A marriage, wherein consent of a party to solemnisation of marriage is obtained by force or fraud, is
A. A void marriage
B. A voidable marriage
C. An invalid marriage
D. All the above
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Son' and 'daughter' in entry (a) of section 15(1) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 refers to
A. Legitimate son and daughter
B. Adopted son and daughter
C. Illegitimate son and daughter other than of void or voidable marriages
D. All the above
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Which of the following females is not a dependant of the deceased under section 21 of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act
A. Unmarried daughter of a predeceased son or a predeceased son of a predeceased son
B. Unmarried daughter of a predeceased son or a predeceased son
C. Unmarried daughter of a predeceased son
D. Unmarried daughter
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Any male Hindu has a capacity to adopt if he is
A. Of sound mind and not a minor
B. Of unsound mind but not a minor
C. Of sound mind who may be a minor
D. All the above
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In a suit for jactitation of marriage
A. Maintenance pendente lite can be granted
B. Permanent alimony can be granted
C. Maintenance pendente lite and permanent alimony both can be granted
D. Neither maintenance pendente lite nor permanent alimony can be granted
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Divorce by mutual consent has been provided under
A. Section 13(1A) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
B. Section 13A of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
C. Section 13B of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
D. Section 13(2) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
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An application under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 needs to be disposed of within
A. 30 days from the date of service of notice on the wife or the husband as the case may be
B. 60 days from the date of service of notice on the wife or the husband as the case may be
C. 60 days from the date of filing of the application under Section 24
D. 30 days from the date of filing of the application under Section 24
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The petition for divorce by mutual consent may be presented according to Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, if the spouses have been living separately for a period of
A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 3 years
D. None of the above
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Under section 13 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, on agreement restricting the power of, alienation of property, the adoptive parents is
A. Valid
B. Voidable at the instance of the adoptive parents
C. Voidable at the instance of the person in whose favour the property has been alienated
D. Void
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What should be the difference of age under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, if a female adopts male
A. 21 years
B. 25 years
C. 18 years
D. 16 years
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Under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 the correct order of priority of succession is reflected as follows:
A. Class I heirs, Class II heirs, Cognates, Agnates
B. Agnates, Cognates, Class I heirs, Class II heirs
C. Cognates, Agnates, Class II heirs, Class I heirs
D. Class I heirs, Class II heirs, Agnates, Cognates
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Which Section of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with punishment for bigamy?
A. Section 14
B. Section 15
C. Section 16
D. Section 17
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A partition of joint family property has to be done
A. Only by registration
B. Only in writing
C. Can be oral or in writing
D. None of the above
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Who among the following is known as founder of Hindu Law?
A. Narada
B. Manu
C. Yajnavalkya
D. Vigyaneswara
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Match
List-I with
List-II and indicate the correct answer using the given below:
List I
List II
a. Vishwanath Agarwal v. Sarla Agarwal
1. Divorce by mutual consent
b. Geeta Maugalani v. Jagesh Magualani
2. Saptapadi
c. Manish Goel v. Rohni Goel
3. Cruelty
d. Vishnu Prakash v. Sheela Devi
4. Desertion
A. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
B. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
C. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
D. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
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Non-registration of marriage under section 8 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
A. Invalidates the marriage and calls for imposition of penalty
B. Does not invalidate the marriage but calls for imposition of penalty
C. Neither invalidates the marriage nor calls for imposition of penalty
D. Makes the marriage voidable
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Which of the following are not available to a Hindu husband as grounds of Judicial Separation?
Answer with the help of given below:
(1) Extra marital sex by wife
(2) Conversion of wife to a non-Hindu religion
(3) Wife's pre-marriage pregnancy
(4) Non consummation of marriage owing to impotence of wife
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (2) and (3) only
C. (4) and (1) only
D. (3) and (4) only
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Section 12(1)(a) of the Hindu Marriage Act is related to
A. Impotency
B. Mental disorder
C. Fraud
D. None of the above
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Alimony under section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 can be ordered by
A. A civil court
B. A court exercising jurisdiction under the Hindu Marriage Act
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Either (A) or (B)
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For the application of section 14(1) of Hindu Succession Act 1956, the female Hindu
A. Must have the ownership of the property vested in her
B. Must be in possession of the property
C. Either (A) or (B)
D. Both (A) and (B)
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