Where a Hindu has more than one wife and adoption has been made with their consent
A. All of them shall be called the adoptive mothers of the child
B. All of them shall be called the step mothers of the child
C. All of them shall be called the natural mothers of the child
D. The senior most in marriage shall be called the adoptive mother and the others shall be called step-mothers of the child
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Who can file petition for restitution of conjugal rights:
A. Husband only
B. Either husband or wife
C. Wife only
D. Both jointly
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Under section 15(2) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 when a Hindu female dies intestate without leaving any issue and leaving behind property inherited from her father or mother, such property shall devolve upon the
A. Husband
B. Heirs of the husband
C. Heirs of the mother
D. Heirs of the father
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Testamentary succession means:
A. Disposal of any property by any Hindu by will
B. Succession by heirs to the property of Hindu after the death, who dies without any will or condicil or other testamentary disposition in respect of the property held by him
C. Right of the Hindu male to succeed by birth
D. None of the above
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A groom of 25 years marries a bride of 15 years of age under Hindu Law, the marriage is
A. Illegal
B. Void
C. Voidable
D. Valid but punishable
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Section 23 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides for
A. Discretionary bars
B. Absolute bars
C. Matrimonial bars
D. All the above
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The marriage is in contravention of the condition specified in clause (ii) of Section 5:
A. Valid
B. Voidable
C. Lawful
D. Void
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Obligation to maintain the aged or infirm parents under section 20 of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act is on
A. The Hindu male
B. The Hindu female
C. Both the Hindu male and female
D. Only (A) and not (B)
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A Joint Hindu Family does not include:
A. Married son
B. Married daughter
C. Adopted son
D. Adopted daughter
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The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 contains the provision regarding divorce in-
A. Section 10
B. Section 11
C. Section 13
D. Section 15
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T. Sareetha v. Venkatasubbaiah is a case relating to:
A. Partition of property
B. Conjugal rights
C. Inheritance
D. None of these
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Collaterals:
A. Descendants in parallel line, from ancestor or ancestors
B. Ascendants in parallel line from common ancestor or ancestors
C. Agnates in parallel line
D. None of the above
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In which of the following cases there will be no desertion
A. A spouse leaving the other without any cause, but later on, shows an inclination to return
B. A spouse leaving the other without any cause and without the others consent & without sincere efforts to return
C. A spouse leaving the other without any cause and thwanting the attempts to join by the other
D. All the above
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Who can file a petition for judicial separation.
A. Husband only
B. Wife only
C. Either husband or wife
D. None of these
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In Modem Hindu Law, Marriage has become:
A. Monogamous
B. Indissoluble Union
C. Sacramental Union
D. Contract
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Section 8 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 lays down the order of priority of succession, the correct order of priority is reflected as
A. Class I - class II - cognates - agnates
B. Class I - class II - agnates - cognates
C. Class II - class I - cognates - agnates
D. Class II - class I - agnates - cognates
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According to the Dayabhaga law, sons can
A. Demand partition of ancestral property
B. Call for an account of the management of the ancestral property
C. Neither (A) nor (B)
D. Only (A) and not (B)
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Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 is applied for?
A. Only who is a Hindu by religion.
B. Only who is a Sikh by religion.
C. Only who is a Buddhist or Jaina by religion.
D. Only who is a Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist or Jaina by religion.
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Which of the following is not a ground of divorce under Section 2 of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939?
A. 7 years imprisonment to the husband
B. Failure of the husband to pay maintenance for the last two years
C. Whereabouts of the husband have not been known for a period of 3 years
D. Failure of the husband to perform, without reasonable cause, his marital obligations for a period of three years
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Under the Dayabhaga law, partition can be asked by
A. A female
B. A person claiming through a female
C. A coparcener
D. Either (A) or (B) or (C)
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