Where one of the spouse is guilty of cruelty, the other spouse cannot obtain divorce on this ground if-
A. The spouse has committed the act in a fit of anger
B. The spouse has committed the act in a fit of insanity
C. The guilty spouse genuinely repents his/her behaviour
D. The aggrieved spouse forgives the guilty party and condones the cruel act
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One of the conditions of marriage is:
A. Neither party has a spouse living at the time of marriage
B. One party may have a spouse living at the time of marriage
C. Both party may have a spouse living at the time of marriage
D. One party must have a spouse living at the time of marriage
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The term "Hindu" under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 does not include which of the following:
A. Sikhs
B. Lingayat
C. Parsis
D. Virashaiva
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Which of the following is not a valid ground for divorce as per Section 13 of the Act?
A. Mental cruelty
B. The other party renounces the world by entering any religious order
C. Desertion
D. The other party has not been heard of as being alive for a period of five years by those persons who would have naturally heard of it, had that party been alive
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A marriage between a Hindu boy aged 23 years and a Hindu girl aged 19 years, both of the same gotra, is
A. Viodable
B. Void
C. Valid
D. Illegal
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Husband of a female Hindu, dying intestate as heir under section 15(1) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 takes
A. Simultaneously with sons and daughters of the female
B. Simultaneously with his son
C. Simultaneously with the mother and father of the female
D. Simultaneously with the heirs of the father of the female
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Which of the following is provided in the section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
A. Registration
B. Ceremonies for a Hindu marriage
C. Adoption of child
D. All the above
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Marriage of a Hindu male to his wife's daughter by a previous husband is:
A. Valid
B. Void
C. Voidable
D. Void unless protected by custom or usage
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Match
List-I with
List-II in the light of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 and give correct answer by using the given below:
List I (Section)
List II (Provision)
a. Section 18
1. Maintenance of dependants
b. Section 19
2. Amount of maintenance
c. Section 22
3. Maintenance of wife
d. Section 23
4. Maintenance of widowed daughter-in-law
A. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
B. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
C. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
D. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
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A Mitakshara coparcener cannot dispose of his undivided interest in the joint family by
A. Will
B. Gift
C. Sale
D. Mortgage
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Subject of marriage has been meticulously dealt with in
A. Sruti
B. Smritis
C. Customs
D. All the above
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Under the Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, the obligation to maintain an illegitimate child is on
A. The father
B. The mother
C. Both the father and the mother
D. Only the mother and not the father
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Hindu Marriage Act: Pre-marital relationship of a spouse is a statutory ground for
A. Judicial Separation
B. Divorce
C. Nullity of marriage
D. None of these
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Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, a mother is-
A. Entitled to live along with her son's family
B. Not entitled to live along with her son's family
C. Morally entitled to her son's care
D. Entitled to have separate accommodation from her son
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Desertion to be a ground of divorce under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, should be for a statutory period of
A. 5 years
B. 4 years
C. 3 years
D. 2 years
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Which of the following is correct under Section 10 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 for the surviving sons, surviving daughters and mother of the male intestate?
A. Each shall take one share
B. All will take one share
C. All the sons and daughters shall take one share and mother shall take one share
D. All the sons and daughters shall take one share and mother shall take no share
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For the purposes of section 26 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 the minority of the children has to be determined with reference to the
A. Indian Majority Act, 1875
B. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
C. Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)
D. Hindu Minority & Guardianship Act, 1956
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The constitutional validity of which section of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 was upheld by Supreme Court in Saroj Rani v. Sudarshan (AIR 1984 SC 1562)?
A. Section 9
B. Section 13
C. Section 16
D. Section 17
E. None of these
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The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 is not applicable to
A. Scheduled Tribes, unless notified by Central Government
B. Jains
C. Renoncants of the Union Territory of Pondicherry
D. Both (A) and (C) above
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Which one of the following marriages is valid under Hindu Law?
A. A man marrying his deceased wife's sister
B. A man marrying his divorced wife's sister
C. A man marrying his deceased wife's sister's daughter
D. All of the above
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