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    Question

    According to the Contract Act mere silence is not fraud

    unless_______________
    A There is duty to speak Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The promise is made without any intention of performing it Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C There is active concealment of a fact by one having knowledge or belief of the fact Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D All a, b & c Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Section 17 Explanation—Mere silence as to facts likely to affect the willingness of a person to enter into a contract is not fraud, unless the circumstances of the case are such that, regard being had to them, it is the duty of the person keeping silence to speak, or unless his silence is, in itself, equivalent to speech.

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