Maintenance pendente lite and litigation expenses once fixed
A. Cannot be changed/modified
B. Can be enhanced only
C. Can be reduced only
D. Can be enhanced or reduced depending on the nature of change of circumstances
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Under the Hindu law degrees of prohibited relationship include relationship by
A. Half or uterine blood
B. Adoption
C. Full blood
D. All of these
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Give the Incorrect Response:
A. On the death of coparcener, his interest in the JFP devolves on the surviving coparceners by rule of survivorship and not according to law of succession
B. Only a male can be a coparcener; an illegitimate son is also a coparcener
C. The coparcenery becomes extinct when all the male members die
D. Each coparcener is owner of the entire family property
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Ancient sources of Hindu law are:
A. Custom, Sruti, Precedent
B. Surti,Vedas, Custom, Legislation
C. Smritis, Custom, Precedent
D. Sruti, Smritis, Custom, Digests etc
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Which one of the following provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 relates with the grounds of divorce exclusively for wife?
A. Section 13-A
B. Section 13(1-A)
C. Section 13-B
D. Section 13(2)
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According to the Dayabhaga law
A. The sons do not acquire any interest by birth in the ancestral property
B. The sons acquire interest by birth in the ancestral property
C. The sons acquire interest by birth in the ancestral property only with the consent of the father
D. Either (B) or (c)
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The prohibition of Sapinda marriage is based on the rule of:
A. Exogamy
B. Endogamy
C. Polyandry
D. Polygyn
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The propositions are
1. A wife can adopt to her husband
2. A mother can adopt to her son
3. A sister can adopt to her brother
Which of the following combination is correct in respect of the said proposition
A. 1 is true and 2 & 3 are false
B. 1 & 2 are true and 3 is false
C. 1 & 3 are true and 2 is false
D. 1, 2 & 3 all are true
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Section 18(2) of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956, provides for separate residence and maintenance to a wife if the husband
A. Has any other wife living
B. Keeps a concubine in the same house in which his wife is living
C. Either (A) or (B)
D. Only (B) and not (A)
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Transaction to be regarded as for the benefit of the estate need not be of a defensive character, held by the Supreme Court in
A. Venkatian v. Kusum
B. Balmukund v. Kamlawati
C. Palaniappa v. Deivasikamony
D. Murarka Properties v. Beharilal
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Which of the following is not a ground for annulling a marriage under Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
A. Marriage has not been consummated owing to impotence of the respondent
B. At the time of marriage the respondent was incapable of giving valid consent due to young age
C. The respondent was pregnant by some person other than the petitioner at the time of marriage
D. Consent of the petitioner was obtained by fraud as to a material fact concerning the respondent
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To mature as a ground of divorce, the desertion must continue for a minimum period of
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Three years
D. Five years
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A judgment given by a competent court in exercise of matrimonial jurisdiction under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 determining the status of the parties is a
A. Judgment in personam
B. Judgment in rem
C. Either (A) or (B)
D. Only (A) & not (B)
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In which of the following cases it was first time held that "Hindu is by birth and can also be made"?
A. Morarjee v. Administrator General of Chennai
B. Ibrahim v. Ibrahim
C. Jabala v. Dharam
D. Parvati v. Jagdish
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Among the heirs specified in the Schedule, under section 9 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the class I heirs take
A. Simultaneously and to the exclusion of all other heirs
B. Simultaneously with class II heirs
C. Simultaneouslv but excluding cognates
D. Simultaneously but excluding agnates
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Property inherited by a Hindu male under section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 on the death of said Hindu, the devolution of such property shall be governed by
A. Succession under the Act
B. Survivorship on joint family property
C. Either (A) and (B)
D. Only (B) and not (A)
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Withdrawal from the society of other within the meaning of Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 means
A. Refusal to have sexual intercourse
B. Total repudiation of cohabitation
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Either (A) or (B)
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In matters of giving a child in adoption, the father, if alive
A. Has an absolute right to give in adoption
B. Alone has the right to give in adoption but with the consent of the mother of the child
C. Alone has the right to give in adoption but with the prior permission of the court
D. Has a right which is co-extensive with the right of the mother of the child to give in adoption
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Match the
List-I with
List-II and indicate the correct answer using the given below:
List I
List II
a. Nijhawan v. Nijhawan
1. Dowry
b. Daniel Latifi v. Union of India
2. Uniform civil code
c. Husain Ara v. Zubaida Begum
3. Cruelty
d. Gujarat Woman Workers Association Case
4. Maintenance
A. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
B. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
C. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
D. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
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Under section 16 of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, the presumption is a regards
A. Making of reward in consideration of adoption
B. Agreement of adoption
C. Adoption having been made in compliance with the provision of the Act
D. All the above
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