Law of Sale of Goods Question Answer Series 3: Important Questions for Judiciary Exams | Part – III

Legal Bites presents the Law of Sale of Goods Important Question-Answer Series. The questions listed here will help students study for various Competitive and University Exams. Candidates can use Legal Bites' list of questions to help them determine the most important and often asked questions and practice their aptitude and knowledge.

Answering questions is a continuous process that is an inevitable component of any test preparation, as we all know. A well-written response displays not just a candidate's knowledge but also his or her ability to tailor the content to the question's requirements.

It is vital to prepare for this exam to pass it thoroughly. To attain mastery over the subjects studied, applicants only need to keep practising these questions in the months coming up to the examinations. Following it, the candidate's confidence level, as well as their scores, will vastly improve.

Law of Sale of Goods Question Answer Series 3: Important Questions for Judiciary Exams | Part – III

Question 1

X agreed to purchase 50 quintals of cotton from Y out of a larger stock. X sent his man with sacks and 30 quintals of cotton were put into the sacks. The entire stock was destroyed in a fire. Who will bear the loss? [Punj JS 1995(II)]

Question 2

What are specific goods? Discuss the rules relating to passing of property in case of sale of specific and unascertained goods. [RJS 1999]

Question 3

What are the rules regarding transfer of property in goods as per Sale of Goods Act? [DJS 1996]

Question 4

"In development of our law two principles have striven for mastery. The first is the protection of property. No one can give a better title than he himself who possesses. The second is the protection of commercial transactions. The person who takes in good faith and for value without notice should get a good title.'

Elucidate the statement. Bring out clearly how far these principles have been incorporated in the Indian Law. [BJS 1986]

Question 5

B buys from A, a Carpenter, a table for Rs. 200 and pays the amount. He informs A that he will take it after ten days. A thereafter sells the table to C who received the same in good faith and pays for the same without having any knowledge of the previous sale to B. B files a suit against A and C. Decide. [UPJS 1988]

Question 6

What do you mean by 'delivery'? Discuss the rules regarding delivery of goods. [BJS 2006, 2011]

Question 7

A second hand machine had been sold and delivered by A to B, the price remaining unpaid. After sometime B the buyer handed over certain parts of the machine to A for repairs? Can A claim in lieu of those parts for the unpaid price of the machine? [BJS 1977]

Question 8

The right of stoppage in transit begins where the right of lien ends. Comment on this statement and write a critical note on the duration of transit. [HJS 2013]

Question 9

Who is an "Unpaid seller? Explain his rights. [OJS 2023]

Question 10

Define 'document of title to goods'. [OJS 2023]

Question 11

The proprietor XYZ Oil Mills, Delhi- Shahdra, entered into a contract with ABC, for sale of one tank wagon of mustard oil with a condition of 1/2 per cent leakage. The plaintiff dispatched one tank wagon. The R/R was sent to the defendants through the Bank and the plaintiff drew a hundi for xxxx on the defendants on account of price of the oil dispatched. The defendants, repudiating the contract, wrongfully refused to honour the hundi and to receive the R/R from the Bank and to take delivery of the oil. The contract expressly reserves right of re-sale on buyer's default Can the unpaid seller claim damages? Decide. [OJS 2023]

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