UGC NET Indian Contract Act 1872 Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 47 previous-year questions on Indian Contract Act 1872 from UGC NET Commerce (Paper 2), filed under Unit 9: Legal Aspects of Business, drawn from 18 of the 22 exam papers in the bank (2019–2025). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Indian Contract Act 1872
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Contract of indemnity | 2 |
| Formation of a contract | 2 |
| Active concealment as fraud | 1 |
| Quasi contracts | 1 |
| Novation | 1 |
| Sections 14 to 18 - free consent | 1 |
| Kinds of contract | 1 |
| Free consent | 1 |
| Pledge | 1 |
| Sections of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 | 1 |
| Remedies for breach of contract | 1 |
| Agent, sub-agent and principal | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Indian Contract Act 1872 appears in 18 of 22 papers (82%), which JRFSmart rates as high frequency.
3 questions in this topic have been verified as repeated in more than one paper.
Sample previous-year questions
"An agreement which is enforceable by law at the option of one or more of the parties but not at the option of the other or others" is called:
A contract is discharged by supervening impossibility under which of the following situations? A. Destruction of subject matter B. Death or disablement of parties C. Rescission D. Remission E. Accord and satisfaction Choose the most appropriate answer from…
Arrange the following process of making of a contract in the chronological sequence from the first to the last: A. Agreement B. Promise C. Offer or proposal D. Contract E. Acceptance Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
"Active concealment of fact" is associated with which one of the following?
Quasi-contracts are based on the doctrine of:
A contract of indemnity is a:
If a new contract is substituted in place of an existing contract, it is called:
Arrange the following sections of the Indian Contract Act (Sections 14 to 18) in the correct order: A. Definition of free consent B. Misrepresentation C. Fraud D. Undue influence E. Coercion Choose the correct answer:
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