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Direction: This section consists of fifty (50) questions. Follow the instructions carefully and choose the most appropriate option:

The question number 111-145 in this section consists of legal proposition(s) (hereinafter referred to as 'principle') and facts. Such principles may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purpose of this section. In other words, in answering the following question further, you must not assume any facts other than those stated in the question. The objective of this section is to test your interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem-solving ability, even if the 'most reasonable conclusion' arrived at may be absurd or unacceptable for any other reason.

To answer a question, the given principle is to be applied to the given facts so as to arrive at most reasonable conclusion.

Principle: Consent is a good defense for civil action in tort. But consent must include both knowledge of risk and assumption of risk, i.e., readiness to bear harm.

Facts: A lady passenger was aware that the driver of the cab, in which she opted to travel, was little intoxicated. The cab met with an accident and lady got injured.

A) Driver can take the plea that he was lightly intoxicated.

B) Lady is not entitled to claim compensation as she had knowledge of the risk.

C) Lady is entitled to claim compensation as she only knew about risk and there was no assumption of risk.

D) Lady can refuse to pay the fare as she had suffered injuries.