PRIVITY OF CONTRACT

1. Under the Indian Contract Act:-
   a) A stranger to the contract cannot sue
   b) A stranger to the contract can sue
   c) A stranger but beneficiary under the contract can sue
   d) None of the above
2. Exception to the doctrine of ‘privity of contract’ do not include:-
   a) Marriage settlement
   b) Estoppel
   c) Beneficiaries under a trust
   d) Equitable mortgage
3. Doctrine of Privity of contract is based on:-
   a) Interest theory
   b) Implied theory
   c) Express theory
   d) All of the above
4. Which is the leading case on Privity of Contract:-
   a) Tweddle v. Atkinson
   b) Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co.Ltd v. Selfridge & Co. Ltd.
   c) Both (a) & (b)
   d) None of the above
5. The doctrine of Privity of contract means-
   a) Only parties to the contract can sue and be sued upon the contract.
   b) A contract is a private affair between the parties.
   c) Consideration can be supplied only by the parties to the contract.
   d) The contract can be enforced only by civil and private action

Answer 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a)