In Sunnite law, the guardian of the minor's property is
A. Mother
B. Father
C. Mother's mother
D. Father's father
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The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 deals with:
A. Maintenance rights of divorced Muslim women
B. Maintenance rights of Muslim women who have been divorced by their husband by pronouncement of talaq
C. Maintenance of rights of Muslim women who have sought divorce from their husbands
D. Rights of Muslim women to seek divorce
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Which of the following gives the meaning of the term 'Beneficiary' in the Wakf (Waqf) Act, 1995?
A. A person or object for whose benefit of Wakf (Waqf) is created but does not include religious, pious and charitable objects and any other objects of public utility sanctioned by the Muslim Law
B. A person or object for whose benefit a Wakf (Waqf) is not created but does include religious, pious and charitable objects and any other objects of public utility sanctioned by the Muslim Law
C. A person or object for whose benefit a Wakf is created and also include religious, pious and charitable objects and any other objects of public utility sanctioned by the Muslim Law
D. None of the above
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A gift by way of 'hiba' can be made of a subject which is
A. Actually in existence at the time of the donation
B. To be produced in futuro with the means of production in existence & possession of the donor
C. Either (A) or (B)
D. Both (A) and (B)
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In a proceeding for divorce by lian, the husband
A. Does not have a right to retract the change
B. Has a right to retract the change only at the conclusion of the trial
C. Has a right to retract the change but before the close of evidence
D. Has a right to retract the change only before initiation of proceedings by the wife
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Acknowledgement of legitimacy about a child made by a Muslim is
A. Revocable
B. Irrevocable
C. Immaterial
D. None of the above
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Gift made during death or illness by a Mohammedan
A. Partakes the nature of gift
B. Partakes the nature of legacy
C. Partakes the nature of both
D. Partakes the nature either of gift or of legacy
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The most approved form of divorce under Muslim law is:
A. Triple Talaq
B. Talaq Ahsan
C. Talaq Hasan
D. Talaq-e-Tafweez
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Khilwat us Sahiha connotes
A. Valid retirement
B. Apostasy
C. Consent under compulsion
D. Option of puberty
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A father's contract of dower on behalf of a minor son, under the Hanafi law
A. Is binding on the son, and the father is not personally liable for the mahr
B. Is not binding on the son and the father is personally liable for the mahr
C. Is binding on the son and the father is also personally liable for the mahr
D. Is neither binding on the son nor the father is personally liable for the mahr
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A gift can be revoked
A. By the donor
B. By the heirs of the donor before his (donor's) death
C. By the heirs of the donor after his (donor's) death
D. Either (A) or (B) or (C)
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Plurality of wives is called:
A. Bigamy
B. Polygamy
C. Polyandry
D. None of these
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In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court was in 2017 declared pronouncement of talaq three times at a time by a Muslim husband as unconstitutional?
A. Shayara Bano v. Union of India
B. Shassnim Ara v. State of Uttar Pradesh
C. Baitahira v. Ali Hasan
D. Danial Latifi v. Union of India
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According to Hanafi Law, a mother is entitled to the custody (Hizanat) of a male child till the age of:-
A. 12 years
B. 18 years
C. 7 years
D. 21 years
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A marriage contracted as muta specifying the dower, but not prescribing the period of cohabitation
A. Shall be void
B. May operate as a permanent marriage
C. Shall be presumed to be for a period of one year
D. Shall be presumed to be for a period of three years
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A contract of muta marriage can be put to an end by the husband
A. By divorce
B. By hiba-i-muddat
C. By both (A) and (B)
D. By either (A) or (B)
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A divorced Muslim wife, unable to maintain herself, is entitled to be maintained by her former husband:
A. Only during the period of iddat
B. For the period till she remarries or dies
C. Only during the period of iddat provided that the marriage has been consummated
D. Only during the period of iddat but where no mehr has been paid
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Amount of dower fixed can be
A. Increased by the husband after marriage
B. Decreased by the husband after marriage
C. Either (A) or (B)
D. Neither (A) nor (B)
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Islamic jurisprudence
A. Empowers a father to impose the status of marriage on his minor children
B. Empowers a mother to impose the status of marriage on her minor children
C. Empowers both a father and a mother to impose the status of marriage on their minor children
D. Empowers a mother upto a certain age and thereafter a father to impose the status of marriage on their minor children
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Widows right of retention
A. Does not confer any title over the property
B. Confers a title over the property
C. May confer a title or may not confer a title depending on the facts & circumstances
D. Either (B) or (C)
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