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Consider these statements about contracts under the Indian Contract Act, 1872. I. A contract contingent on an uncertain future event happening cannot be enforced unless and until that event has happened. II. A contract to pay money when Ravi marries Sita becomes void if Sita dies without being married to Ravi. III. Promises that depend on personal skill, such as painting a picture, bind the representatives of the promisor if the promisor dies. Which statements are correct?

Only statements I and II are correct. A contingent contract cannot be enforced until the event happens, and it becomes void if the event becomes impossible, such as the intended spouse dying. Personal-skill contracts like painting are not enforceable by or against representatives after death.

  1. AI and III only
  2. BII and III only
  3. CI, II and III
  4. DI and II onlyCorrect

Explanation

Statement I reflects the rule on contingent contracts, and II follows the illustration that the contract becomes void if the marriage becomes impossible. Statement III is wrong: promises bind representatives unless a contrary intention appears, and a contract to paint a picture cannot be enforced by or against the representatives after the painter's death.

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