B.Com (Hons), Semester I, DSC-1.2

Business Laws

258 answers across 4 recent sittings and 10 older papers.

Start with December 2025

answers: 258
papers: 14
topics ranked: 18

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The whole Business Laws syllabus in short notes, in order, with every topic linked to its past DU questions.

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Current syllabus UGCF, 2022 onwards

Older papers CBCS syllabus, 162 answers; not counted in Where the marks are

2021CBCS2021–22, Semester I (old course) paper
6 question parts, paper number not printed5 solved1 being checked
2021CBCS2021–22, Semester I paper
8 question parts, paper number not printed6 solved2 being checked
2021CBCSMarch–April 2021 paper
12 question parts, paper number not printed10 solved2 being checked
2020CBCSNovember–December 2020, open book (old course) paper
9 question parts, paper number not printed9 solved
2020CBCSNovember–December 2020, open book paper
7 question parts, paper number not printed6 solved1 being checked
2019CBCSNovember–December 2019 (old course) paper
26 question parts, paper 700223 solved3 being checked
2019CBCSNovember–December 2019 paper
29 question parts, paper 840927 solved2 being checked
2018CBCSNovember–December 2018 paper
29 question parts, paper 120227 solved2 being checked
2017CBCSNovember–December 2017 paper
30 question parts, paper 776228 solved2 being checked
2016CBCS2016 paper
23 question parts, paper 186221 solved2 being checked

Every topic, every paper

14 papers from 2016 to 2025, older syllabus included. Open a topic for its marks paper by paper.

Topic161718192021232425Papers

Contract of sale, goods and property12/142 as OR
Contract: nature, kinds, offer and acceptance11/141 as OR
Conversion into LLP11/144 as OR
LLP: partners, designated partners, liability, whistle-blowing10/141 as OR
LLP: nature, features, comparisons, small LLP10/143 as OR
Consideration10/144 as OR
Conditions, warranties and caveat emptor9/14
LLP: incorporation, registration, name, office9/142 as OR
Indemnity and guarantee8/142 as OR
Free consent8/143 as OR
Legality of object and void agreements8/143 as OR
Agency7/142 as OR
Breach and remedies7/142 as OR
Performance and discharge of contract7/143 as OR
Capacity: minors7/144 as OR
Bailment and pledge6/141 as OR
Unpaid seller5/144 as OR
Quasi-contracts4/14
Transfer of title by non-owners4/143 as OR

AskedOnly as an OR choiceNot askedCurrent-syllabus paper

Study order

Learn the topics in this order. Each one shows the marks it adds to a 90-mark paper on top of the topics above it, from the 4 current-syllabus papers (March 2023 to December 2025). An OR choice counts once.

Learn firsteach adds 9 marks or more

1
Breach and remediesQ2, Q3, Q58 past questions, 3 h
adds +1212
2
LLP: nature, features, comparisons, small LLPQ4, Q56 past questions, 2 h 15 m
adds +11.223.2
3
Conditions, warranties and caveat emptorQ38 past questions, 2 h 51 m
adds +932.2

Subtotal, 3 topics32.2 of 90 marks

Then these3 to 9 marks each

4
Contract: nature, kinds, offer and acceptanceQ15 past questions, 1 h 45 m
adds +7.840
5
LLP: partners, designated partners, liability, whistle-blowingQ4, Q57 past questions, 2 h 24 m
adds +5.245.2
6
Performance and discharge of contractQ2, Q3, Q57 past questions, 2 h 42 m
adds +5.250.5
7
LLP: incorporation, registration, name, officeQ47 past questions, 2 h 24 m
adds +5.255.8
8
Contract of sale, goods and propertyQ34 past questions, 1 h 30 m
adds +3.859.5
9
ConsiderationQ14 past questions, 1 h 9 m
adds +3.262.8
10
Free consentQ14 past questions, 1 h 15 m
adds +466.8
11
Conversion into LLPQ4, Q54 past questions, 1 h 48 m
adds +369.8
12
AgencyQ2, Q33 past questions, 54 m
adds +372.8
13
Bailment and pledgeQ24 past questions, 1 h 12 m
adds +375.8
14
Indemnity and guaranteeQ24 past questions, 1 h 12 m
adds +378.8

Subtotal, 14 topics78.8 of 90 marks

If time allowsunder 3 marks each

15
Capacity: minorsQ1, Q25 past questions, 1 h 39 m
adds +280.8
16
Unpaid sellerQ33 past questions, 1 h 3 m
adds +1.582.2
17
Legality of object and void agreementsQ1, Q25 past questions, 1 h 33 m
adds +183.2

Total, 17 topics83.2 of 90 marks

The other 6.8 marks of a typical paper sit in parts that mix several topics, or none of the named ones.

