Here is the continuation with questions 71–100.
- What is the limitation period for filing an application to set aside an arbitral award under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996?
a) 15 days
b) 30 days
c) 90 days
d) 6 months
Answer: c) 90 days
Explanation: Section 34(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act prescribes 90 days as the limitation period to set aside an arbitral award, which is read with the Limitation Act.
- Under Section 4 of the Limitation Act, when the court is closed on the last day of the limitation period, the suit can be filed:
a) On any later date
b) On the reopening day of the court
c) Within 30 days after reopening
d) Cannot be filed at all
Answer: b) On the reopening day of the court
Explanation: Section 4 allows the suit to be filed on the next working day if the court is closed on the last day of the limitation period.
- The limitation period for filing an appeal to a High Court from a decree is:
a) 15 days
b) 30 days
c) 60 days
d) 90 days
Answer: c) 60 days
Explanation: Article 116 of the Limitation Act prescribes a limitation period of 60 days for filing an appeal to a High Court from a decree or order.
- What is the limitation period for a legal representative to sue for damages caused to the deceased’s estate?
a) 1 year
b) 2 years
c) 3 years
d) 6 years
Answer: c) 3 years
Explanation: Article 82 of the Limitation Act prescribes a limitation period of three years for filing such suits.
- Which section of the Limitation Act discusses “effect of acknowledgment in writing”?
a) Section 16
b) Section 18
c) Section 20
d) Section 21
Answer: b) Section 18
Explanation: Section 18 deals with acknowledgment in writing, which restarts the limitation period from the date of acknowledgment.
- What is the limitation period for filing a suit to recover possession of immovable property based on ownership?
a) 3 years
b) 6 years
c) 12 years
d) 30 years
Answer: c) 12 years
Explanation: Article 65 of the Limitation Act provides 12 years to file a suit to recover possession of immovable property based on ownership.
- The time limit for filing a suit for recovery of money due on a promissory note is:
a) 1 year
b) 2 years
c) 3 years
d) 5 years
Answer: c) 3 years
Explanation: Article 35 of the Limitation Act prescribes three years from the due date to file a suit for recovery of money based on a promissory note.
- Section 5 of the Limitation Act applies to:
a) All suits
b) Applications and appeals
c) Criminal cases
d) Trust-related cases
Answer: b) Applications and appeals
Explanation: Section 5 applies only to applications and appeals, not to suits, allowing condonation of delay for sufficient cause.
- What is the limitation period for filing a suit by a landlord to recover possession of immovable property from a tenant?
a) 1 year
b) 3 years
c) 6 years
d) 12 years
Answer: b) 3 years
Explanation: Article 67 of the Limitation Act prescribes three years from the date the tenancy is determined.
- Under Section 10 of the Limitation Act, for which suits is no limitation period prescribed?
a) Suits for partition
b) Suits for recovery of rent
c) Suits against trustees for breach of trust
d) Suits for specific performance
Answer: c) Suits against trustees for breach of trust
Explanation: Section 10 specifies that no limitation applies to suits against trustees for breach of trust.
- The limitation period for an appeal to the Supreme Court is:
a) 30 days
b) 60 days
c) 90 days
d) 120 days
Answer: d) 120 days
Explanation: Article 132 of the Limitation Act prescribes 120 days for filing an appeal to the Supreme Court.
- What is the time limit for filing a suit for compensation for wrongful restraint?
a) 1 year
b) 2 years
c) 3 years
d) 6 years
Answer: a) 1 year
Explanation: Article 74 of the Limitation Act prescribes one year for filing such suits from the date the wrongful act occurs.
- The time limit for filing a suit for redemption of a mortgage is:
a) 12 years
b) 30 years
c) 60 years
d) No limitation
Answer: b) 30 years
Explanation: Article 61 of the Limitation Act provides 30 years for filing a suit for redemption of a mortgage.
- For what type of cases is Section 14 of the Limitation Act relevant?
a) Fraud cases
b) Bona fide cases in courts without jurisdiction
c) Criminal cases
d) Corporate disputes
Answer: b) Bona fide cases in courts without jurisdiction
Explanation: Section 14 allows the exclusion of time spent in a bona fide proceeding in a court without jurisdiction.
- The limitation period for filing a suit for compensation for breach of trust is:
a) 3 years
b) 6 years
c) 12 years
d) No limitation
Answer: a) 3 years
Explanation: Article 96 prescribes three years for filing such suits, starting from the date of the breach.
- What is the time limit for filing an application to set aside an ex-parte decree?
a) 15 days
b) 30 days
c) 60 days
d) 90 days
Answer: b) 30 days
Explanation: Article 123 of the Limitation Act provides 30 days from the date of knowledge of the decree to file such applications.
- Section 3 of the Limitation Act deals with:
a) Computation of limitation
b) Bar of limitation
c) Legal disability
d) Acknowledgment of liability
Answer: b) Bar of limitation
Explanation: Section 3 states that every suit filed after the prescribed period shall be dismissed, even if the limitation bar is not raised.
- The limitation period for filing a suit for compensation for defamation is:
a) 1 year
b) 2 years
c) 3 years
d) 6 years
Answer: a) 1 year
Explanation: Article 75 of the Limitation Act prescribes one year for filing such suits.
- In cases of continuing torts, when does the limitation period begin?
a) From the date of the first occurrence
b) From the date of the last occurrence
c) From the date of knowledge
d) No limitation period
Answer: b) From the date of the last occurrence
Explanation: Section 22 specifies that in continuing torts, the limitation period begins from the last occurrence.
- The limitation period for filing a suit for recovery of possession of ancestral property is:
a) 12 years
b) 30 years
c) 60 years
d) No limitation
Answer: b) 30 years
Explanation: Article 65 prescribes a limitation period of 30 years for recovery of possession of ancestral property.