Section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 was held to be intra-vires the Constitution by the Supreme Court in
A. T. Sareetha v. Venkat Subbeih
B. Harvinder Kaur v. Harmandar Singh
C. Saroj Rani v. Sudershan Kumar
D. Bimla Devi v. Ramesh Kumar
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The effect of declaration of a marriage as Voidable is :
A. Void since the inception
B. A valid marriage
C. Invalid marriage
D. All the above
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Right to divorce is a
A. Right strictosensu
B. Liberty
C. Power
D. Privilege
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Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 recognises
A. Actual desertion
B. Constructive desertion
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Only (A) and not (B)
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Who is a Hindu among following?
A. A legitimate child of Sikh male and Jain female
B. An illegitimate child of Sikh male and Jain female
C. An illegitimate child of Hindu male and Parsi female and who was brought up as a Hindu
D. All of the above
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The right of a child in the womb at the time of the death of the intestate are provided under the Hindu Succession Act in:
A. Section 19
B. Section 20
C. Section 21
D. Section 22
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Under Hindu Law, marriage is a
A. Sacrament
B. Contract
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Neither (A) nor (B)
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Order of succession under the Hindu Succession Act of a male Hindu dying intestate is as follows:
A. Agnates, Cognates, Class I heirs, Class II heirs.
B. Cognates, Agnates, Class I heirs, Class II heirs.
C. Class I heirs, Class I Iheirs, Agnates, Cognates.
D. Class I heirs, Class II heirs, Cognates, Agnates.
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Within the meanings of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, which of the following statements is riot correct?
A. A lunatic Hindu below the age of 15 years is not capable of being taken in adoption
B. A valid adoption once made cannot be cancelled
C. A Hindu male shall not be capable of taking a child in adoption unless he is of sound mind and is of the age of majority
D. Adoption is now said to be a purely secular institution
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Under the proviso to section 6 of Hindu Succession Act, on the death of any co-parcener
A. A separated co-parcener from the coparcenery is entitled to claim a share in the interest of the deceased co-parcener
B. The heirs of a separated co-parcener are entitled to claim a share in the interest of the deceased co-parcener
C. A separated coparcener and his heirs all are entitled to claim a share in the interest of the deceased co-parcener
D. Neither the separated coparcener nor his heirs are entitled to claim a share in interest of the deceased co-parcener
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Under Hindu law, the persons descended from a common ancestor but by different wives, are known as:
A. Full blood Relations
B. Half Blood Relations
C. Uterine Blood Relations
D. No Blood Relations
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Propositions are
1. Consent theory makes the divorce very easy.
2. Consent theory makes the divorce very difficult.
Which of the following is correct in respect of the aforesaid propositions
A. 1 is correct but 2 is incorrect
B. 1 & 2 both are correct
C. 2 is correct but 1 is incorrect
D. 1 & 2 both are incorrect
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A Hindu wife is not entitled for separate residence and maintenance if she:
A. Becomes unchaste
B. Ceases to be a Hindu by conversion
C. Is living separately on her own volition
D. All of these
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The burden of proof of reasonable excuse is on:
A. Husband
B. Wife
C. Court
D. The person who has withdrawn from the society
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Children of annulled voidable marriages and void marriages are
A. Neither heirs of their partners nor to anyone else
B. Heirs of their parents alone and to none else
C. Heirs of their parents and grandparents
D. Heirs of their parents as well as to others in the family of their parents
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Renunciation of world and presumption of death are the grounds of divorce available in India under:
A. Hindu law
B. Hindu and Muslim law
C. Hindu law and Christian law
D. Hindu law, Muslim law and Special Marriage Act
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A Hindu may be
A. Buddhist
B. Jaini
C. Aryasmaji
D. All the above
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Where a widow or an unmarried woman adopts a child and subsequently marries, the husband to whom she subsequently remarries/marries shall be
A. The step-father of the child
B. The adoptive father of the child
C. The natural father of the child
D. Either (A) or (B)
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The provisions of which Section of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 deal with presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths?
A. Section 23
B. Section 22
C. Section 21
D. Section 20
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Registration of marriage has been made compulsory by Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 under
A. Section 10
B. Section 9
C. Section 8
D. Section 12
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