OBLIGATIONS

1. The following are the requisites of an obligation, except

A. Passive and active subject B. Prestation C. Efficient cause D. Demand
2. The right of the creditor that is enforceable against a definite debtor is
A. Real right B. Natural right C. Moral right D. Personal right
3. Which of the following is a civil obligation?
A. X obliges himself to pay Y P10,000 on October 30, 2009.
B. A is a debtor of B for P20,000 due on September 30, 1995.
C. The obligation of a husband and wife to observe fidelity.
D. The obligation of a catholic to hear mass every Sunday.
4. Specific performance may not be possible in this civil obligation
A. A, a painter, obliges himself to paint the portrait of B on April 9, 2009
B. C, a farmer, obliges himself to give his only cow to D on February 14, 2009
C. E, a veterinarian, obliges himself to give one of his dogs to F on May 1, 2009
D. D. G, a registrar of deeds, obliges himself to effect registration of H’s parcel of land on February
28, 2009.
5. The source of obligations which is a rule of conduct, just and obligatory, promulgated
by legitimate authorities for common good, benefit and observance
A. Contracts B. Quasi-contracts C. Delicts D. Law
6. A juridical necessity to give, to do or not to do

A. Civil obligation B. Natural obligation C. Moral obligation D. Social obligation

7. They give a right of action to compel their performance

A. Civil obligation B. Moral obligation C. Natural obligation D. Social obligation

8. The obligee has a right to enforce the obligation against the obligor in a court of law
A. Civil obligation C. Natural obligation
B. Moral obligation D. Social obligation

9. This is based on equity and justice

A. Civil obligation B. Moral obligation C. Natural obligation D. Social obligation
10. The person in whose favor the obligation is constituted
A. Obligor B. Obligee C. Passive subject D. Debtor
11. Synonymous to obligee
1. Creditor 2. Active subject 3. Debtor 4. Passive subject
A. 1 and 2 B. 1 and 4 C. 2 and 3 D. 3 and 4
12. The person who has the duty of giving, doing or not doing.
A. Obligee B. Obligor
 C. Active subject D. Creditor
13. Synonymous to obligor
1. Creditor 2. Active subject 3. Debtor 4. Passive subject
A. 1 and 2 B. 1 and 4 C. 2 and 3
D. 3 and 4
14. The object or subject matter of the obligation
A. Prestation C. Active Subject
B. Vinculum D. Passive subject
15. The efficient cause or juridical tie why the obligation exists
A. Active subject B. Passive subject C. Prestation D. Vinculum
16. The duty not to recover what has voluntarily been paid although payment was no longer
required
A. Civil obligation C. Moral Obligation
B. Natural obligation D. Juridical obligation
17. The following are sources of obligations derived from law, except
A. contracts C. delicts
B. quasi-contracts D. quasi-delicts

18. Cannot be enforced by court action and depend exclusively upon the good conscience of the
debtor.
A. civil obligation C. moral obligation
B. natural obligation D. social obligation
19. A owes B P1,000. A, knowing that the debt has prescribed, nevertheless, still pays B. Can A
recover what he voluntarily paid?
First answer - Yes, because B has no right to demand the payment effected by A.
Second Answer - No, the payment extinguished the natural obligation.

A. Both answers are correct. C. Only the first is correct.

B. Both answers are wrong. D. Only the second is correct.

20. The duty to pay taxes and support one’s family are obligations arising from
A. Law B. Contracts C. Quasi-contracts D. Delicts
21. The obligation of husband and wife to render mutual help and support arises from
A. Contract B. Law C. Quasi-contract D. Quasi-delict
22. A supports B, a minor, because B’s father refuses to support B. The father is obliged to
reimburse A. The source of obligation is
A. contracts C. delicts
B. quasi-contracts D. quasi-delicts
23. A juridical relation resulting from a lawful, voluntary, and unilateral act and which has for
its purpose the payment of indemnity to the end that no one shall be unjustly enriched or
benefited at the expense of another.
A. Contract B. Quasi-contract C. Delicts D. Quasi-delicts
24. When a person voluntarily takes charge ofanother’s abandoned business or property
without the owner’s authority where reimbursement must be made for necessary and useful
expenses.
A. Quasi-contract B. quasi-delict C. Negotiorum gestio D. Solutio indebiti
25. When something is received when there is no right to demand it, and it was unduly
delivered thru mistake, the recipient has the duty to return it.
A. Quasi-contract B. Quasi-delict C. Negotiorum gestio D. Solutio indebiti
26. - A quasi-contract is an implied contract.
- A defendant who is acquitted in a criminal case is no longer liable civilly.
A. True; true C. False;true
B. True; false D. False; false
27. Tort or culpa aquiliana is
A. Quasi-contract B. Quasi-delict C. Negotiorum gestio D. Solutio indebiti
28. A fault or act or omission of care which causes damage to another, there being no pre-
existing contractual relations between the parties.
A. Quasi-contract B. Quasi-delict C. Negotiorum gestio D. Solutio indebiti
29. Omission of the diligence which is required by the circumstances of person, place and time.

