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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Science in Law (BSL) , Bachelor of Laws (LLB) , Bachelor of Legal Science (BLS) .
| 1. |
According to Hindu Marriage Act marriage is termed as |
| A. | a contract |
| B. | a sacrament |
| C. | agreement |
| D. | settlement. |
| Answer» B. a sacrament | |
| 2. |
How to become a Hindu? |
| A. | By conversion |
| B. | By Saptapadi |
| C. | Datta Homam |
| D. | Nupital fire. |
| Answer» A. By conversion | |
| 3. |
Section 26 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides |
| A. | Custody of minor children |
| B. | Adoption |
| C. | inheritance |
| D. | Right in mothers womb. |
| Answer» A. Custody of minor children | |
| 4. |
Under which section of Hindu Marriage act included prohibited relationships? |
| A. | Section 3 (e) |
| B. | Section 3 (f) |
| C. | Section 3(d) |
| D. | Section 3(g). |
| Answer» D. Section 3(g). | |
| 5. |
The marriage may be solemnized between two Hindus if |
| A. | bride completes the age of 18 years and bridegroom completes the age of 21 years |
| B. | bride completes the age of 21years and bridegroom completes the age of 18 years |
| C. | bride completes the age of 14 years and bridegroom completes the age of 18 years |
| D. | bride completes the age of 18 years and bridegroom completes the age of 18 years . |
| Answer» A. bride completes the age of 18 years and bridegroom completes the age of 21 years | |
| 6. |
Bigamy laws are not applicable to |
| A. | Hindus |
| B. | Muslims |
| C. | Sikhs |
| D. | Jains |
| Answer» B. Muslims | |
| 7. |
The Hindu Succession Act,2005, abolishes |
| A. | the doctrine of the right survivorship |
| B. | untouchability |
| C. | Sati System |
| D. | caste system. |
| Answer» A. the doctrine of the right survivorship | |
| 8. |
Bigamy under the Hindu Marriage act, 1955 includes |
| A. | patriachal and patrilocal |
| B. | matriachal and matrilocal |
| C. | Polygamy and polyandry |
| D. | Polygamy. |
| Answer» C. Polygamy and polyandry | |
| 9. |
Desertion is a |
| A. | total repudiation of obligation of marriage. |
| B. | Cruelty |
| C. | Renounced the world by entering religious order. |
| D. | heard of being as alive for a period of seven years. |
| Answer» A. total repudiation of obligation of marriage. | |
| 10. |
Which of the following is provided in the section 7 of Hindu Marriage act? |
| A. | Registration |
| B. | ceremonies of a Hindu Marriage |
| C. | Adoption of child |
| D. | Void marriages. |
| Answer» B. ceremonies of a Hindu Marriage | |
| 11. |
Presumption that the younger survived the elder under section 21 of Hindu Succestion Act 2005 is |
| A. | Presumption of fact |
| B. | Presumption of fact and law. |
| C. | Rebuttable presumption of law. |
| D. | Irrebuttable presumption of law. |
| Answer» C. Rebuttable presumption of law. | |
| 12. |
Which of the following is correct with respect to Section 5(i) of Hindu marriage Act 1955? |
| A. | neither party has a spouse living at the time of marriage |
| B. | neither party has a living children at the time of marriage |
| C. | Husband should not have a spouse at the time of marriage |
| D. | wife should not have a spouse at the time of marriage. |
| Answer» A. neither party has a spouse living at the time of marriage | |
| 13. |
Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act 2005 applies to |
| A. | movable property |
| B. | Immovable property |
| C. | Immovable and movable property |
| D. | Public property. |
| Answer» C. Immovable and movable property | |
| 14. |
Section 8 of Hindu Marriage Act 1955 relates to |
| A. | Celebration of marriages |
| B. | Dowry |
| C. | Registration of Hindu marriages |
| D. | Restitution of Conjugal rights. |
| Answer» C. Registration of Hindu marriages | |
| 15. |
‘Heir’ has been defined under: |
| A. | Section 3(d) of the Hindu Succession Act |
| B. | Section 3(e) of the Hindu Succession Act |
| C. | Section 3(f) of the Hindu Succession Act |
| D. | Section 3(g) of the Hindu Succession Act. |
| Answer» C. Section 3(f) of the Hindu Succession Act | |
| 16. |
A share to which an aliene of an interest of a coparcener is entitled is the share which the alienor is entitled on. |
| A. | date of alienation |
| B. | the date of suit |
| C. | The date of the decree |
| D. | as directed by the court. |
| Answer» A. date of alienation | |
| 17. |
A coparcener has |
