DAILY INITIATIVE (LAW)

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1. For fixing vicarious liability of master in tort for the wrongs committed by servant, master servant relationship is determined on the basis of

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(a) Employment

(b) Payment of wages

(d) Conditions of service

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2. The case of Donoghue v. Stevenson was decided by the

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(a) European Court of Human Rights

(b) US Supreme Court

(d) House of Lords

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3. For the application of the defence of volenti non fit injuria, it is sufficient if

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(a) The plaintiff either know that the risk is there or he agrees to suffer the harm voluntarily

(b) The plaintiff agrees to suffer the harm

(d) The plaintiff knows that the risk is there and knowing the same, he agrees to suffer the harm

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4. Which of the following defences are available in an action for defamation?

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(a) Justification or truth

(b) Justification or truth, fair comment as well as privilege, which may be either absolute or qualified

(d) Fair comment

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5. The term tort has been derived from the Latin term tortum which means

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(a) Civil wrong

(b) Wrong

(d) Damage

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6. The ‘Pigeon-Hole’ theory of tort was given by

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(a) Anson

(b) Pullock

(d) Winfield

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7. The statement that a lady has given birth to a child

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(a) Is not a defamatory statement

(b) Can be a defamatory statement if the lady is unmarried

(d) Its defamatory character is dependent on the intention of the maker of the statement

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8. Ashby v. White is a leading decision explaining the maxim of

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(a) Injuria sine damnum

(b) Damnum sine injuria

(d) Injuria sine damnum as well as damnum sine injuria

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9. Contributory negligence is a

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(a) Tort

(b) Crime

(d) Right

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10. The test of directness for determining remoteness of damage was laid down in

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(a) Wagon Mound 1

(b) Wagon Mound 2

(d) Rylands v. Fletcher

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