary or perpetual

B) Awarding damages

C) Appointing receivers

D) Canceling instruments

45 / 50

Under Section 14, if the unperformed part of a contract bears only a small proportion to the whole in value, the Court may direct specific performance and:

A) Rescind the rest of the contract

B) Award compensation in money for the deficiency

C) Cancel the contract completely

D) Punish the defaulting party

46 / 50

Specific performance cannot be enforced in favour of a person who has already chosen his remedy and obtained:

A) A declaratory decree

B) Specific performance

C) Satisfaction for the alleged breach of contract

D) A temporary injunction

47 / 50

A contract to sell property by one who knows himself not to have any title to it cannot be specifically enforced in favour of the:

A) Government

B) Purchaser

C) Trustee

D) Vendor or lessor

48 / 50

Declaratory Decrees are discussed in which Chapter?

A) Chapter VII

B) Chapter V

C) Chapter IV

D) Chapter VI

49 / 50

According to Section 56, an injunction cannot be granted to stay proceedings in a Court:

A) In any civil matter

B) When the plaintiff requests it

C) That is subordinate to the Court granting the injunction

D) Not subordinate to that from which the injunction is sought

50 / 50

Which of the following contracts cannot be specifically enforced under Section 21?

A) A contract made by trustees in breach of their trust

B) A contract where compensation is adequate relief

C) A contract which is in its nature revocable

D) All of the above

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