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• A joint Hindu family is
  ক

  Joint in estate

  খ

  Joint in food and worship

  গ

  Joint in both (A) and (B)

  ঘ

  A tenancy in common
• The person who is related to another wholly through males but by halfblood will be called under The Hindu Succession Act, 1956.
  ক

  Cognate

  খ

  Agnate

  গ

  Nambudri

  ঘ

  None of the above
• Marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is
  ক

  Purely sacramental

  খ

  Purely contract

  গ

  Having semblance of a sacrament as well as semblance of a contract

  ঘ

  Either (B) or (C)
• A Hindu father can make a gift of ancestral immovable property for
  ক

  Pious purposes

  খ

  Speculative purposes

  গ

  Any purpose except illegal purposes

  ঘ

  Any purpose except immovable purposes
• An order for the grant of permanent alimony under section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
  ক

  By itself operates as a charge on the property of the respondent

  খ

  Operates on a charge on the property of the respondent when the court creates a charge on the property

  গ

  Cannot operate as a charge on the property of the respondent under any circumstances

  ঘ

  Either (A) or (C)
• Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the sapinda relationship extends in the line of ascent to
  ক

  Two degrees through the mother and three degrees through the father

  খ

  Three degrees through the mother and four degrees through the father

  গ

  Three degrees through the mother and five degrees through the father

  ঘ

  Five degrees through the mother and seven degrees through the father
• A Hindu wife may claim maintenance from her husband on which of the following grounds?
  ক

  While marriage is subsisting

  খ

  While divorce petition is pending

  গ

  After divorce is granted

  ঘ

  All of the above
• Presumption that the younger survived the elder under Section 21 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is a
  ক

  Presumption of fact

  খ

  Presumption of fact and law

  গ

  Rebuttable presumption of law

  ঘ

  Irrebuttable presumption of law
• A married woman can adopt a child
  ক

  With the consent of her husband

  খ

  Without the consent of her husband

  গ

  She cannot adopt

  ঘ

  None of the above
• Given below are two statements<br>Statement I: Two Hindus married under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 are governed by the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in matters of inheritance.<br>Statement II: Two Muslims married under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 are governed by the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in matters of inheritance.<br>In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
  ক

  Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

  খ

  Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

  গ

  Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

  ঘ

  Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
• Under Hindu Marriage Act, Hindu includes
  ক

  Buddhist

  খ

  Sikh

  গ

  Jain

  ঘ

  All the above
• If the two persons are related by blood or adoption wholly through males, each is known to have . . . . . . . . to other:
  ক

  Cognate

  খ

  Agnate

  গ

  Full blood

  ঘ

  Half Blood
• Sapinda relationship includes relationship by
  ক

  Half or uterine blood

  খ

  Full blood

  গ

  Adoption

  ঘ

  All the above
• Section 16 of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act relates to
  ক

  A rebuttable presumption of law

  খ

  An irrebuttable presumption of law

  গ

  A presumption of fact

  ঘ

  Either (A) or (C)
• Hindu male can adopt a female child, if the difference of age between the two is of more than
  ক

  15 years

  খ

  18 years

  গ

  20 years

  ঘ

  21 years
• Registration of a Hindu Marriage under section 8 of Hindu Marriage Act is
  ক

  Compulsory

  খ

  Optional

  গ

  May be made compulsory by the State Government

  ঘ

  Both (B) and (C) are correct
• Give Correct Response.<br>Section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act was held to be Constitutional by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in:
  ক

  Harvinder Kaur vs. Harmender Singh

  খ

  Saroj Rani vs. Sudarshan

  গ

  Bhagwati Vs. Sadhu

  ঘ

  Russel vs. Russel
• If a girl becomes pregnant by some person before marriage, and subsequently maries some third person: What is the position under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
  ক

  Marriage is void

  খ

  Marriage is valid

  গ

  Marriage is voidable at the option of the groom

  ঘ

  Marriage is voidable at the option of the bride

  ঙ

  None of these
• Who amongst the following is disqualified from inheriting the estate of a Hindu male
  ক

  Unchaste daughter

  খ

  Unchaste widow

  গ

  Rich daughter

  ঘ

  None of the above
• Proviso to section 6 of the Hindu Marriage Act applies when a Hindu male dies leaving behind
  ক

  A female relative specified in class I of the Schedule

  খ

  A male relative claiming through a female specified in class I of the Schedule

  গ

  Either (A) or (B)

  ঘ

  Only (B) and not (A)
• In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court has upheld validity of adoption of boy of more than 15 years of age as per prevailing custom under Section 10(iv) of the Act-
  ক

  Munna Lal v. Raj Kumar

  খ

  P. Ammal v. Ramalingam

  গ

  Kondiba Rama Papal v. Narayan Kondiba Papal

  ঘ

  Dhanraj v. Suraj Baiss
• If a minor dies during the pendency of the suit
  ক

  Suit cannot be continued by the legal representatives of the minor

  খ

  Suit can be continued by the legal representatives of the minor

  গ

  Suit can be continued by the legal representatives of the minor only with the consent of other co-parceners

  ঘ

  Only (C) and not (A) or (B)
• Section 22 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 provides for
  ক

  Right of pre-emption among co-heirs

  খ

  Presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths

  গ

  Disqualifications of a heir

  ঘ

  Escheat
• Section 26 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides for
  ক

  Custody of minor children

  খ

  Maintenance of minor children

  গ

  Education of minor children

  ঘ

  All the above
• Property, the right to which accrues on the death of the last owner without leaving male issue is called
  ক

  Unobstructed heritage

  খ

  Joint family property

  গ

  Obstructed heritage

  ঘ

  Either (A) or (B)
• Rights of child in womb at the time of death of the intestate have been provided under
  ক

  Section 19 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956

  খ

  Section 20 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956

  গ

  Section 21 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956

  ঘ

  Section 22 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956
• As a result of the changes introduced by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, the daughter of a coparcener in a Joint Hindu Family, governed by the Mitakshara Law, becomes a coparcener-
  ক

  w.e.f 17^th June, 1956

  খ

  w.e.f 9^th September, 2005

  গ

  w.e.f. 20^th December, 2004

  ঘ

  From the day, she was born
• Under the Hindu law, a person can enter sanyas ashrama - a holy order
  ক

  At a young age

  খ

  At old age

  গ

  Either at a young age or at old age

  ঘ

  Only at old age and not at young age
• Saptapadi means:
  ক

  Taking of four steps by the bridegroom and the bride before the sacred fire

  খ

  Taking of seven steps by the bridegroom before the sacred fire

  গ

  Taking of seven steps by the bridegroom and bride jointly before the scared fire

  ঘ

  Taking of seven steps by the bridge and bridegroom separately before the sacred fire
• A marriage solemnised between any two Hindus, who are related to each other in spinda relationship, under section 11 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, shall be
  ক

  Valid

  খ

  Voidable

  গ

  Void

  ঘ

  Either valid or voidable