Which provision of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 expressly saves the custom regarding the adoption of a married person?

Read both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and answer by using the given below:
Assertion (A): No person except the father or mother or guardian of a Hindu child has the capacity to give such child in adoption.
Reason (R): No re-adoption may take place under the Hindu Adoptions and maintenance Act, 1956.

A

(A) is correct but (R) is false

B

(A) is false but (R) is correct

C

Both (A) and (R) are correct

D

Both (A) and (R) are false

Under the Hindu Maintenance and Adoption Act, 1956, which of the both following circumstances can a dependent enforce his right to maintenance against a transferee of an estate out of which he has a right to receive maintenance:

A

Only when the Transferee has notice of such right

B

Only when the transfer is gratuitous

C

Both (A) and (B)

D

None of the above

Now a Hindu woman may also take in adoption under which Section of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956?

A

Section 5

B

Section 7

C

Section 8

D

Section 10

Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 a female Hindu has the capacity to take a son or daughter in adoption if-

A

She is not married

B

She is married

C

She is widow and has no son or daughter but has a widowed daughter-in-law

D

She cannot adopt at all

Read the following statements in the light of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 and give correct answer with the help of given below:
(1) The obligation of husband to maintain his wife is co-extensive with his property.
(2) Section 18(2) provides for maintenance and separate residence of wife in some conditions.
(3) Father-in-law's obligation to maintain widowed-daughter-in-law is a personal obligation.
(4) An unchaste and non-Hindu wife is not entitled to maintenance.

A

(1) and (4) are correct, but (2) and (3) are incorrect.

B

(2) and (4) are correct, but (1) and (3) are incorrect.

C

(3) and (4) are correct, but (1) and (2) are incorrect.

D

(1) and (3) are correct, but (2) and (4) are incorrect.

Whether a valid adoption under the Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act, 1956, can be cancelled by the adoptive father or mother or any other person?

A

Yes

B

No

C

Only by adoptive mother

D

None of the above

Under which section of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, a dependant's claim for maintenance under the Act, can be created as a charge on the estate of deceased?

A

25

B

26

C

27

D

28

E

None of the above

X' and 'Y' are husband and wife having a son and a daughter. They have adopted a girl 'Z'. The adoption under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, is:

A

Valid

B

Void

C

Voidable

D

Illegal

E

None of the above

Which Section of Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 facilitates a guardian to give his ward in adoption?

A

Section 9(1)

B

Section 9(2)

C

Section 9(3)

D

Section 9(4)

Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, an adoption shall be made

A

To a Hindu by a non-Hindu

B

By a Hindu to a non-Hindu

C

By a Hindu to a Hindu only

D

None of the above

Which provision of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 expressly saves the custom regarding the adoption of a married person?

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