Pick one of each pair

The first topic only comes up as the OR choice against the second, so one of the two is enough.

Transfer of title by non-ownersorContract of sale, goods and propertyQ3

Doing every question in the order once, at exam pace, takes about 30 h 36 m. Averages over past papers, not promises.

Turn it into a day-by-day plan

Not on the ladder not ranked; the reason is against each

Short notes and true or false across several topicsspans several topics at once (short notes, true or false)
Outside the topics the syllabus namesasks about something the current syllabus does not name
LLP: winding up and dissolutionis from the older CBCS syllabus and not in the current one
IT Act: objects, scope, e-governance, electronic recordsis from the older CBCS syllabus and not in the current one
IT Act: cyber contraventions and offences, adjudication, Appellate Tribunalis from the older CBCS syllabus and not in the current one
IT Act: certifying authorities, Controller, subscribers, signature certificatesis from the older CBCS syllabus and not in the current one
IT Act: digital and electronic signatures, keys, hash functionis from the older CBCS syllabus and not in the current one
Quasi-contractsasked only in 4 older papers
LLP: taxation, accounts, solvency statement and auditis from the older CBCS syllabus and not in the current one

Question by question

The topics each question has asked in the 4 current-syllabus papers (March 2023 to December 2025). The faded squares are the 10 old-syllabus papers (2016–21): their questions were numbered differently, so they show only whether a topic came up.

Question 1

Contract: nature, kinds, offer and acceptance, asked in 4 of the 4 papers; came up in 7 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Free consent, asked in 4 of the 4 papers; came up in 4 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Capacity: minors, asked in 3 of the 4 papers; came up in 3 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Consideration, asked in 3 of the 4 papers; came up in 7 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Legality of object and void agreements, asked in 3 of the 4 papers; came up in 4 of the 10 old-syllabus papers

Question 2

Performance and discharge of contract, asked in 3 of the 4 papers; came up in 3 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Bailment and pledge, asked in 2 of the 4 papers; came up in 4 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Breach and remedies, asked in 2 of the 4 papers; came up in 3 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Indemnity and guarantee, asked in 2 of the 4 papers; came up in 6 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Agency, asked in 1 of the 4 papers; came up in 5 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Capacity: minors, asked in 1 of the 4 papers; came up in 3 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Legality of object and void agreements, asked in 1 of the 4 papers; came up in 4 of the 10 old-syllabus papers

Question 3

Conditions, warranties and caveat emptor, asked in 4 of the 4 papers; came up in 5 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Contract of sale, goods and property, asked in 4 of the 4 papers; came up in 8 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Unpaid seller, asked in 3 of the 4 papers; came up in 2 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Transfer of title by non-owners, asked in 2 of the 4 papers; came up in 2 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Agency, asked in 1 of the 4 papers; came up in 5 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Breach and remedies, asked in 1 of the 4 papers; came up in 3 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Performance and discharge of contract, asked in 1 of the 4 papers; came up in 3 of the 10 old-syllabus papers

Question 4

LLP: incorporation, registration, name, office, asked in 4 of the 4 papers; came up in 5 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
LLP: nature, features, comparisons, small LLP, asked in 4 of the 4 papers; came up in 6 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
LLP: partners, designated partners, liability, whistle-blowing, asked in 4 of the 4 papers; came up in 6 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Conversion into LLP, asked in 2 of the 4 papers; came up in 7 of the 10 old-syllabus papers

Question 5

Breach and remedies, asked in 2 of the 4 papers; came up in 3 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Conversion into LLP, asked in 2 of the 4 papers; came up in 7 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
LLP: nature, features, comparisons, small LLP, asked in 2 of the 4 papers; came up in 6 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
LLP: partners, designated partners, liability, whistle-blowing, asked in 1 of the 4 papers; came up in 6 of the 10 old-syllabus papers
Performance and discharge of contract, asked in 1 of the 4 papers; came up in 3 of the 10 old-syllabus papers

AskedOnly as the OR choiceNot askedCame up in an old-syllabus paper