Bailment MCQ Quiz in मल्याळम - Objective Question with Answer for Bailment - സൗജന്യ PDF ഡൗൺലോഡ് ചെയ്യുക

The correct answer is Option 1.

Key Points Section 178A of the Indian Contract Act:

•  Pledge by person in possession under voidable contract.—
• When the pawnor has obtained possession of the goods pledged by him under a contract voidable under section 19 or section 19A,
• but the contract has not been rescinded at the time of the pledge, the pawnee acquires a good title to the goods, provided he acts in good faith and without notice of the pawnor’s defect of title.

The correct answer is the death either of the bailor or of the bailee

Key Points

• A gratuitous bailment is defined under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 as a bailment without any consideration (i.e., free of cost).
• Termination of Gratuitous Bailment (Section 162 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872):
  • Section 162 of the Act clearly states: "A gratuitous bailment is terminated by the death of either the bailor or the bailee."
• Why does a Gratuitous Bailment end on the death of either party?
  •    Gratuitous bailments are based on trust and personal confidence.
  • Since there is no consideration, neither party is legally bound to continue the bailment after the other’s death.
  • If the bailor dies, the bailee cannot be expected to continue the arrangement without the bailor’s instructions.
  • If the bailee dies, the bailee's heirs are not bound to continue holding the goods since it was a personal obligation.

The correct answer is Option 2

Key Points Section 172 of the Indian Contract Act:
“Pledge”“pawnor”,and “pawnee” defined.—
The bailment of goods as security for payment of a debt or performance of a promise is called “pledge”. The bailor is in this case called the “pawnor”. The bailee is called the “pawnee”

The correct answer is option 1.Key Points

• Section 148 of Indian Contract Act 1872 deals with “Bailment” 'bailor' and 'bailee' defined.
• A “bailment” is the delivery of goods by one person to another for some purpose, upon a contract that they shall, when the purpose is accomplished, be returned or otherwise disposed of according to the directions of the person delivering them.
• The person delivering the goods is called the “bailor”.
• The person to whom they are delivered is called, the “bailee”.
• Explanation.—If a person already in possession of the goods of another contracts to hold them as a bailee, he thereby becomes the bailee, and the owner becomes the bailor of such goods, although they may not have been delivered by way of bailment.

The correct answer is Option 3

Key Points Section 178 states that a pledge made by a mercantile agent is valid if made when acting in the ordinary course of business and with the owner's consent, provided that the pawnee acts in good faith and is not aware that the pawnor lacks authority to pledge at the time of the transaction.

The correct answer is Option 2

Key PointsAs per Section 177 :-

• If a specific time is set for repaying a debt or fulfilling the commitment for which an item is pledged, and the person who pawned the item fails to meet this obligation at the agreed-upon time, they retain the right to reclaim the pledged goods at any time before they are actually sold.
• However, in such instances, the individual must also cover any additional expenses incurred due to their failure to meet the initial payment or commitment deadline

The correct answer is Bailor 

Key Points Section 158 specifies that if the conditions of the bailment involve keeping, carrying, or doing work on the goods by the bailee without receiving any remuneration, the bailor is obligated to repay the necessary expenses incurred by the bailee for the purpose of the bailment.

The correct answer is Option 3

Key Points Section 152 specifies that, in the absence of any special contract, the bailee is not responsible for the loss, destruction, or deterioration of the thing bailed if the bailee has taken the amount of care described in Section 151.

The correct answer is B must compensate A for the loss of his flour.

Key Points

• The above question is taken from the illustration of Section 157 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872.
• Section 157 provides for the Effect of mixture, without bailor’s consent, when the goods cannot be separated.
• It states that —If the bailee, without the consent of the bailor, mixes the goods of the bailor with his own goods, in such a manner that it is impossible to separate the goods bailed from the other goods, and deliver them back, the bailor is entitled to be compensated by the bailee for the loss of the goods.
• Illustration: A bails a barrel of Cape flour worth Rs. 45 to B. B, without A’s consent, mixes the flour with country flour of his own, worth only Rs. 25 a barrel. B must compensate A for the loss of his flour.

The correct answer is  The bailor is responsible for any loss incurred by the bailee due to the bailor's unauthorized actions.

Key Points Section 164:-Bailor's Responsibility to Bailee —The bailor is responsible to the bailee for any loss which the bailee may sustain by reason that the bailor was not entitled to make the bailment, or to receive back the goods, or to give directions respecting them.