Law of Torts MCQ [LLM, UGC NET, Judicial Services]- Our Legal World

Law of Torts MCQ [LLM, UGC NET, Judicial Services]- Our Legal World

1, Tort is a:

(a) Civil wrong
(b) Criminal wrong
(c) Civil as well as criminal wrong
(d) None of the above

2. Tort means a civil wrong which is not exclusively a breach of contract or breach of trust. This definition is from statutory

(a) The Limitation Act
(b) The Specific Relief Act
(c) The Indian Contract Act
(d) None of the above

3. Remedy that lies in respect of private nuisance is:

(a) Action for damages
b) Action for civil wrong
c) Action for criminal wrong
(d) Action for specific performance

4. Scienter Rule means:

(a) Owner is liable
(b) Owner is not liable
(c) Knowledge of dangerous character of the animal
(d) None of the above

5. If a man writes that all lawyers are thieves in a newspaper, can a lawyer sue him?

(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) It depends upon the desire of the lawyer
(d) None of the above

6. The main supporter of the theory that “it is a law of Tort” and “not law of Torts” is

(a) Winfield.
(b) Salmond.
(c) Fleming.
(d) Heuston.

7. To bring the case within the ambit of strict liability, the following are necessary

(a) some dangerous thing must have been brought by a person on his land.
(b) the thing brought by a person on his land must escape.
(c) it must be non-natural use of land.
(d) all of the above

8. “Negligence is a faulty mental condition which is penalized by award of damages.” This viewpoint was expressed by

(a) Salmond.
(b) Savigny.
(c) Winfield.
(d) Austin.

9. “Negligence is conduct that fails to conform to the standards required by law for safeguarding others (actionable negligence) or oneself (contributory negligence) against unreasonable risk of injury. This viewpoint was expressed by

(a) Salmond.
(b) Winfield.
(c) John G. Fleming.
(d) Pollock.

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Answer

1:-A 2:-A 3:-A 4:-C 5:-B 6:-A 7:-D 8:-D 9:-C