A. Ignorance B. Negligence C. Impotence D. Insanity

30. Unless the law or the stipulation of the parties require another standard of care, every
person obliged to give something is also obliged to take care of it with the proper diligence.
A. Observing utmost care. C. Of a father of a good family
B. Observing extraordinary diligence D. Observing ordinary diligence
31. Ordinary diligence is
A. Diligence of a good father of a family.
B. Extraordinary diligence
C. Diligence required by law
D. Diligence of a father of a good family.
32. The creditor has the right to the fruits of the thing.
A. From the time the obligation to deliver it arises.
B. From the time the fruits have been delivered.
C. From the time there is meeting of the minds.
D. From the perfection of the contract.
33. From the time the fruits have been delivered, the creditor shall acquire
A. Real right B. Personal right C. Moral right D. Inchoate right
34. If A sells to B a fountain pen, the giving by A to B of the fountain pen is

A. Actual tradition C. Symbolical tradition

B. Constructive delivery D. Traditio longa-manu Items
35-39 A KIND OF CONSTRUCTIVE DELIVERY WHEREBY:
35. There is delivery when the keys of a warehouse are given.
A. Traditio simbolica C. Traditio brevi-manu
B. Traditio longa-manu D. Traditio constitotum possessorium
36. There is delivery by mere consent or pointing out of an object.
A. Traditio simbolica C. Traditio brevi-manu
B. Traditio longa-manu D. Traditio constitotum possessorium
37. A possessor of a thing not as an owner, becomes the possessor as owner.
A. Traditio simbolica C. Traditio brevi-manu
B. Traditio longa-manu D. Traditio constitotum possessorium
38. A possessor of a thing as an owner retains possession no longer as an owner, but in some
other capacity
A. Traditio simbolica C. Traditio brevi-mani
B. Traditio longa-manu D. Traditio constitutom possessorium

39. The opposite of brevi-manu

A. Longa-manu C. Constitutom possessorium
B. Simbolica D. Quasi-tradition
40. If a thing is capable of particular designation.
A. Generic B. Specific C. Indeterminate D. Indeterminable
41. If a thing refers to a class, to a genus and cannot be pointed out with particularity.
A. Generic B. Specific C. Determinate D. Indeterminable
42. A wife was about to deliver a child. Her parents brought her to the hospital. Who should pay
the expenses for medical attendance?
Answer 1– The husband, because it is his duty to support his wife and support includes medical
attendance.
Answer 2 – The parents, because they were the persons who brought the “wife” to the hospital.
A. Both answers are correct. C. Only the first is correct.
B. Both answers are not correct. D. Only the second is correct.
43. The following are kinds of fruits of an obligation, except
A. natural B. industrial C. civil D. penal
44. Spontaneous products of the soil and the offspring and other products of animals
A. natural B. industrial C. civil D. penal
45. Products of the soil through cultivation or intervention of human labor.
A. natural B. industrial C. civil D. penal

46. Fruits arising out of contracts- like rental payments.

A. natural B. industrial C. civil D. penal
47. When does the obligation to deliver arise?
Answer 1– If there is no term or condition, then from the perfection of the contract.
Answer 2 – If there is a term or condition, then from the moment the term arrives or the
condition happens.
A. True; true B. True; false C. False; true D. False; false

