Section 16 of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act relates to
A. A rebuttable presumption of law
B. An irrebuttable presumption of law
C. A presumption of fact
D. Either (A) or (C)
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Sapinda relationship includes relationship by
A. Half or uterine blood
B. Full blood
C. Adoption
D. All the above
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If the two persons are related by blood or adoption wholly through males, each is known to have . . . . . . . . to other:
A. Cognate
B. Agnate
C. Full blood
D. Half Blood
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Under Hindu Marriage Act, Hindu includes
A. Buddhist
B. Sikh
C. Jain
D. All the above
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Given below are two statements
Statement I: Two Hindus married under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 are governed by the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in matters of inheritance.
Statement II: Two Muslims married under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 are governed by the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in matters of inheritance.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
A. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
B. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
C. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
D. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
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Match List I with List II
List I Features
List II Legal Terms
a. Children of the same father, but by different mothers
1. Uterine
b. Children of the same mother, but by different fathers
2. Agnate
c. A person related to the propositus through one or more female links
3. Consanguine
d. A person related to the propositus through male links
4. Cognate
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
B. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
C. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
D. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
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A married woman can adopt a child
A. With the consent of her husband
B. Without the consent of her husband
C. She cannot adopt
D. None of the above
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Presumption that the younger survived the elder under Section 21 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is a
A. Presumption of fact
B. Presumption of fact and law
C. Rebuttable presumption of law
D. Irrebuttable presumption of law
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A Hindu wife may claim maintenance from her husband on which of the following grounds?
A. While marriage is subsisting
B. While divorce petition is pending
C. After divorce is granted
D. All of the above
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Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the sapinda relationship extends in the line of ascent to
A. Two degrees through the mother and three degrees through the father
B. Three degrees through the mother and four degrees through the father
C. Three degrees through the mother and five degrees through the father
D. Five degrees through the mother and seven degrees through the father
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An order for the grant of permanent alimony under section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
A. By itself operates as a charge on the property of the respondent
B. Operates on a charge on the property of the respondent when the court creates a charge on the property
C. Cannot operate as a charge on the property of the respondent under any circumstances
D. Either (A) or (C)
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A Hindu father can make a gift of ancestral immovable property for
A. Pious purposes
B. Speculative purposes
C. Any purpose except illegal purposes
D. Any purpose except immovable purposes
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Marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is
A. Purely sacramental
B. Purely contract
C. Having semblance of a sacrament as well as semblance of a contract
D. Either (B) or (C)
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The person who is related to another wholly through males but by halfblood will be called under The Hindu Succession Act, 1956.
A. Cognate
B. Agnate
C. Nambudri
D. None of the above
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A joint Hindu family is
A. Joint in estate
B. Joint in food and worship
C. Joint in both (A) and (B)
D. A tenancy in common
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Which one of the following is a correct statement?
A. Divorce by mutual consent has been provided under the Hindu Marriage Act, from its inception
B. Divorce by mutual consent was introduced by Hindu marriage (Amendment) Act, 1976
C. Divorce by mutual consent has been provided under Section 13A of the Hindu Marriage Act
D. A petition for divorce by mutual consent must be presented within one year of marriage
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