Question

The legal status of a dead person is:

• [(i)] A will of a dead person cannot be executed

• [(ii)] In case of defamation, his reputation is considered as if he is alive

• [(iii)] A dead person has no legal rights

• [(iv)] Dead person can be sued
Choose the correct answer:

• A. i, ii, iii, iv
• B. i, ii, iii
• C. ii, iii
• D. ii, iii, iv

Hint:

Remember: A will takes effect only after death, and legal personality generally ends at death.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Test statement (i).
A will is, by definition, executed and given effect only after the testator dies, so saying it "cannot be executed" after death is wrong - drop (i).
Step 2: Test statements (ii) and (iii).
Law still shields a deceased person's reputation in defamation matters, and a dead person cannot hold fresh legal rights of their own, so both (ii) and (iii) hold true.
Step 3: Test statement (iv).
Since legal personality ends at death, a dead person cannot be sued directly, so (iv) is false.
Step 4: Combine the correct ones.
Only (ii) and (iii) stand as true.
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