48. A is obliged to give B 10 kilos of sugar, which of the following is not correct?
A. B can demand that A obtain the sugar and deliver it to him.
B. B can just buy 10 kilos of sugar and charge the expense to A.
C. A can insist on just paying B damages or the monetary value of the sugar.
D. B may require another person to deliver the sugar and charge the expenses to A.
49. Where demand by the creditor shall be necessary in order that delay may exist.
A. When time is of the essence of the contract.
B. When demand would be useless.
C. When the obligor has expressly acknowledged that he is in default.
D. When the obligor requested for an extension of time.
50. Debtor’s default in real obligation.
A. Mora accipiendi C. Mora solvendi ex-persona
B. Mora solvendi ex-re D. Compensatio morae
51. Debtor’s default in personal obligation.
A. Mora accipiendi C. Mora solvendi ex-persona
B. Mora solvendi ex-re D. Compensatio morae
52. Default on the part of the creditor
A. Mora accipiendi C. Mora solvendi ex-persona
B. Mora solvendi ex-re D. Compensatio morae
53. Default on the part of both parties.
A. Mora accipiendi C. Mora solvendi ex-persona
B. Mora solvendi ex-re D. Compensatio morae
54. A borrowed money from B payable on December 10, 2008. If A failed to pay on due date, will
A be in delay?
A. Yes, because there is stipulation as regards the due date.
B. Yes, if the obligation is in writing.
C. No, because demand has not been made by B.
D. No, if A has the money to pay B.

55. Damages awarded for mental and physical anguish.

A. Moral B. Exemplary C. Nominal D. Temperate
56. Damages awarded to vindicate a right.
A. Liquidated B. Actual C. Nominal D. Exemplary

57. Damages awarded to set an example.

A. Exemplary B. Liquidated C. Nominal D. Moral
58. When the exact amount of damages cannot be ascertained.

A. Exemplary B. Liquidated C. Temperate D. Moral

59. Damages determined beforehand.

A. Temperate B. Liquidated C. Actual D. Moral
60. A obliged himself to deliver to B the following:
1) 2008 Sing-It Yamaha Organ
2) Magalona passenger jeepney with engine No. 69 and chasis No. 88
First Statement - In case A failed to deliver the 2008 Yamaha Organ, the court may compel A to
deliver the 2008 Yamaha Organ plus damages
Second Statement - In case A failed to deliver the jeepney, the court may compel A to deliver
the jeepney plus damages.
A. True; true B. True; false C. False; true D. False; false
61. I – If a person obliged to do something fails to do it, the same shall be executed at his cost.
II – Those who in the performance of their obligations are guilty of fraud, negligence,
or delay and those who in any manner contravene the tenor threof, are liable for damages.
A. True; true B. True; false C. False; true D. False; false
62. I - Responsibility arising from fraud is demandable in all obligations. Any waiver of an
action for fraud is void.
II – If the law or contract does not state the diligence which is to observed in the
performance of an obligation, that which is expected of a father of a good family shall be
required.
A. True; true B. True; false C. False; true D. False; false
63. I – The receipt of a later installment of a debt without reservation as to prior
installments, shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption that such installments have been
paid.
II – If a taxpayer pays his income tax liability for the current year, there is a presumption
that tax liability for the previous year has been paid.
A. True; true B. True; false C. False; true D. False; false
64. With regard to the right as to the fruits of the thing, which is not correct?
A. If the obligation is subject to a suspensive condition, the obligation to deliver arises from the
moment the condition happens.
B. If the obligation is subject to a suspensive condition, the obligation to deliver arises upon the
expiration of the term or period.
C. If there is no condition or term for its fulfillment, the obligation to deliver arises from the
perfection of the contract or creation of the obligation.
D. If the obligation arises from the contract of sale, the vendor has a right to the fruits of the thing
from the time the obligation to deliver arises.
65. A is obliged to deliver his only car to B on November 20, 2009. If A does not deliver, and on
November 22, 2009, a typhoon destroys the car.
A. A is not liable because the obligation is extinguished.
B. A is liable because he is in delay.
C. A and B will divide the loss equally.
D. A’s obligation is converted into a monetary obligation.
66. I – When what is to be delivered is a determinate thing, the creditor may compel the debtor
to make the delivery and if the debtor refuses, the creditor may ask that the obligation be
complied with at the expense of the debtor.
II – The obligation to give a determinate thing includes that of delivering all its accessions
and accessories, even though they may not have been mentioned.
A. True; true B. True; false C. False; true D. False; false
67. What is the basis of the liability of a school when a student is stabbed inside the campus by a
stranger in the school?
A. Contracts C. Delicts
B. Quasi-contracts D. Quasi-delicts
68. The following except one, are included in civil liability. The exception is
A. Restitution C. Indemnification
B. Reparation D. Starvation
69. The thing itself shall be restored, as a rule
A. Restitution C. Indemnification
B. Reparation D. Starvation

