Pre-Bar Course Foundations — Law

Sample Law practice questions

Try these 12 questions from different topics. Open "Show answer" to check yourself and read the explanation.

1. Question 1 · Constitutional Law

   Under Article 1 of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, what happens to another law that is inconsistent with the Constitution?

   1. A.It automatically amends the Constitution
   2. B.It remains superior to the Constitution
   3. C.It binds only the Judiciary
   4. D.It is void to the extent of the inconsistency
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   Answer: D. It is void to the extent of the inconsistency

   Article 1 establishes the Constitution as Ghana’s supreme law.

2. Question 2 · Ghana Legal System

   Under Article 125 of the 1992 Constitution, where is the judicial power of Ghana vested?

   1. A.The Judiciary
   2. B.The Cabinet
   3. C.The Electoral Commission
   4. D.District Assemblies
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   Answer: A. The Judiciary

   Article 125 vests final judicial power in an independent Judiciary.

3. Question 3 · Law of Contract

   Which statement reflects section 10 of Ghana’s Contracts Act, 1960?

   1. A.Every contract must be notarized
   2. B.Consideration need not move from the promisee
   3. C.Only money can constitute consideration
   4. D.Consideration supplied by a third person always invalidates a promise
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   Answer: B. Consideration need not move from the promisee

   The Act provides that a promise is not invalid merely because consideration is supplied by someone other than the promisee.

4. Question 4 · Law of Torts

   The "neighbour principle" in negligence was established in:

   1. A.Rylands v Fletcher (1868)
   2. B.Caparo Industries v Dickman
   3. C.Donoghue v Stevenson
   4. D.Hadley v Baxendale
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   Answer: C. Donoghue v Stevenson

   Lord Atkin's speech defined who is owed a duty of care.

5. Question 5 · Criminal Law

   Under the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), a person steals who:

   1. A.Dishonestly appropriates a thing they do not own
   2. B.Takes any property belonging to the State without a permit
   3. C.Borrows a thing and returns it late
   4. D.Finds lost property and reports it
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   Answer: A. Dishonestly appropriates a thing they do not own

   The definition focuses on dishonest appropriation.

6. Question 6 · Law of Immovable Property

   The highest interest in land known to Ghanaian customary law is the:

   1. A.Allodial title
   2. B.Customary freehold held by subjects of the stool
   3. C.Leasehold
   4. D.Customary tenancy
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   Answer: A. Allodial title

   It is usually held by stools, skins, clans or families.

7. Question 7 · Constitutional Law

   Under Article 11 of the 1992 Constitution, the "common law" of Ghana includes:

   1. A.Only English statutes in force before independence
   2. B.Common law, equity and customary law
   3. C.Only decisions of the Supreme Court
   4. D.International treaties signed by Ghana
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   Answer: B. Common law, equity and customary law

   Article 11(2) defines the common law to include equity and customary law.

8. Question 8 · Ghana Legal System

   Under Article 11(1) of the 1992 Constitution, the sources of the laws of Ghana include all of the following EXCEPT:

   1. A.The Constitution and enactments made by Parliament
   2. B.Binding decisions of foreign courts
   3. C.Existing law
   4. D.The common law
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   Answer: B. Binding decisions of foreign courts

   Foreign decisions are only persuasive.

9. Question 9 · Law of Contract

   The display of goods with price tags in a self-service shop is generally:

   1. A.A binding offer that the customer accepts by picking the goods
   2. B.An invitation to treat
   3. C.A completed contract
   4. D.A unilateral contract
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   Answer: B. An invitation to treat

   Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemists.

10. Question 10 · Law of Torts

    The "but for" test in negligence is used to establish:

    1. A.Factual causation
    2. B.Whether a duty of care exists
    3. C.Remoteness of damage
    4. D.The standard of care
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    Answer: A. Factual causation

    Barnett v Chelsea and Kensington Hospital Management Committee.

11. Question 11 · Criminal Law

    Stealing becomes robbery when, in order to steal, the offender:

    1. A.Uses or threatens force against a person
    2. B.Steals property worth more than a stated value
    3. C.Steals at night
    4. D.Steals from a relative
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    Answer: A. Uses or threatens force against a person

    The use or threat of force is the distinguishing element.

12. Question 12 · Law of Immovable Property

    Under Article 267, stool lands in Ghana vest in the:

    1. A.President on behalf of the people of Ghana
    2. B.Lands Commission
    3. C.Appropriate stool, in trust for its subjects
    4. D.District Assembly
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    Answer: C. Appropriate stool, in trust for its subjects

    Public lands, by contrast, vest in the President.