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• A' gave a loan of Rs. 1 lac to 'B' against a pronote which became due for payment on 1^st January, 2014. 'A' dies on 31^st December, 2013 leaving behind sole legal heir 'S', who was born on 1^st January, 2000. When would the period of limitation for filing a suit of recovery by 'S' shall begin to run?
  ক

  1^st January, 2018

  খ

  1^st January, 2017

  গ

  1^st January, 2014

  ঘ

  1^st January, 2015
• For invoking section 12(2), Limitation Act, 1963 which of the following is necessary?
  ক

  To file a suit for judgment or order to an appropriate court

  খ

  To apply for the copy of judgment or order to an appropriate court

  গ

  Either (A) or (B)

  ঘ

  None of these
• In the matters of condonation of delay under section 5, Limitation Act, 1963, public institutions like banks should
  ক

  Be treated at par with private individuals

  খ

  Be treated at par with private institutions

  গ

  Be treated at par with corporate body

  ঘ

  Neither be treated at par with (A), nor (B), nor (C)
• Whether on a particular day, the court is open or closed within the meaning of section 4 of Limitation Act is a
  ক

  Pure question of fact

  খ

  Pure question of law

  গ

  Mixed question of fact & law

  ঘ

  Either (B) or (C)
• A suit to set aside a transfer of property made by the guardian of a ward, by the ward who has attained majority, can be filed within three years (Article 60(1) of the Schedule of the Limitation Act, 1963) from when the
  ক

  Transfer of the property was made

  খ

  Person in possession is served notice

  গ

  Ward attains majority

  ঘ

  Person in possession refuses to hand over possession
• Acknowledgement after the expiration of the period prescribed under the Indian Limitation Act, 1963, for a suit or application:
  ক

  Is of no effect

  খ

  Gives rise to an independent & enforceable contract

  গ

  Is of great value

  ঘ

  None of the above
• If the property is lent for a fixed time or delivered as security for the repayment of a debt-
  ক

  The person who lends the property or delivered as security is in mediate possession of it

  খ

  The person who lends the property or delivered as security is in immediate possession of it

  গ

  Both (A) and (B)

  ঘ

  None of these
• For a suit to recover surplus collections received by the mortgagee after the mortgage has been satisfied, the period of limitation is
  ক

  12 years

  খ

  30 years

  গ

  1 year

  ঘ

  3 years
• Under Section 21 of Limitation Act, a suit is deemed to have been instituted, in case of a new plaintiff impleaded/added
  ক

  On the date on which the new plaintiff is impleaded

  খ

  On the date on which the suit was initially instituted

  গ

  On the date on which the application for impleading a new plaintiff is made

  ঘ

  None of the above
• For claiming easementary right, one must have enjoyed open and peaceful access for a period of:
  ক

  15 years

  খ

  10 years

  গ

  20 years

  ঘ

  40 years
• In computing the period of limitation for any suit, the time during which the defendant has been absent from India
  ক

  Will not be excluded

  খ

  May be excluded in discretion of the court

  গ

  Shall be excluded

  ঘ

  None of these
• The extension of time granted by section 4, Limitation Act, 1963
  ক

  Can be combined with section 5, Limitation Act

  খ

  Can be combined with section 12, Limitation Act

  গ

  Can be combined with section 5 and section 12, Limitation Act

  ঘ

  Cannot be combined with section 5 and section 12, Limitation Act
• In which of the following cases, the reference on the question whether use of the expression "date" in Article 54 of the Schedule to the Act is suggestive of a specific date in the calendar, has been answered by the Supreme Court in . . . . . . . .?
  ক

  Ramzan v. Hussaini

  খ

  Tarlok Singh v. Vijay Kumar Sabharwal

  গ

  Ahmadsahab Abdul Mulla v. Bibijan

  ঘ

  S. Brahmanad v. K. R. Muthugopal
• Period during which proceedings stand stayed by an injunction or order is excluded:
  ক

  Under Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963

  খ

  Under Section 15 of the Limitation Act, 1963

  গ

  Under Section 16 of the Limitation Act, 1963

  ঘ

  Under Section 13 of the Limitation Act, 1963
• Under section 18(2) oral evidence of date of acknowledgement is permissible if the acknowledgement
  ক

