The children born out of a void Hindu Marriage are in the eye of law
A. Illegitimate
B. Legitimate
C. Illegitimate, having no rights in ancestral property
D. Legitimate but having right of inheritance limited to their parent's property only
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A person who is a dependant under section 21 of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956 and also a class I heir and gets a share in the deceased's estates as heir, is
A. Entitled to claim maintenance as dependant
B. Not entitled to claim maintenance as dependant
C. Entitled to claim maintenance with the consent of other heirs
D. Entitled to claim maintenance through the judicial process
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A subsequent impotency i. e. impotency after the solemnization of marriage, the marriage is
A. Remains valid
B. Becomes void
C. Becomes voidable
D. None of these
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A petition Under Section 12 of Hindu Marriage Act can be filed if:
A. The marriage is solemnized before the commencement of Act
B. The marriage is solemnized before or after the commencement of Act
C. The marriage is solemnized after the commencement of Act
D. The marriage is solemnized after 1956
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A decree of Judicial separation:
(1) Dissolves the Matrimonial bond
(2) Does not dissolve the Matrimonial bond but merely suspends marital rights and obligations during the subsistence of the decree
(3) Mandates that the parties still continue to be husband and wife but not obliged to live together
(4) Provides that if the parties have not resumed co-habitation for a period of one year either party may seek divorce
A. (1), (2) and (4)
B. (1), (2), (3) and (4)
C. (1) and (4)
D. (2), (3) and (4)
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Find out the correct statement(s) from the following:
(1) A void marriage remains valid until a decree annulling it has been passed by a competent Court.
(2) A void marriage is never a valid marriage and there is no necessary of a decree annulling it.
(3) A voidable marriage is regarded as a valid subsisting marriage until a decree annulling it has been passed by a competent Court.
A. (1) and (2) are correct
B. (2) and (3) are correct
C. Only (2) is correct
D. Only (3) is correct
E. All (1), (2) and (3) are correct
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Under section 15 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 the divorced person, to marry again
A. Have to wait for a period of one year from the date of the decree
B. Have to wait for a period of six months from the date of the decree
C. May marry immediately thereafter with the leave of the court
D. May marry immediately thereafter without the leave of the court and as a matter of right
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The mother of an illegitimate child has the power to give the child in adoption
A. Only with the consent of putative father
B. Without the consent of the putative father
C. With the prior permission of the court
D. Without the consent of the putative father but with the prior permission of the court
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Under section 8 of The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, who among the following will rank first as heir?
A. Widow
B. Mother
C. Widow of a predeceased son
D. None of the above
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A decree of divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 . . . . . . . . . the status of the parties as married persons.
A. Does not terminate
B. Cannot terminate
C. Terminates
D. Partly terminate depending on circumstances
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What is the position of the nominee under The Hindu Succession Act, 1956?
A. Nominee retains the amount or property received under nomination and is thus entitled to it
B. Nominee entitled to receive amount or property holds it as trustee
C. A nominee is equivalent to the heir or legatee with regards to property or amount under nomination
D. None of the above
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Where a property sought to be changed mentioned in the application for permanent alimony, is subsequently transferred before the order creating the charge is passed
A. Transferee will take the property subject to the charge
B. Transferee will take the property free of any charge
C. Transferee mayor may not take the property subject to the charge
D. Either (A) or (C)
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The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 mentions:
A. Two types of heir of a Hindu male
B. Three types of heir of a Hindu male
C. Four types of heir of a Hindu male
D. Five types of heir of a Hindu male
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If, during the period of judicial separation, either spouse indulges in adultery, does it furnish a ground for divorce?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Not a ground
D. None of the above
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Adoption of a son by a Hindu male
A. Results in divesting of an estate vested in any person prior to the adoption
B. Is not to result in divesting of an estate vested in any person prior to the adoption
C. May or may not result in divesting of any estate vested in any person prior to adoption depending on the agreement between the parties
D. May or may not result in divesting of any estate vested in any person prior to adoption as decided by the court
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Bar to entertain a petition for divorce is contained in
A. Section 14 of Hindu Marriage Act
B. Section 15 of Hindu Marriage Act
C. Section 19 of Hindu Marriage Act
D. Section 23 of Hindu Marriage Act
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Which of the following statements hold true regarding the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005?
A. Women can now act as karta of the joint Hindu family
B. Women cannot act as a karta of the joint Hindu family before or after passing of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005
C. Women can now become karta of joint Hindu family
D. None of these
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A married in 1947 in accordance with Hindu religious rites and ceremonies, can he file a petition for judicial separation now:
A. Hindu Marriage Act came into force in 1955, so petition is not maintainable
B. Petition is not maintainable as their marriage subsists more than 25 years
C. Petition is maintainable as it is immaterial, whether the marriage is solemnised before or after the commencement of the Act
D. Petition is not maintainable at all
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If a Hindu female intends to adopt a daughter she can adopt a female child who is
A. Less than sixteen years of age
B. Less than fifteen years of age
C. Less than eighteen years of age
D. Less that twenty one years of age
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A person is disqualified from successing any property if he suffers from any
A. Disease
B. Bodily defect
C. Defermity
D. Neither (A) nor (B) nor (C)
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