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Law Of Equity Act GK 28 MCQ SET:-1
Q21. Doctrine of Election is considered to be based on the principles of compensation by
(A) Salmond
(B) Maitland
(C) Winfield
(D) Snell
Answer: Maitland
Q22. Choose the correct answer
(1) In case of conflict, the rule of Chancery did not prevail over common law
(2) The defendant could apply to the Court of Chancery for an order called a common injunction
(A) Both (1) and (2) are true and (2) is the correct explanation of (1)
(B) Both (1) and (2) are true but (2) is not the correct explanation of (1)
(C) (1) is true but (2) is untrue
(D) (1) is untrue but (2) is true
Answer: Both (1) and (2) are true and (2) is the correct explanation of (1)
Q23. The English Court of Chancery, incorporated into the Equity Jurisprudence of English law, the concept of acquitas as conceived by
(A) The French jurists
(B) The Roman jurists
(C) The Spanish jurists
(D) The German jurists
Answer: The Roman jurists
Q24. Match the following
| List I (Decided Cases) | List II (Principle Stated) |
| a. Aequitaes est corectio legis generalities latae, qua parte deficit | 1. Equity never counteracts law |
| b. Aequitaes sequitur legem | 2. Equity is a correction of the general law in the part where it is defective |
| c. Aequitaes nunqua contravenit leges | 3. The law helps the vigilant and not he dormant |
| d. Vigilantibus, non dormientibus jura subvenient | 4. Equity follows the law |
(A) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
(B) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
(C) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
(D) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
Answer: a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
Q25. Legal estate prevails over the equitable estate applies to all, but one of the following
(A) Doctrine of election
(B) Marshalling
(C) Counter claim
(D) Set off
Answer: Counter claim
Q26. When one can approach an Equity Court as a
(A) Matter of grace
(B) Matter of right
(C) Only (B) and not (A)
(D) Only (A) and not (B)
Answer: Only (A) and not (B)
Q27. In which of the following cases the Supreme Court held that “Breach of Fiduciary Duty of Trust is to be judged in the line of Equity”
(A) Surva U. P. Gramin Bank v. Manoj Kumar Sinha, (2010) 3 SCC 556
(B) State of West Bengal v. C.P.D.R., (2010) 3 SCC 571
(C) Syed Bashir-ud-Din v. Nazir, (2010) 3 SCC 603
(D) Boddela Bulla Reddy v. Public Prosecutor, (2010) 3 SCC 648
Answer: Surva U. P. Gramin Bank v. Manoj Kumar Sinha, (2010) 3 SCC 556
Q28. Choose the correct answer
Till the year 1875
(A) Common law was administered by the Court of Chancery
(B) Law of Equity was administered by the King’s Benches
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Answer: Neither (A) nor (B)