A Muslim can contract a valid marriage with
A. His consanguine or uterine sister
B. His niece
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Neither (A) nor (B)
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Mehr is:
A. The amount of money or valuable security payable by the wife to the husband at the time of marriage
B. The amount of money or valuable security to be paid by the husband to the wife as a mark of respect for her
C. The equivalent of the amount of dowry under classical Muslim law to be paid to the husband by the bride's parents
D. The amount of money or valuable security to be paid by the husband to the first/previous wife in case he contracts a second marriage during her lifetime
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Which one of the following grounds is not available to a Muslim wife to seek dissolution of marriage under Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939?
A. Option of puberty
B. Impotency of husband
C. Cruelty of husband
D. Change of religion by husband
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Mohammedan law permits a disposition inter vivos
A. Unfettered as to quantum
B. Restricted to two third of the estate
C. Restricted to one third of the estate
D. Restricted to one fourth of the estate
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In India, the terms 'Kitabi' or 'Kitabiyya' applies to
A. Christians
B. Jews
C. Both Christians and Jews
D. Only Christians and not Jews
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Khiyar-ul-bulug means:-
A. Option of puberty
B. A form of dower
C. A form of valid marriage
D. Infidelity
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Which of the following cannot be the subject matter of gifts
A. Actionable claims
B. Incorporeal property
C. Insurance policy
D. None the above
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The dower may be of which of the following kind or kinds
A. Unspecified
B. Specified
C. Partly deferred and partly prompt
D. Any of the above
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A Shia Muslim man is entitled to perform a Muta Marriage with whom of the following persons?
A. Muslim woman only
B. Christian Woman or Jewish woman only
C. A fire worshipper woman
D. Any of the above
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The Muslim Women [Protection of Rights on Divorce] Act was enacted in
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'Tuhr' means
A. Period of Iddat
B. Period of menstruation
C. Date of marriage
D. The period between two menstrual cycles
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'Hiba' under the Mohammedan law means
A. Immediate and unqualified transfer of the corpus of the property without any return
B. Immediate and unqualified transfer of the profits of the property without the corpus and without any return
C. Immediate but qualified transfer of the corpus of the property for a consideration
D. Immediate and unqualified transfer of the corpus of the property for a return
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In Ghouse Yar Khan v Fatima Begum the High Court of Andhra Pradesh held that the wife is entitled to retain possession of her husband's estate in lieu of unpaid dower and the right is
A. Heritable
B. Alienable
C. Heritable and alienable
D. Not heritable and alienable
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On the apostasy of one of the parties to the marriage, a Muslim marriage
A. Stands dissolved automatically
B. Remains valid
C. Becomes irregular
D. Stands dissolved after the decree of the court
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Wife is entitled to maintenance during
A. Idda of divorce
B. Idda of death
C. Both (A) & (B)
D. Neither (A) nor (B)
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A marriage with a woman before completion of her iddat is . . . . . . . . .
A. Irregular
B. Void
C. Voidable
D. None of these
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Which of the following is the secondary source of Muslim Law?
A. Custom
B. Ijma
C. Qiyas
D. None of the above
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A Muslim husband emailed Talaq letter writing "I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you," without the signature of witnesses; Talaq will be:
A. Valid
B. Voidable
C. Void
D. Neither valid nor void or no talaq
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Which one of the following will not be subject-matter of 'Mehar' (dower)?
A. Crop's product of next year
B. Services of teaching of Quran
C. Amount in terms of money
D. Land and Buildings
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A Muslim male is prohibited from marrying the following relations:
1. Mother, Grand mother (how high so ever)
2. Daughter, Grand daughter (how low so ever)
3. Aunt, great aunt (how high so ever, whether paternal or maternal)
4. Niece, Grand niece (how low so ever)
A. 1, 3 and 4
B. 4, 2 and 1
C. 2, 3, 4 and 1
D. 3, 2 and 4
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