  Is dated

  খ

  Is undated

  গ

  Date in the acknowledgement is altered

  ঘ

  In all above cases
• Section 5 of the Limitation Act is:
  ক

  Applicable to the proceedings under Section 34, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and the time limit prescribed under Section 34 can be extended generally

  খ

  Not applicable to the proceedings under Section 34 Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 and the time limit prescribed under Section 34 is absolute and un-extendable

  গ

  Applicable to the proceedings under Section 34 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and time limit prescribed under Section 34 can be extended only in exceptional circumstances

  ঘ

  Not applicable to the proceedings under Section 34, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, however, the time limit prescribed under Section 34 can be extended under inherent powers of the court
• A suit can be said to be in limitation even after period prescribed
  ক

  If the parties to the suit by agreement had agreed to waive it

  খ

  If the defendant admits the whole claim of the plaintiff in notice reply

  গ

  If the defendant acknowledges liability of the plaintiff's right before expiration of the period of limitation

  ঘ

  If the defendant does not raise any objection to the plaintiffs claim on the ground of limitation
• A suit by a person excluded from a joint family property to enforce a right to share therein, under Article 110 of the Schedule, can be filed within the period of limitation of
  ক

  One year

  খ

  Three years

  গ

  Twelve years

  ঘ

  Thirty years
• In which of the following cases, Section 10 of Limitation Act applies?
  ক

  Trust arising by operation of law

  খ

  Trust for a specific purpose

  গ

  Implied trust

  ঘ

  All of these
• Acknowledgement made by a person other than a person under liability is good if
  ক

  The person making it is known to the person under liability

  খ

  The person making it is an agent of the person under liability

  গ

  The person making it is a servant of the person under liability

  ঘ

  None of the above
• Period of limitation for suits relating to trusts and trust property is
  ক

  1 year

  খ

  3 years

  গ

  3 years to 12 years

  ঘ

  12 years to 30 years
• Easementary rights under section 25 can be acquired by
  ক

  Tenant

  খ

  A co-owner

  গ

  Both a tenant and a co-owner

  ঘ

  Neither a tenant nor a co-owner
• In case of mistake, under section 17, Limitation Act, 1963, the limitation shall start running from
  ক

  The date of the mistake

  খ

  The date when the mistake with due diligence could have been discovered

  গ

  Either (A) or (B), whichever is earlier

  ঘ

  Either (A) or (B), whichever is beneficial to the suitor
• In computing under Section 12, Limitation Act, 1963, the time requisite for obtaining a copy of a decree or an order, any time taken by the court to prepare the decree or order before an application for a copy thereof is made . . . . . . . .
  ক

  Shall be excluded

  খ

  Shall not be excluded

  গ

  Either (A) or (B)

  ঘ

  None of these
• Period of limitation stands extended, by virtue of section 6 of Limitation Act for a maximum period of
  ক

  1 year

  খ

  3 years

  গ

  6 years

  ঘ

  12 years
• When a persons entitled to institute a suit is suffering from a legal disability he may institute the suit within the same period after the disability has ceased as would otherwise have been allowed under Section:
  ক

  5 of the Limitation Act

  খ

  3 of the Limitation Act

  গ

  10 of the Limitation Act

  ঘ

  6 of the Limitation Act
• Section 13 of the Limitation Act, 1963 applies in case of:
  ক

  A pauper

  খ

  A minor

  গ

  An idiot

  ঘ

  An insane
• Under Section 12, Limitation Act, 1963 in computing the period of limitation for any suit, appeal or application, the day from which such period is to be reckoned, shall be . . . . . . . . .
  ক

  Included

  খ

  Excluded

  গ

  Either (A) or (B)

  ঘ

  None of these
• Section 14 & section 5 of Limitation Act are
  ক

  Independent of each other

  খ

  Mutually exclusive of each other

  গ

  Both independent & mutually exclusive

  ঘ

  Neither independent nor mutually exclusive
• In which of the following cases the Supreme Court of India reiterated the principle that the rules of limitation are not meant to destroy the right of parties but are meant to see that the parties do no resort to dilatory tactics, and seek their remedy promptly?
  ক

  N. Balakrishnan v. M. Krishna Murthy

  খ

  Rajesh Sahu v. Sanjay

  গ

  Disha Constructions v. State

  ঘ

  None of the above