A' remarries within five days of the passing of a decree of annulment of marriage under H.M. Act, 1955. Is the marriage:
A. Void
B. Valid
C. Voidable
D. Illegal
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A valid adoption under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956
A. May be cancelled under Section 15
B. May be postponed under Section 15
C. Cannot be cancelled under Section 15
D. None of the above
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Every appeal from decrees or orders under Section 28 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 shall be preferred after 2003 within a period of . . . . . . . . from the date of decree of order.
A. 90 days
B. 60 days
C. 45 days
D. 30 days
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Who amongst the following has a right to challenge the alienation of joint Hindu property
A. A coparcener in the womb at the time of alienation
B. A coparcener conceived and born, after the alienation
C. An adopted son, adopted after the alienation
D. All the above
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When a child of opposite sex is proposed to be adopted, the adopter must be senior to it in age by at least
A. 18 years
B. 21 years
C. 16 years
D. 14 years
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Under section 18(2) of the Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956, a wife is entitled to separate residence and maintenance, if the husband is guilty of
A. Desertion
B. Cruelty
C. Conversion to another religion
D. Either (A) or (B) or (C)
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Under section 19 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 if two or more heirs succeed together to the property of an intestate, they shall take the property as
A. Tenants in common
B. Joint-tenants
C. Either (A) or (B)
D. Both (A) and (B)
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By 2005 Amendment of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a son is liable to pay which of the following?
A. Untainted debt of father
B. Tainted debt of father
C. Untainted debt procured by father before the amendment in the Act
D. None of the above
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A sale of the joint family property made by the Karta of the Hindu Joint family could not be said for the legal necessity.
A. Karta mortgaged the jewels belonging to the family for obtaining money for the purpose of assisting prosecution of person accused of murder of his (Karta's) daughter
B. Karta, aged 45 years, sold some portion of ancestral property to perform his own second marriage
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above
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A person can become Hindu
A. By conversion
B. By re-conversion
C. By both (A) and (B)
D. By neither (A) nor (B)
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When a female Hindu dies intestate without leaving any issue and leaving behind property inherited from her husband or father-in-law, such property shall devolve upon, by virtue of section 15(2) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956
A. Husband
B. Heirs of the husband
C. Heirs of the father-in-law
D. Heirs of the husband and the father-in-law both depending upon the inheritance from the husband and the father-in-law
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Which Section of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with the making of rules regarding registration of Hindu Marriages?
A. Section 6
B. Section 7
C. Section 8
D. Section 9
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The ground of divorce under HMA (Hindu Marriage Act), 1955 :
A. Has not been heard of as being alive for seven years
B. Has not been heard of as being alive for a period of seven years or more by those persons who would naturally have heard of it, had that person been alive
C. There has been no resumption of cohabitation as between the parties to the marriage for a period of one year or upward after the passing of a decree of judicial separation in a proceeding to which they were parties
D. Has been suffering from a veneral disease in a communicable form
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A decree of divorce passed on a petition for divorce presented within one year, without granting leave, will be
A. Valid
B. Nullity
C. Voidable
D. Either (A) or (C)
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Registration of a firm is
A. Mandatory
B. Desirable
C. Not compulsory
D. Directory
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The provision for the maintenance of illegitimate children of a Hindu is contained in:
A. Section 18 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act
B. Section 19 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act
C. Section 20 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act
D. Section 21 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act
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The Hindu Succession Act does not have territorial jurisdiction over:
A. Only Hindus of Jammu and Kashmir
B. Only Hindus of Goa, Daman and Diu
C. Only Hindus of Renocants of Pondicherry
D. Hindus all the above areas
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A Hindu who has adopted a son is subsequently blessed with natural born twins, a boy and a girl. Now he wishes to give the adopted son to his friend in adoption. The Hindu
A. Cannot give this child into adoption
B. Can give this child into adoption
C. Can give only after prior permission of the court
D. Can move the court for revocation of earlier adoption
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A widow-mother on partition between the sons, is entitled to a share in the coparcenery property
A. Equal to that of a son
B. 1 /3 of that of a son
C. 1 /2 of that of a son
D. 1 /4 of that of a son
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A family settlement/arrangement is
A. A transfer of property
B. Creation of an interest in the property
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Neither (A) nor (B)
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