70. The court determines the amount of damage taking into consideration the price of the thing
and its sentimental value to the injured person.
A. Restitution C. Indemnification
B. Reparation D. Starvation
71. The consequential damages suffered by the injured person and those suffered by his family
or third person by reason of the act.
A. Restitution C. Indemnification
B. Reparation D. Starvation
72. Action to impugn or rescind acts or contracts done by the debtor to defraud the
creditors.

A. Accion reinvindicatoria C. Accion subrogatoria

B. Accion pauliana D. Accion quanti-minoris

73. A borrower agreed, that in case of non-payment of his debt, to render services as a servant.
Which of the following is not correct?
A. If the services will be rendered in satisfaction of the debt, the stipulation is valid.
B. If the services will be “for free”, the stipulation is void for being contrary to law and morals.
C. If the services will not be gratuitous, specific performance of the service will be the proper remedy
in case of non-compliance.
D. Should there be a valid stipulation as regards the rendition of services, an action fordamages should
be brought in case of non-compliance.
74. A ordered B, a 10 year old boy to climb a high and slippery mango tree with a promise to
give him part of the fruits. B was seriously injured when he fell while climbing the tree. Is A
liable?
First Answer - No, because no person shall be responsible for fortuitous events. care to avoid a
reasonable foreseeable injury to B.

Second Answer – Yes, because A is negligent in making the order without taking due

A. True; true B. True; false C. False; true D. False; false

75. A pays for B’s transportation fare, without B’s knowledge and later discovers that B was
entitled to half-fare. Which is not correct?
A. A can recover the half-fare from B.
B. A can recover the half-fare from the carrier.
C. A can recover the ½ from B and ½ from the carrier.
D. A can recover half-fare from B only.

76. A borrowed P100,000 from B. the loan was secured by a mortgage of A’s land in favor of B.
Without the knowledge of A, C paid B the sum of P100,000 for A’s debt. As a result
A. C may foreclose the mortgage on A’s land if A cannot pay.
B. C cannot claim reimbursement from A in as much as the payment was made withoutthe knowledge
of B.
C. C can recover the amount from B in case A refuses to reimburse C.
D. The obligation of A to B was extinguished but A should reimburse C the amount of P100,000
because he was benefited by the payment.
77. When the debtor of a debtor is ordered not to pay the latter so that preference
would be given to the latter’s creditor.
 A. Garnishment B. Interpleader C. Injunction D. Attachment

78. A obtained a loan from B bank. The loan was embodied in several promissory notes. As
security the borrower executed a chattel mortgage on his standing crops. Said crops
were however subsequently destroyed by typhoon “Rosing”. Is A still liable for the loan despite
the destruction of the crops by a fortuitous event?
1st Answer - Yes, the obligation of A was to deliver a generic thing– money.
2nd Answer – No, the obligation was to deliver determinate things– the standing crops.
A. True; true B. True; false C. False; true D. False; false
79. A sold a half-interest in his specific car to B. It was agreed that the price to be paid by B
would be used in installing a new engine on the car. Later, the car was destroyed by a fortuitous
event. Is B’s obligation to pay the price extinguished?
1st Answer - Yes, there is no more use of installing a new engine since the car has already been
destroyed by a fortuitous event.
2nd Answer – No, B must still pay because his obligation to pay in generic.

