Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

Topics of Law

Question:

Which of the following statement (s) is/are NOT true?

Options:

Wager is a contract where one person promises to pay the other money on the happening of an uncertain future event and the other person promises to pay on the non-happening of the event.

Agreements entered into by way of wager are not enforceable except in certain conditions.

There is a reciprocal promise involved in a wager.

Wager is like a bet where the happening of an uncertain event is the condition on which the promise depends.

Correct Answer:

Agreements entered into by way of wager are not enforceable except in certain conditions.

Explanation:

As per the Indian Contract Act, agreements entered into by way of wager are not enforceable. Wager is a contract where one person promises to pay the other money on the happening of an uncertain future event and the other person promises to pay on the non-happening of the event. There is a reciprocal promise involved in a wager. Wager is like a bet where the happening of an uncertain event is the condition on which the promise depends.