The Specific Relief Act, 1877 Model Test 2 (English)

Time Allowed30 Minutes

Total Questions50 MCQs

Total Marks50 Marks

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Specific Relief Act Model Test 2 (English)

The Specific Relief Act, 1877

Questions: 50
Full Marks: 50
Time: 30 Minutes

1 / 50

According to Section 27, specific performance may be enforced against any person claiming under a title arising subsequently, EXCEPT:

A) An heir

B) A family member

C) A transferee for value who paid in good faith and without notice

D) A business partner

2 / 50

Under Section 16, when can the Court direct specific performance of a part of a contract?

A) When the contract is verbal

B) When the defendant refuses to perform the whole

C) When the part stands on a separate and independent footing

D) When the parts are intertwined

3 / 50

Section 27A relates to specific performance in case of part performance of a contract to:

A) Lease immoveable property

B) Marry

C) Sell moveable property

D) Arbitrate

4 / 50

If a vendor professes to sell unencumbered property, but it is mortgaged for an amount not exceeding the purchase-money, the purchaser may compel him to:

A) Cancel the contract with double compensation

B) Sell the property to the mortgagee

C) Redeem the mortgage and obtain a conveyance

D) Pay the mortgage amount to the purchaser

5 / 50

Section 4 clause (a) states that nothing in this Act shall give any right to relief in respect of any agreement which is not a:

A) Written document

B) Registered deed

C) Public document

D) Contract

6 / 50

A contracts to let, and B to take, a house. B refuses to perform. A sues for and obtains compensation. Can A later obtain specific performance?

A) No, because he has already obtained satisfaction

B) Yes, after 3 years

C) Yes, if he returns the compensation

D) Yes

7 / 50

Rescission of a contract may be adjudged where a decree for specific performance has been made, and the purchaser makes default in payment.

A) Only if oral

B) Only if moveable property

C) True

D) False

8 / 50

Z has got possession of an idol belonging to A's family. A is the proper custodian. Can Z be compelled to deliver the idol to A?

A) Only if the idol is made of gold

B) Only if A pays a ransom

C) No

D) Yes

9 / 50

A contracts to sell land to B. B takes possession. A sells it to C, who makes no inquiry of B. Can B enforce the contract against C?

A) Only if the contract was registered

B) Only if B pays C

C) Yes, B's possession affects C with notice

D) No, C is the new owner

10 / 50

Who among the following CANNOT obtain specific performance according to Section 23?

A) A stranger with no beneficial interest

B) Any party thereto

C) The representative in interest

D) A reversioner in possession

11 / 50

Under Section 14, who can direct the specific performance of a contract where the unperformed part is small?

A) The Registrar

B) Only the defendant

C) The Court, at the suit of either party

D) Only the plaintiff

12 / 50

A contracts to sell a house to B for a lakh of taka. The house is destroyed by a cyclone the next day. According to Section 13 illustration, can B be compelled to perform his part of the contract?

A) No, the contract is void

B) Only if A builds a new house

C) B can sue for damages

D) Yes, by paying the purchase-money

13 / 50

If A bequeaths land to B for his life, with remainder to C, and A dies. B enters on the land, but C obtains possession of the title-deeds without B's consent. Can B recover them from C under Section 10?

A) Yes, B may recover them

B) Only by government order

C) No, C is the ultimate owner

D) Only if B pays C

14 / 50

Specific performance cannot be enforced against a party if his assent was obtained by misrepresentation, concealment, or unfair practices.

A) False

B) Only if wilful

C) Only if immoveable property

D) True

15 / 50

Under Section 19, can a person ask for compensation in addition to or in substitution for specific performance?

A) Only in substitution, not in addition

B) Yes

C) No, only specific performance is allowed

D) Only in addition, not in substitution

16 / 50

If A contracts to sell 100 bighas of land to B, but 2 bighas belong to a stranger. Can A be directed to convey the 98 bighas and make compensation for the 2?

A) Only if the stranger agrees

B) No, the contract is entirely void

C) Yes, under Section 15

D) Yes, under Section 14

17 / 50

A contracts to render personal service to B. Can B enforce specific performance?

A) Only if A was paid in advance

B) No

C) Only if A is a government employee

D) Yes

18 / 50

A pledges certain jewels to B to secure a loan. B disposes of them before he is entitled to do so. A sues B for possession without paying the loan. What will happen to the suit according to illustrations of Section 10?

A) The suit will be decreed

B) A gets compensation

C) The suit should be dismissed

D) B is arrested

19 / 50

Does the Specific Relief Act affect the operation of the Registration Act, 1908 on documents?

A) Yes, but only for immoveable property

B) Yes, it overrides it

C) Yes, but only for moveable property

D) No, it does not affect its operation

20 / 50

Under Section 3, does "settlement" include a will or codicil?

A) Yes

B) Only if probated

C) No, it specifically excludes them

D) Only if registered

21 / 50

Section 27A applies to contracts to lease executed after which date?

A) First day of July, 1872

B) First day of April, 1930

C) First day of May, 1877

D) First day of January, 1908

22 / 50

When a public company amalgamates with another, can the new company obtain specific performance of a contract entered into by the old company?

A) Only if the government allows

B) No

C) Only if the old company dissolves

D) Yes

23 / 50

Does the circumstance that the contract has become incapable of specific performance preclude the Court from awarding compensation under Section 19?

A) Only if the defendant asks

B) Yes

C) No

D) Only if the contract is registered

24 / 50

Under Section 21(a), a contract for the non-performance of which compensation in money is an adequate relief:

A) Can be specifically enforced

B) Requires arbitration

C) Cannot be specifically enforced

D) Is void ab initio

25 / 50

Which section states that a contract is not wholly impossible of performance because a portion of its subject-matter has ceased to exist?

