A murderer is disqualified from inheriting the property under
A. Section 24 of Hindu Succession Act
B. Section 25 of Hindu Succession Act
C. Section 26 of Hindu Succession Act
D. Section 27 of Hindu Succession Act
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A petition to restitution of conjugal rights may be filed by the aggrieved party to the
A. High Court only
B. Family Court only
C. District Court only
D. Family and District Court both
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Ground of counter-claim as laid down under section 23A of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 to be
A. Petitioner's adultery
B. Petitioner's cruelty
C. Petitioner's desertion
D. Either (A) or (B) or (C)
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Existence of an illegitimate son is
A. A bar to a male Hindu taking a son by adoption
B. A bar to a female Hindu taking a son by adoption
C. A bar to both to a male and a female Hindu for taking a son by adoption
D. Not a bar to a male or female Hindu for taking a son by adoption
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Which of the following is not a ground for divorce
A. Insanity
B. Epilepsy
C. Leprosy
D. Venereal disease
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Treating the spouse with Cruelty is a ground for divorce. This has been held , in the following case:
A. Amarjeet Kaur v. Harbhajan Sing, (2003) 10 SC 406
B. Dwarika Prasad Satpathy v. Bidyut Prava Dixit, JT 1999 (8) SC 329
C. Samar Ghosh v. Jaya Ghosh, 2007 (3) SCJ 253
D. Ghisalal v. Dhapubai, AIR 2011 SC 644
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In divorce proceedings, a decree for judicial separation by way of alternate relief under Section 13A of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 cannot be passed where the relief sought is under:
A. Section 13(1) ⇔ (1a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (cruelty).
B. Section 13(1) ⇔ (2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (conversion to another religion).
C. Section 13(1) ⇔ (1b) of the Hindu Act, 1955 Marriage (desertion).
D. Section 13(2) ⇔ (2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (husband guilty of rape, sodomy or bestiality).
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A sole surviving coparcener has
A. A qualified right to deal with the ancestral property in matters of alienation
B. No right to alienate the ancestral property
C. An absolute right to alienate the ancestral property as his separate property
D. Either (A) or (B)
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The marriage may be solemnized between two Hindus if-
A. Bridegroom completes the age of 21 years and the bride completes 18 years
B. Bridegroom completes age of 18 years and the bride completes 21 years
C. Bridegroom completes age of 21 years and bride completes 21 years
D. Bridegroom completes age of 18 years and the bride completes 18 years
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The property of the male Hindu dying intestate shall devolve according to the Hindu Succession Act:
A. Upon the heirs being the relatives specified in Class I of the Schedule
B. If there is no heir of Class I then upon the heirs being the relatives specified in Class II of the Schedule
C. If there is no heir of any of the two clauses, then upon the agnates of the deceased
D. None of the above
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A female can not be a Karta of a joint family, has been held by the Supreme Court in
A. Narendranuman v. Commissioner of Income Tax, AIR 1976 SC 1953
B. Commissioner of Income Tax v. Seth Govind Ram, AIR 1966 SC 24
C. Dipo v. Wasan Singh, AIR 1983 SC 846
D. Union of India v. Shree Ram, AIR 1965 SC 1531
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Which of the following statements are correct?
The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 . . . . .
1. Does not permit polygamy
2. Permits conversion to Islam and to take a second wife
3. Does not permit Sagotra marriage
4. Does not permit marriage within prohibited relationship
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 1, 3 and 4 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1 and 4 only
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Which of the following are conditions of a valid Hindu marriage in accordance with section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
1. Prior consent of the parties.
2. Neither Party must have a spouse living at the time of the marriage.
3. The bridegroom must have completed the age of 21 years and the bride, the age of 18 years at the time of the marriage.
4. The parties are not sagotras of each other.
5. The parties are not sapindas of each other.
Choose the correct option from below:
A. Only 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
B. Only 1, 2, 3 and 5 are correct
C. Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct
D. Only 2, 3 and 5 are correct
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The conversion of a Hindu wife to Mahomedanism . . . . . . . . ipso facto dissolver her marriage with her Husband and if she marries a Mahomedan after conversion . . . . . . . . under section 494 of the Indian Penal Code.
A. Does, she will not be guilty
B. Does, she will have the right to custody of children
C. Does not, she will be guilty
D. Does Not, the question of custody of children does not rise
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Propositions are
1. A son is liable, before partition, for the debts contracted by his father before partition which are not immoral or illegal.
2. A son is liable, after partition, for the debts contracted by his father before partition which are not immoral or illegal.
3. A son is liable, after partition, for the debts contracted by his father after partition which are not immoral or illegal which of the following is true in respect of the aforesaid propositions.
A. 1, 2 & 3 all are correct
B. 1 is correct and 2 & 3 are not correct
C. 1 & 2 are correct and 3 is not correct
D. 1 & 2 are not correct and 3 is correct
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In which section of Hindu Succession Act 1956 general rule of succession in the case of female Hindu is provided:
A. Section 12
B. Section 15
C. Section 14
D. Section 10
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Charge, for the purposes of permanent alimony, can be created
A. On the self acquired property of the respondent
B. On the undivided share in the joint family property
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Only (A) and not (B)
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Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 a petition for divorce is presented before the
A. Supreme Court
B. High Court
C. District Court
D. District and the High Court
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Under Section 27 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 a disqualified heir is treated as
A. Non-existent for all purposes
B. Non-existent but the persons claiming through him can inherit
C. Existent but his share shall go to his heirs and shall not be available to him
D. Existent but his share shall be taken by his wife in her own right
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Match the columns:
a. Githa Hariharan & Anr. v. Reserve Bank of India & Anr., AIR 1999 SC 1149
1. Conversion for Marriage
b. Smt. Sarla Mudgal, President, Kalyan & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., AIR 1995 SC 1531
2. Maintenance
c. Hirai P. Harsora & Ors. v. Kusum Narottamdas Harsora & Ors., AIR 2016 SC 4774
3. Guardianship
d. Danial Latifi & Anr. v. Union of India, AIR 2001 SC 3958
4. Domestic Violence
A. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
B. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
C. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
D. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
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