A. True; true B. True; false C. False; true D. False; false

80. I – A commits the crime of theft and is asked to return the car to its owner B. If, before the
car is delivered to B it is destroyed by a fortuitous event, Is A’s liability extinguished?
II – Using above statement, A had previously asked the owner to accept the car, but the
owner without any justifiable reason refuses to accept the car, and it is destroyed by a fortuitous
event, Is A’s liability extinguished?
A. Yes; Yes B. No; Yes C. Yes; No D. No; No
81. I - There is no delay in an obligation not to do something.
II – Solutio indebiti and negotiorum gestio are implied contracts.

A. True; true B. True; false C. False; true D. False; false

82. I - Consent of the parties is required in quasi-contract.
II – The creditor acquires real rights over the thing from the time the obligation to deliver
arises.
A. True; true B. True; false C. False;true D. False; false
83. The creditor has a right to the fruits of the thing from the time

A. The thing is delivered.

B. The fruits are delivered.
C. The obligation to deliver the thing arises.
D. The sale is perfected.
84. The buyer has a right to the fruits of the thing from the time
A. The thing is delivered.
B. The fruits are delivered.
C. The obligation to deliver the thing arises.
D. The sale is perfected.

85. Which is not considered as quasi-contract?

A. Solutio indebiti
B. Negotiorum gestio
C. When the third person with the knowledge of the debtor, pays the debt.
D. Reimbursement due the person who saved property during fire or typhoon without the knowledge
of the owner.
86. No longer enforceable by court action but is binding on the party who oblige with it in
conscience is
A. Civil obligation C. Moral obligation
B. Natural obligation D. Conditional obligation
87. If A pays a debt that has prescribed
1. Not knowing it has prescribed, A can recover on the ground of undue payment. 2. Knowing it
has prescribed, A cannot recover for this would be a case of natural obligation.
A. Both 1 and 2 are true C. Only 2 is true
B. Only 1 is true D. Both 1 and 2 are false
88. On June 24, 2009 A is obliged to give B his specific car. There was no delivery until June 30
when the garage of the car collapsed due to heavy rain and strong winds of Typhoon Ondoy, and
the car was totally destroyed. Is A still liable?
A. No, even if A was in default, he could plead impossibility of performance.
B. Yes, because the contract is perfected.
C. No, because there was no demand by B to deliver the car.
D. Yes, the obligation to deliver the car is changed to pay the equivalent value because B is in legal
delay.
89. This obligation is demandable at once when it
A. has a resolutory condition. C. is with a term ex-die.
B. has a suspensive condition D. has a period.
90. When the debtor binds himself to pay when his means permit him to do so, the obligation
shall be deemed to be with a
A. Resolutory period C. Potestative condition
B. Suspensive condition D. Period.
91. A promise to give B his Volvo car if B passes the CPA Board Exams. Pending the results of
the exams, the car is destroyed by a fortuitous event without any fault on the part of A. As a
result
A. The obligation of A is extinguished.
B. The obligation of A is converted into monetary obligation.
C. The obligation of A will equitably reduced.
D. A will have to give B another car of equivalent value.
92. A period with a suspensive effect.
A. I will support you beginning January 1 of next year.
B. I will support you until January 1 of next year.
C. I will support you if A dies of TB.
D. I will support you if A marries B.
93. A period with a resolutory effect.
A. I will support you beginning January 1 of next year.
B. I will support you until A dies.
C. I will support you if A dies.
D. I will support you if A dies of TB.
94. The obligation begins only from a day certain or upon the arrival of said period.
A. Ex die C. Conditional
B. In diem D. With a period

95. The obligation remains valid up to a time certain but terminates upon the arrival of said
period.
A. With a period C. Ex die
B. Conditional D. In diem
96. Anything paid or delivered before the arrival of the period, the obligor being unaware of the
period or believing that the obligation has become due and demandable.
A. May be recovered without interests.
B. May be recovered with interests.
C. May be recovered with fruits and interests.
D. May not be recovered.
97. Whenever in an obligation a period is designated, it is presumed to have been
established for the benefit
A. Of both the creditor and debtor C. Of the debtor only
B. Of the creditor only D. Of third persons
98. This is a valid obligation.
A. A will give B P100,000 if B will kill C.
B. A will give B P1,000,000 if B will agree to be the mistress of A.
C. A will give B P100,000 if B can make C rise from the dead.
D. A will give B P1,000 if B will not pose nude in a painting session.

