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

Statement : Residents from Model Colony coming under North Ward of City X have complained to the Ward Officer that for last three days the tap water in the ward is contaminated and no action is being initiated by municipal staff.

Courses of Action :
I. The Ward Officer of North Ward should initiate action against residents who have lodged complaints against municipal staff.
II. The Ward Officer should ask his junior officer to visit Model Colony to assess the actual condition of water with his staff and to get samples of water tested from laboratories.
III. The Ward Officer should ask Ward Engineer to check water installations and pipelines in the Model Colony area.

A

Only I and II follow

B

Only II and III follow

C

Only I and III follow

D

Only either I or III, and II follow

E

None of these

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

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.

Under Hindu Law:
(1) A mother cannot be natural guardian of a minor during life time of father
(2) After father's death grandfather is natural guardian of the minor
(3) Maternal uncle would be guardian after father and grandfather
(4) Elder-brother would be guardian after father and grandfather

A

(1) and (3) are true

B

(2) and (4) are true

C

All are true

D

None of the above

A guardian of a child can give the child in adoption under Section 9(4) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 to:

A

Anyone excluding himself

B

Anyone including himself

C

Anyone excluding himself and his family members

D

Only his family members

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 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

The period of limitation for filing a suit to set aside transfer of property made by a guardian of a ward, by the ward's legal representative, when the ward dies before attaining majority, is:

A

Three years from the date when the ward would have become major

B

Three years from the date when such fact comes to the notice of the legal representative

C

Three years from the date of death of the ward

D

Twelve years from the date of the transfer

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

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

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

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