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A. A joint Hindu family status comes to an end when the members of it become separate in estate
B. A Hindu joint family is akin to corporation
C. A Hindu joint family is akin to composite family
D. A Hindu joint family is synonymous to coparcenary
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In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court held that "the demand of dowry, which is prohibited under law amounts to cruelty and also a ground for dissolution of marriage"?
A. Jaya Chandra v. Aneet Kaur, AIR 2005 SC 534
B. Shobha Rani v. Madhukar Reddy, AIR 1998 SC 121
C. Vishwanath Sita Ram Agrawala v. Sarla Vishwanath Agratbala, AIR 2012 SC 2586
D. V. Bhagat v. D. Bhagat, (1994) 1 SCC 337
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A Hindu wife is not entitled to separate residence and maintenance from her husband if she is
A. Unchaste
B. Ceases to be a Hindu by conversion
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Either (A) or (B)
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Under section 10 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 the grounds for judicial separation are
A. The same as the grounds for divorce
B. Different from the grounds for divorce
C. Neither same nor different from the grounds for divorce
D. All the above
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A female Hindu who is major and is of sound mind is legally capable to take in adoption, a son or a daughter, if
A. She is widow or divorced woman
B. She is unmarried woman
C. Her husband has completely and finally renounced the world or has ceased to be a Hindu or has been declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be of unsound mind
D. All of the above
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In Gautam Kundu vs. State of West Bengal, the Supreme Court laid down the principles in regard to:
A. Doctrine of nudum pachm
B. Paternity test
C. Diagram test
D. File test
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Which one of the following is not a ground for divorce provided by the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
A. Whereabouts of the respondent not known for a period of seven years
B. Imprisonment of the respondent for a period of four years
C. Respondent has renounced the world by entering into religious order
D. Respondent ceased to be Hindu by conversion to another religion
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Geeta Hariharan v. Reserve Bank of India, case is related to the matter of
A. Divorce
B. Succession
C. Adoption
D. Natural guardianship of minor's property or person in absence of father
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The matrimonial guilt of desertion under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
1. commences when the fact of separation and the animus deserendi co-exist.
2. is a valid ground for divorce if the period of desertion is one year.
3. requires withdrawal from state of things as well as from place of residence.
4. is not complete but inchoate, until a suit is instituted.
Choose the correct option from below:
A. 2 and 4 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. Only 4 is correct
D. 1 and 4 are correct
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What is the consequence when the age of a Hindu girl at her time of marriage under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is less than 18 years:
A. The marriage is valid but punishable
B. The marriage is void
C. The marriage is invalid
D. The marriage is illegal
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The relief of restitution of conjugal rights is not available under the . . . . . . . .
A. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
B. Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872
C. Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1939
D. Special Marriage Act, 1939
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While examining the amplitude of cruelty for the purposes of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the Hon'ble Supreme Court, in which of the following cases, laid down broad parameters which may be relevant in dealing with the case of mental cruelty:
A. V. Bhagat v. D. Bhagat, AIR 1994 SC 710
B. Naveen Kohli v. Neelu Kohli, AIR 2006 SC 1675
C. Gurbux Singh v. Harminder Kaur, AIR 2011 SC 114
D. Samar Ghosh v. Jaya Ghosh, (2007) 4 SCC 511
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Under the Codified Hindu Law, the institution of marriage is:
A. Contractual
B. Monogamous
C. Bigamous
D. Sacramental
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Section 10 of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act prohibits adoption of
A. A married boy or girl
B. A boy or girl who has not completed the age of 10 years
C. A boy or girl who has not completed the age of 7 years
D. All the above
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The pecuniary jurisdiction of Family Court is
A. Limited
B. Unlimited
C. None
D. Depends upon case nature
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In which of the following decisions, the constitutional validity of section-9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, was upheld by the Supreme Court?
A. T. Sareetha v. Venkata Subhaiah
B. Saroj Rani v. Sudarshan Kumar
C. Smt Harvinder Kaur v. Harvinder Singh
D. Payal Sharma v. Supdt. Nari Niketan
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Section 7 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, provides for
A. Requisites of a valid adoption
B. Capacity of a male Hindu to take in adoption
C. Persons capable of giving in adoption
D. Capacity of a female Hindu to take in adoption
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A female Hindu inherited property from her husband. She died intestate. The said property shall, in the absence of any children or grand children of the deceased, devolve upon:
A. Government Charitable Trust
B. The heirs of her father
C. The heirs of her mother
D. The heirs of her husband
E. None of the above
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Which of the following statements is incorrect in reference to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956?
A. Sister by uterine blood is not included in the Schedule
B. Daughter's daughter's daughter is heir in Class I
C. Movable property acquired by a female Hindu is held by her as full owner
D. Immovable property acquired by a female Hindu is held by her as full owner
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Undivided share in joint family can be disposed by will as per section . . . . . . . . of Hindu Succession Act
A. Section 30
B. Section 28
C. Section 31
D. Section 29
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