99. Where two or more prestations have been agreed upon but only one is due, the obligation is

A. Alternative C. Conjoint
B. Facultative D. Solidary
100. Using the preceding number, the right of choice, belongs
A. To the debtor C. To both the creditor and debtor
B. To the creditor D. To third person

CONTRACTS
1. A delivered his bracelet to B for B’s necklace. No written agreement was signed by the parties.
Which of the following is appropriate description of the contract between A and B?
A. Onerous and bilateral C. Bilateral and innominate
B. Bilateral and innominate D. Aleatory and nominate
2. They are the elements that are found in certain contracts and are presumed to existunless set
aside by the parties
A. Accidental elements C. Artificial elements
B. Natural elements D. Incidental elements
3. They refer to the elements that may be stipulated by the contracting parties
A. Accidental elements C. Artificial elements
B. Natural elements D. Incidental elements
4. The following are some accidental elements of a contract of sale, except
A. Terms of payment C. Place of payment
B. Interest rate D. Accession and accessories
5. A contract where the cause with respect to each contracting party is the prestation or the
promise of a thing or service by the other is
A. An onerous contract C. An innominate contract
B. A gratuitous contract D. An aleatory contract
6. A contract where one party receives no valuable consideration and the cause is the
liberality of the benefactor is
A. A gratuitous contract C. An onerous contract
B. A unilateral contract D. A commutative contract
7. A delivered his van to B for the latter’s use for one week without any compensation. The
cause of the contract is
A. The van of A C. The period of one week
B. The generosity of A D. The delivery of the van
8. The principle that contracting parties may establish such stipulations, clauses, terms and
conditions as they may deem convenient, provided they are not contrary to law, moral, public
policy and public order, refer to the principle of
A. Liberty of contract C. Consensuality of contract
B. Relativity of contract D. Mutuality of contract
 9. The following instances will render an offer ineffective before acceptance is conveyed. Which
one will not? When one of the parties
A. Is civilly interdicted C. Becomes insane
B. Becomes insolvent D. Is placed under a hypnotic spell
10. The following statements pertain to the cause of a contract. Which statement refer to motive?
A. It is the essential reason of a contract.
B. It is always known to the contracting parties
C. It is illegality does not affect the validity of the contract
D. there will be no contract without it

11. The bargaining point, that is, when negotiation is in progress (stage in the life of a contract)
A. Consummation B. Conception C. Perfection D. Birth
12. The meeting of minds regarding the object and cause of the contract (stage in the life of a
contract)
A. Conception B. Preparation C. Death D. Birth
13. The point where the parties have performed their respective obligations and the contract is
terminated
A. Preparation B. Conception C. Perfection D. Consummation
14. When there is concurrence of offer and acceptance, there is
A. Payment B. Consignation C. Consent D. Tender of payment
15. An absolutely simulated or fictitious contract is
A. Void B. Voidable C. Rescissible D. Unenforceable

16. A sold to B his cow for P5,000. No date is fixed by the parties for the performance of their
respective obligations. The obligation of A is
A. To deliver the cow immediately as there is a perfected contract.
B. To deliver the cow within the reasonable time from the perfection of the contract
C. To deliver the cow upon the payment by B of P5,000
D. To rescind the contract as there is no time fixed for the delivery and payment.
17. A owes B P10,000 due on March 10, 2010. A owes B P8,000 due on March 11, 2010. A obliged
himself to deliver to B a cow valued at P6,000 on March 12, 2010. On March 13,
2010, a paid B P10,000. If A makes an application of payment,
A. The P10,000 should be applied to the first debt only
B. The P10,000 should be applied to the second debt only
C. The P10,000 may be applied either to the first debt or second debt
D. The P10,000 may be applied to the first debt, or to the second debt or to the thirddebt
18. A contract where both contracting parties are incapable of giving consent is
A. Void B. Rescissible C. Unenforceable D. Voidable
19. The conception of a contract is when
A. When there is meeting of the minds
B. When negotiations are in progress
C. When the contract is executed
D. D. When the parties come to an agreement

20. Contract which has no effect at all

A. Rescissible B. Voidable C. Unenforceable D. Void

21. Contract which can not be ratified

A. Rescissible B. Voidable C. Unenforceable D. Void

22. If mistake, fraud, accident or inequitable conduct has prevented a meeting of the minds of
the parties to a contract, the proper remedy is

A. Ratify the contract C. Annulment of the contract

B. Ask for a specific performance D. Reformation of the contract
23. A sold his land to B. The sale was made orally. B paid the agree price. B wanted to have the
sale registered but he needs a public instrument. Which is correct?
A. B may sue A for the return of his money as no one shall be unjustly enriched at the expense of
another.
B. B cannot demand the return of the purchase price because the sale is unenforceable.
C. B may compel A to execute the public instrument because the sale is valid.

