76
The maxim ubi jus ibi remedium means
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where there is a remedy, there is a right
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where there is a right, there is a remedy
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some wrongs do not have remedies
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None of the above
Answer: where there is a right, there is a remedy
77
Rule of 'strict liability' was laid down in
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Wooldrige vs. Sumner
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Rylands vs. Fletcher
3
Illiot vs. Wikes
4
Bradford vs. Pickles
Answer: Rylands vs. Fletcher
78
Rescue cases form an exception to the application of the doctrine of
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necessity
2
volenti non fit injuria
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inevitable accident
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None of the above
Answer: volenti non fit injuria
79
Minority
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is no defence under law of torts
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is a valid defence under law of torts
3
saves from liability
4
All of the above
Answer: is no defence under law of torts
80
Assault is a
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crime
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tort or civil wrong
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crime as well as tort
4
None of the above
Answer: crime as well as tort
81
Normally assault
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precedes battery
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succeeds battery
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neither precedes nor succeeds battery
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None of the above
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82
Which one of the following is not an objective of the law of torts?
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Deterrence
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Imposition of moral blame
3
Compensation
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Corrective justice
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Answer: Imposition of moral blame
83
To constitute the wrong of false imprisonment'
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there should be total or partial restraint on the liberty of a person
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there should be partial restraint on the liberty of a person without lawful justification
3
there should be a total restraint on the liberty of a person with lawful justification
4
there should be a total restraint on the liberty of a person without lawful justification
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Answer: there should be a total restraint on the liberty of a person without lawful justification
84
Find out the correct statement.
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Trespass to land means interference with the possession of land without lawful justification
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In trespass, the interference with the possession of land is direct
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Trespass is actionable per se
4
All of the above
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85
Respondent superior means
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let the principal be liable
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let the servant be liable
3
let the State be liable
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let none of the above be liable
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Answer: let the principal be liable
86
Which of the following cases established the civil law tort of negligence and obliged manufacturers to have a duty of care towards their customers?
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Ashby vs. White
2
Donoghue vs. Stevenson
3
Rylands vs. Fletcher
4
Pasley vs. Freeman
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Answer: Donoghue vs. Stevenson
87
Res ipsa loquitur is
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a rule of law which benefits the plaintiff
2
a rule of evidence which benefits the defendant
3
a rule of evidence which benefits the plaintiff
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a rule of law which benefits the defendant
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Answer: a rule of evidence which benefits the plaintiff
88
To constitute the tort of nuisance, which one of the following items is not required to be proved?
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Unreasonable interference
2
Interference is with the use or enjoyment of land
3
Interference is only with the use of land
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Damage
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Answer: Interference is only with the use of land
89
In case of vicarious liability, the liability is
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joint only
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several only
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joint and several
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None of the above
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Answer: joint and several
90
Composite negligence refers to
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the negligence on the part of two or more persons
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a defence to a claim based on negligence
3
that if a person was injured in part due to his own negligence
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that if a person's own negligence contribute to causing an accident
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Answer: the negligence on the part of two or more persons
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