INTERVIEW QUESTIONS MERCANTILE LAW NATURE OF CONTRACTS DETAILS

Question: X promises to pay Z Rs 5,00,000 if Z can make his dead wife alive. Such an agreement is: a) Valid b) Void c) Impossible to perform d) Unenforceable

Answer: (b) Void
Description: According to Section 56 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, "An agreement to do an impossible Act is void". hence in this case X promises to pay Z Rs 5,00,000 if Z can make his dead wife alive, such a contract is also void as X makes a promise to pay money's worth of Rs 5,00,000 for a task which is impossible to perform.

(b) Void
Description: According to Section 56 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, "An agreement to do an impossible Act is void". hence in this case X promises to pay Z Rs 5,00,000 if Z can make his dead wife alive, such a contract is also void as X makes a promise to pay money's worth of Rs 5,00,000 for a task which is impossible to perform. Source: CoolInterview.com

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