For the purpose of Section 14(2) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Civil Court include:
A. Deputy Commissioner
B. Deputy Commissioner as a Revenue Court
C. Both [A] and [B]
D. Neither [A] nor [B
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In Smt. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar, AIR 2006 SC 1158, the SC discussed the following issue:
A. Judicial separation
B. Saptapadi in Hindu Marriage
C. Registration of Marriages
D. Maintenance
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. Father of male Hindu dying intestate is Class-I heir
B. Mother of male Hindu dying intestate is Class-I heir
C. Daughter of a pre-deceased daughter is Class-I heir
D. Widow of pre-deceased son is Class-I heir
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A second marriage of a married Hindu man contracted after his conversion to Muslim faith is-
A. Valid
B. Void
C. Voidable
D. Irregular
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One of the following is not a ground for divorce, under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
A. Adultery
B. Cruelty
C. Desertion
D. Irretrievable break down of marriage
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In the Schedule of the Hindu Succession Act as amended in September 2005 number of heirs have been increased in
A. Heirs in class I of the Schedule
B. Heirs in class II of the Schedule
C. Heirs in both classes I & II of the Schedule
D. No changes have been made
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Which is a separate or self-acquired property:
1. Government grants
2. Property obtained by a coparcener who has no male issue on partition.
3. Property inherited by a Hindu from a person other than his father, father's father and father's father's father.
4. Gift of a small portion of ancestral movable property made through affection by a father to his son, wife, daughter, etc.
A. 1, 2, 3 and 5
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 3 and 5
D. All of the above
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A' marries 'B' the widow of his elder brother. The marriage is-
A. Valid
B. Void
C. Voidable
D. None of these
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Desertion is ground for divorce
A. Under section 13(1)(ib) of 1955 Act
B. Under section 13(1)(ia) of 1955 Act
C. Under section 13(1)(i) of 1955 Act
D. Under section 13(1)(ii) of 1955 Act
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Second marriage can be proved
A. By the mere admissions of the parties
B. By the essential rites & ceremonies having taken place
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Either (A) or (B)
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Restitution of conjugal rights can be claimed
A. When there is a withdrawal from the society of other with an excuse
B. When there is a withdrawal from the society of other without any reasonable cause
C. When there is a withdrawal from the society of other without any absolute cause
D. Both (B) and (C)
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Partition, according to the Dayabhaga law, consists in
A. Splitting up joint possession and assigning specific portions of the property to the several coparceners
B. Splitting up joint ownership and defining the share of each coparcener
C. Splitting up joint possession and defining the share of each coparcener
D. Assigning specific portions of the property to the several coparceners without splitting the joint possession
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Under the doctrine of pious obligation of the son, the liability extends to
A. The entire joint family property
B. The extent of the father's interest in the property
C. The extent of the son's interest in the property and his personal property
D. Both (B) and (C)
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In a Dayabhaga coparcenery, there is
A. A community of interest
B. A unity of possession
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Neither (A) nor (B)
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Which of the following families can not be a joint Hindu family
A. A family consisting of only two male members
B. A family consisting of a single male member, his wife and daughters
C. A family consisting of only two widows
D. Family consisting of a single male or female
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Conditions for a Hindu marriage have been prescribed under
A. Section 4 of Hindu Marriage Act
B. Section 5 of Hindu Marriage Act
C. Section 6 of Hindu Marriage Act
D. Section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act
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A voidable alienation can be challenged by
A. A person having a right to repudiate it
B. The alienee
C. The alienor
D. Either (A) or (B) or (C)
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A bigamous marriage contracted before the commencement of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
A. Ipso facto becomes void
B. Becomes voidable
C. Remains valid
D. Neither of them
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Which of the following is a ground of divesting a Hindu widow of her property inherited by her from her husband
A. Unchastity
B. Re-marriage
C. Conversion to another religion
D. Neither (A) nor (B) nor (C)
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Purchaser of an undivided interest in the joint family property, of a coparcener can sue for partition
A. Only during the life time of the alienating coparcener
B. Only after the death of the alienating coparcener
C. Either before or after the death of the alienor
D. Only (B) and not (A)
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