Other Essential Elements of a Contract – MCQs

1. Which of the following is not an essential element of a valid contract?
A. Free Consent
B. Lawful Consideration
C. Registration
D. Lawful Object
Answer: C. Registration

2. Consent is said to be free when it is not caused by:
A. Coercion
B. Undue Influence
C. Fraud
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above

3. Which section of the Indian Contract Act defines ‘Free Consent’?
A. Section 13
B. Section 10
C. Section 14
D. Section 19
Answer: C. Section 14

4. Coercion means:
A. Persuading someone to do something
B. Threatening someone unlawfully
C. Giving a gift to influence
D. Using influence with consent
Answer: B. Threatening someone unlawfully

5. When consent is caused by coercion, the contract is:
A. Void
B. Voidable
C. Valid
D. Illegal
Answer: B. Voidable

6. A person is said to be of sound mind for entering into a contract if he:
A. Is always healthy
B. Understands the contract and its effects
C. Is over 21 years of age
D. Has a job
Answer: B. Understands the contract and its effects

7. Undue influence is when:
A. Consent is obtained by threatening
B. One party is in a position to dominate the will of the other
C. Consent is given under a mistake
D. Consent is given freely
Answer: B. One party is in a position to dominate the will of the other

8. A contract made with a minor is:
A. Voidable
B. Valid
C. Void ab initio
D. Enforceable
Answer: C. Void ab initio

9. Which of the following is not considered fraud under Indian Contract Act?
A. Suggestion made without intent to deceive
B. Concealment of facts knowingly
C. False statement made knowingly
D. Any act fitted to deceive
Answer: A. Suggestion made without intent to deceive

10. A contract based on mutual mistake of fact is:
A. Valid
B. Voidable
C. Void
D. Illegal
Answer: C. Void

11. Silence amounts to fraud when:
A. There is no duty to speak
B. Silence is equivalent to speech
C. The party remains silent for fun
D. Silence is irrelevant
Answer: B. Silence is equivalent to speech

12. Misrepresentation includes:
A. Innocent false statement
B. Deliberate hiding of facts
C. Threatening
D. Cheating
Answer: A. Innocent false statement

13. A minor can be a beneficiary under a contract:
A. Never
B. Only with guardian consent
C. Yes
D. Only after attaining majority
Answer: C. Yes

14. A mistake of Indian law:
A. Makes a contract void
B. Makes a contract voidable
C. Has no effect
D. Makes the contract illegal
 Answer: C. Has no effect

15. Coercion includes:
A. Threatening to commit a crime
B. Threatening to file a lawsuit
C. Threatening under influence
D. All of the above
Answer: A. Threatening to commit a crime

16. Who cannot enter into a valid contract?
A. Adult with sound mind
B. Minor
C. Person of sound mind
D. None of the above
Answer: B. Minor

17. Which of the following is a type of mistake that makes a contract void?
A. Mistake of law
B. Unilateral mistake of fact
C. Bilateral mistake of fact
D. Misrepresentation
Answer: C. Bilateral mistake of fact

18. When consent is obtained by undue influence, the contract is:
A. Void
B. Illegal
C. Voidable
D. Valid
Answer: C. Voidable

19. When both parties are under a mistake as to a matter of fact, the agreement is:
A. Voidable
B. Illegal
C. Void
D. Valid
Answer: C. Void

20. Misrepresentation makes the contract:
A. Valid
B. Void
C. Voidable
D. Illegal
Answer: C. Voidable

21. Fraud must include:
A. Intention to deceive
B. Silence
C. Mistake of law
D. Threats
Answer: A. Intention to deceive

22. A person is of unsound mind if he is:
A. Unable to understand the contract
B. Blind
C. Deaf
D. Poor
Answer: A. Unable to understand the contract

23. A minor’s agreement is:
A. Valid with consent of parents
B. Voidable
C. Void ab initio
D. Legal
Answer: C. Void ab initio

