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Match the situation with its legal result. (P) A promises to paint a picture for B by a fixed day at an agreed price, and A dies before that day. (Q) A promises to deliver goods to B on a certain day against payment of ₹1,000, and A dies before that day. (R) A agrees to pay B money when B marries C, and C dies unmarried to B. (S) A and B contract believing a debt is barred by the Indian law of limitation, which is a mistaken belief. 1. Representatives of A are bound to deliver and B must pay. 2. Contract is not voidable because of the mistake of law. 3. Contract becomes void as the event becomes impossible. 4. Contract cannot be enforced by A's representatives or by B.

The correct matching is P-4, Q-1, R-3, S-2. A personal painting promise ends with death, a delivery promise binds representatives, a contract to pay on a marriage that becomes impossible is void, and a mistake about Indian law does not make a contract voidable.

  1. AP-4, Q-1, R-3, S-2Correct
  2. BP-1, Q-4, R-3, S-2
  3. CP-4, Q-1, R-2, S-3
  4. DP-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2

Explanation

Under Section 37, a personal-skill promise like painting cannot be enforced by or against representatives (P-4), while a promise to deliver goods binds the representatives (Q-1). Under Section 32, C's death makes the marriage impossible so the contract is void (R-3). Under Section 21, a mistake as to law in force in India does not make a contract voidable (S-2).

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