A) Section 12

B) Section 14

C) Section 13

D) Section 15

26 / 50

For the purpose of rectifying a contract in writing, the Court must be satisfied that all parties intended to make an:

A) Exact copy

B) Equitable and conscientious agreement

C) Oral agreement

D) Unregistered deed

27 / 50

A contracts to sell land to B for 5000 Taka. A dies intestate before conveying the land. Can B compel A's heir to perform the contract?

A) Yes

B) No

C) Only if the heir agrees

D) Only by paying double

28 / 50

Specific performance of a contract may be enforced when the act agreed to be done is in the performance, wholly or partly, of a:

A) Illegal act

B) Moral obligation

C) Trust

D) Penal law

29 / 50

According to Section 11 clause (d), specific delivery is ordered when the possession of the thing claimed has been:

A) Destroyed completely

B) Wrongfully transferred from the claimant

C) Abandoned by the claimant

D) Willingly sold by the claimant

30 / 50

Which clause of Section 5 refers to appointing a receiver?

A) Clause (d)

B) Clause (e)

C) Clause (c)

D) Clause (a)

31 / 50

Specific relief given by determining and declaring the rights of parties otherwise than by an award of compensation is mentioned in which clause of Section 5?

A) Clause (c)

B) Clause (d)

C) Clause (e)

D) Clause (b)

32 / 50

A contracts to marry B. Can this contract be specifically enforced?

A) No

B) Yes, if damages are paid

C) Yes, always

D) Yes, under religious laws

33 / 50

Section 15 deals with specific performance where the part unperformed is:

A) Small

B) Large (forms a considerable portion)

C) Illegal

D) Completely non-existent

34 / 50

Section 17 states that the Court shall not direct specific performance of a part of a contract EXCEPT in cases coming under:

A) The three last preceding sections (14, 15, 16)

B) Sections 10, 11, and 12

C) Sections 21, 22, and 23

D) Section 18

35 / 50

Under Section 15, is the party in default entitled to obtain a decree for specific performance?

A) No

B) Yes, if they pay a fine

C) Yes, if the Court allows it arbitrarily

D) Yes

36 / 50

Who may institute a suit to have an instrument rectified under Section 31?

A) Only a registered lawyer

B) Any stranger

C) Either party, or his representative in interest

D) Only the government

37 / 50

Under Section 11 clause (c), a person may be compelled to specifically deliver a moveable property when:

A) The property is inexpensive

B) It would be extremely difficult to ascertain actual damage

C) The owner doesn't want it back

D) The property can be easily replaced

38 / 50

If a purchaser in a specific performance suit is in wrongful possession of the subject-matter, the Court may also order him to pay:

A) Criminal fines

B) Rents and profits received by him

C) Double the property value

D) Life imprisonment

39 / 50

Under Section 26, where a plaintiff seeks specific performance of a contract in writing to which the defendant sets up a variation, the plaintiff:

A) Automatically loses the suit

B) Always obtains performance of the original contract

C) Cannot obtain performance sought, except with the variation

D) Must file a new suit

40 / 50

Under Section 18(d), if a vendor sues for specific performance and it's dismissed due to imperfect title, the defendant has a right to:

A) Imprison the vendor

B) Return of his deposit with interest, costs, and a lien

C) Sue the government

D) Keep the property for free

41 / 50

Can a contract the terms of which the Court cannot find with reasonable certainty be specifically enforced?

A) Yes

B) Only if written

C) Only if oral

D) No

42 / 50

A sells a field to B. There is a right of way over the field which A knows but conceals from B. Is B entitled to have the contract rescinded?

A) Yes

B) No

C) Only if B pays compensation

D) Only if A agrees

43 / 50

Under Section 30, the provisions of Chapter II apply to awards and to directions in a will to execute a particular settlement.

A) True

B) True, only for immoveable property

C) False

D) False, only contracts

44 / 50

A leaves his furniture in charge of B as his agent. B, without authority, pledges it to C, who knows B had no right. Can C be compelled to deliver the furniture to A?

A) No, A must sue B for damages only

B) Yes, but A must pay C the pledge amount

C) Yes, for he holds it as A's trustee

D) No, C is a bonafide purchaser

45 / 50

A receives a letter addressed to him by B. B gets back the letter without A's consent. Does A have property therein to entitle him to recover it from B?

A) Only if it's a legal notice

B) No

C) Yes

D) Only if the letter has monetary value

46 / 50

Can a contract in writing be first rectified and then specifically enforced?

A) Only in criminal courts

B) Yes, if prayed in plaint and Court thinks fit

C) Only if defendant agrees

D) No

47 / 50

A contract which runs into minute or numerous details, or depends on personal qualifications:

A) Cannot be specifically enforced

B) Is punishable by law

C) Can be specifically enforced

D) Can be enforced by a representative

48 / 50

Specific performance cannot be enforced in favour of a person who has become incapable of performing any essential term of the contract. Which section states this?

A) Section 24

B) Section 25

C) Section 22

D) Section 21

49 / 50

A and B contract to become partners in a certain business without specifying the duration. Can this be specifically performed?

A) Yes

B) Only by a court order

C) No, because it is in its nature revocable

D) Yes, if registered

50 / 50

Under Section 37, a plaintiff suing for specific performance may pray in the alternative that if it cannot be enforced, it may be:

A) Transferred to another court

B) Modified arbitrarily

C) Assigned to a third party

D) Rescinded and delivered up to be cancelled

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