24. What is coercion under the Indian Contract Act?
A. Threat to harm property
B. Threat to file civil suit
C. Threat to harm legally
D. Threat to commit an act forbidden by IPC
Answer: D. Threat to commit an act forbidden by IPC

25. Which section of the Indian Contract Act defines coercion?
A. Section 15
B. Section 10
C. Section 17
D. Section 20
Answer: A. Section 15

26. Undue influence involves:
A. Threats
B. Misrepresentation
C. Dominance
D. Silence
Answer: C. Dominance

27. Which of the following is NOT a type of mistake?
A. Mistake of fact
B. Mistake of law
C. Mistake of identity
D. Mistake of opinion
Answer: D. Mistake of opinion

28. A contract with a person of unsound mind is:
A. Void
B. Voidable
C. Valid
D. Illegal
Answer: A. Void

29. Fraud differs from misrepresentation in:
A. Disclosure
B. Intention
C. Mistake
D. Silence
Answer: B. Intention

30. Legal effect of undue influence is:
A. Void
B. Voidable at the option of the influenced party
C. Valid
D. Illegal
Answer: B. Voidable at the option of the influenced party

31. Silence can be fraud when:
A. There is a duty to speak
B. Silence hides facts
C. Intention to cheat
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above

32. In case of unilateral mistake of fact, contract is:
A. Void
B. Voidable
C. Valid
D. Illegal
Answer: C. Valid

33. Free consent means:
A. Consent without pressure
B. Consent under coercion
C. Consent under influence
D. Consent by mistake
Answer: A. Consent without pressure

34. Fraud is defined under:
A. Section 15
B. Section 16
C. Section 17
D. Section 18
Answer: C. Section 17

35. The legal effect of mistake of foreign law is:
A. Same as mistake of fact
B. Treated as mistake of Indian law
C. No effect
D. Makes contract void
Answer: A. Same as mistake of fact

36. If both parties are mistaken about a fact, the agreement is:
A. Valid
B. Void
C. Voidable
D. Enforceable
Answer: B. Void

37. Misrepresentation is defined in which section of the Indian Contract Act?
A. Section 17
B. Section 18
C. Section 19
D. Section 20
Answer: B. Section 18

38. Who can claim the benefit of misrepresentation?
A. The deceiver
B. The government
C. The innocent party
D. None
Answer: C. The innocent party

39. Which of the following does not affect free consent?
A. Coercion
B. Love
C. Fraud
D. Undue Influence
Answer: B. Love

40. Contract with lunatic during lucid intervals is:
A. Void
B. Valid
C. Voidable
D. Illegal
Answer: B. Valid

41. The term “free consent” is used in:
A. Section 10
B. Section 11
C. Section 13
D. Section 14
Answer: D. Section 14

42. Mistake as to the subject matter makes contract:
A. Valid
B. Illegal
C. Void
D. Voidable
Answer: C. Void

43. Threat to commit suicide amounts to:
A. Misrepresentation
B. Coercion
C. Fraud
D. Undue influence
Answer: B. Coercion

44. When the identity of a party is mistaken, the contract is:
A. Valid
B. Void
C. Voidable
D. Enforceable
Answer: B. Void

45. Who cannot dominate the will of another person?
A. Parent
B. Guardian
C. Trader
D. Spiritual advisor
Answer: C. Trader

46. Which of the following is void ab initio?
A. Agreement with minor
B. Agreement caused by fraud
C. Agreement with coercion
D. All of these
Answer: A. Agreement with minor

47. Consent is not free if it is caused by:
A. Misrepresentation
B. Love
C. Negotiation
D. Acceptance
Answer: A. Misrepresentation

48. A contract with a person of unsound mind is valid if:
A. He signs it
B. He understands it
C. It is witnessed
D. Registered
Answer: B. He understands it

49. Consent given under a mistake of fact is:
A. Free
B. Not free
C. Void
D. Legal
Answer: B. Not free

50. If consent is caused by fraud, the contract is:
A. Valid
B. Voidable
C. Void
D. Enforceable
Answer: B. Voidable