Question 3 (b)
Goods and the types of goods
9 marks
- Time to write
- About 18 minutes
Question
Question 3 (b) · 9 marksDefine 'Goods' as the term is used in the Sales of Goods Act, 1930. Also, explain, with relevant examples, the different types of goods.
Reworded from the university paper; the task is the same. The original paper belongs to the University of Delhi. See DU's question bank.
Before you write
Read off the question and its marks
Read from the question
- Define…Explain…2 asks, each with its own marks below. Answer both.
- relevant examplesExamples are asked for: one short example with each point.
Write it in this order
- Read; underline the asks; jot your points 1 min
- 1 Definition of goods 3 marks 5 min
- 2 Types of goods, with examples 6 marks 11 min
- Check: every ask answered, key terms underlined 1 min
Easy marks
- Step 1 opens with the meaning: a one-line definition, the quickest mark in it.
Short on time? Trim steps 1 and 2 evenly rather than skip one: each is capped at its own marks.
Try it first. About 18 minutes for 9 marks. Write it out, then open the solution.
Solution
Hover or tap a marked figure, like 72,000, to see how it is made and where else it appears.
Goods (s. 2(7), Sale of Goods Act, 1930) are movable property of every kind except actionable claims and money; the term takes in stock and shares, growing crops, grass, and things that are attached to the land or form part of it that the parties agree will be severed before the sale or under the contract of sale.
- Existing goods (s. 6): goods owned or possessed by the seller at the time of the contract. They are:
- specific goods (s. 2(14)), identified and agreed upon when the contract is made (a particular car);
- ascertained goods, identified in accordance with the agreement after the contract is made (the 100 bags once separated from the rest of the stock and set aside for the buyer); and
- unascertained goods, defined only by description and not yet identified (100 bags of wheat out of a godown).
- specific goods (s. 2(14)), identified and agreed upon when the contract is made (a particular car);
- Future goods (s. 2(6)): goods to be manufactured, produced or acquired by the seller after the contract. A contract to sell future goods is always an agreement to sell: T agrees to sell S all the oranges his garden will produce this year.
- Contingent goods (s. 6(2)): goods whose acquisition by the seller depends on an uncertain event; they too operate as an agreement to sell, not a sale: A agrees to sell B a Picasso painting provided he is able to buy it from its present owner.
Where the 9 marks sit
| # | Component | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition of goods | 3 |
| 2 | Types of goods, with examples | 6 |
| Total | 9 |
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