D. B may only occupy and use the land as buyer in good faith

24. A is the guardian of B, a minor. B sold A’s land in writing to C v alued at P1M for P.7M.
The sale is (stage in the life of a contract)
A. Rescissible B. Voidable C. Unenforceable D. Void
25. Although validly agreed upon, courts can nullify this contract because of damage toone of the
parties or to a third person and its enforcement, may cause injustice by reason of some external
facts
A. Rescissible contracts C. Unenforceable contracts
B. Voidable contracts D. Void contracts

26. A contract where the fulfillment is dependent upon the chance, so the values may vary
because of the risk or chance.
A. Commutative C. Remunerative
B. Aleatory D. Gratuitous
27. A clause providing that the mortgagee will automatically own the property mortgaged if the
debt is not paid at maturity is
A. Dacion en pago C. Pactum Commissorium
B. Payment by cession D. Upset price
28. The contact must bind both contracting parties
A. Consensuality of contract C. Mutuality of contract
B. Simplicity of contract D. Relativity of contract
29. Not a characteristic of contract
A. Consensuality of contract C. Mutuality of contract
B. Simplicity of contract D. Relativity of contract

30. Contracts are generally effective only between the parties, their assigns and their heirs
A. Consensuality of contract C. Mutuality of contract
B. Simplicity of contract D. Relativity of contract

31. A stipulation in favor of a third person

A. Stipulation pour autrui C. Assignment of credit
B. Stipulation pour over D. Pactum commissorium
32. Not a requisite of stipulation pour autrui
A. The contracting parties must have clearly and deliberately conferred a favor upon third person
B. The stipulation must be part of the contract

C. The third person communicated his acceptance to the obligor before its revocation
D. There must be an agency between either of the parties and the third person

33. The following contracts are not perfected until the delivery of the object of the obligations,
except
A. Pledge B. Deposit C. Commodatum D. Sale
34. Pledge, deposit and commodatum are
A Consensual contracts C. Solemn contracts
B. Real contracts D. Formal contracts
35. Acceptance of an offer made by letter or telegram shall bind the offeror. From the time the
A. Offeree accepted the offer
B. Offeree sent his letter or telegram
C. Acceptance came to the knowledge of the offeror
D. Offeror made the offer
36. A contract where consent is given through mistake, violence, intimidation, undue influence
or fraud is
A. Rescisible B. Voidable C. Unenforceable D. Void
37. The mortgagor will execute an instrument to transfer the ownership over the property
mortgaged to the mortgagee if the debt is not paid at maturity is

A. Void B. Voidable C. Valid D. Unenforceable

38. A, B and C are jointly liable to D in the amount of P9,000. D assigns the entire credit to A. In
this case
A. The obligation is extinguished because of confusion
B. B and C will not be liable to A
C. A becomes the new creditor and may demand from B and C P4,500 each
D. A’s share in the obligation is extinguished because of confusion.

39. One is not a requisite needed in order that obligation shall be extinguished by loss or
destruction of the thing due:
A. When the thing is lost without the fault of the debtor
B. When the thing lost is generic
C. When the thing is lost before the debtor has incurred in delay. D. When the thing lost is specific
40. The obligation is demandable on the date of the obligation and shall continue to be in force
up to the arrival of the day certain:
A. Resolutory period C. Indefinite period
B. Suspensive period D. Legal period
41. Characteristic of void contracts, except
A. Defense of illegality cannot be waived
B. Cannot be ratified
C. Action for declaration of inexistense does not prescribe
D. The inexistence can be assailed by third person
42. Unless ratified, suits will not prosper if the contract is
A. Rescissible B. Voidable C. Unenforceable D. Void