| A. | a right to renounce his interest in the coparcenary property but subject to the consent to all other coparceners. |
| B. | a right to renounce his interest in the coparcenary property generally |
| C. | no right to renounce his interest in the coparcenary property |
| D. | A coparcener can renounce his interest in the coparcenary property in favouur of any one coparcener |
| Answer» A. a right to renounce his interest in the coparcenary property but subject to the consent to all other coparceners. | |
| 18. |
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. | a stranger on behalf of adopted son |
| Answer» A. a coparcener in the womb at the time of alienation | |
| 19. |
Alienation by the karta without legal necessity or the benefit of estate is |
| A. | Valid |
| B. | Voidable at the ‘instance of any coparcener |
| C. | Voidable at the instance of the alienee |
| D. | Void abinitio. |
| Answer» B. Voidable at the ‘instance of any coparcener | |
| 20. |
An alienee-purchaser of an undivided share or a coparcener is |
| A. | entitled to the mesne profits from the date of is purchase , till the date of decree |
| B. | entitled to the mesne profits from the date of his purchase , till the date of the suit |
| C. | not entitled to the mesne profits from the date of his purchase, till the date of the decree |
| D. | not entitled to the mesne profits from the date of his purchase , till the date of the suit |
| Answer» C. not entitled to the mesne profits from the date of his purchase, till the date of the decree | |
| 21. |
Each son acquires at his birth an equal interest with his father in all ancestral property held by the father under |
| A. | Mitakshara law |
| B. | Dayabhaga law |
| C. | Mitakshara law and dayabhaga law |
| D. | Hindu Succession law. |
| Answer» A. Mitakshara law | |
| 22. |
Father under the Dayabhaga law,can dispose of the ancestral property by |
| A. | sale |
| B. | gift |
| C. | will |
| D. | Sale, gift and will. |
| Answer» D. Sale, gift and will. | |
| 23. |
on the death of father, the sons under the Dayabhaga law, take the ancestral property as |
| A. | joint tenants |
| B. | tenants in common |
| C. | as per the law of primo geniture |
| D. | joint tenants or tenants in common as per the consent of all. |
| Answer» B. tenants in common | |
| 24. |
kartas power of alienation of ancestral property are |
| A. | wider than that of karta under the Mitakshara law |
| B. | restricted then that of karta under Mitakshara law |
| C. | same as that of karta under Mitakshara law |
| D. | wider in certain respects and restricted in certain others, than that of karta under the Mitakshara law. |
| Answer» C. same as that of karta under Mitakshara law | |
| 25. |
A hindu male is under a pious obligation to pay the private debts of his |
| A. | father |
| B. | grand father |
| C. | great grand father |
| D. | Father, grandfather and great grand father |
| Answer» D. Father, grandfather and great grand father | |
| 26. |
partition under the Mitakashara law means |
| A. | division of status |
| B. | division of property |
| C. | division of status and property |
| D. | division of trust |
| Answer» C. division of status and property | |
| 27. |
While determining as to what property is available for partition, the provision has to be made for |
| A. | Joint family debts |
| B. | individual debts of the coparceners |
| C. | tainted debts of the father |
| D. | tainted debts of the grandfather. |
| Answer» A. Joint family debts | |
| 28. |
Provision for which of the following is not to be made, while determining the property available for partition |
| A. | Joint family debts |
| B. | marriage expenses of unmarried daughter |
| C. | marriage expenses of male members of the family |
| D. | performance of certain ceremonies. |
| Answer» C. marriage expenses of male members of the family | |
| 29. |
Under the Mitakshara law, partition can be claimed by |
| A. | a coparcener |
| B. | a female |
| C. | a person claiming through a female |
| D. | coparcener and a female. |
| Answer» A. a coparcener | |
| 30. |
under the Dayabhaga law, partition can be asked by |
| A. | a female |
| B. | a person claiming through a female |
| C. | person in mothers womb. |
| D. | A Coparcener. |
| Answer» D. A Coparcener. | |
| 31. |
A wife is entitled to a share on partition taking place between her husband and |
| A. | his father |
| B. | his brother |
| C. | his sons |
| D. | other collaterals |
| Answer» C. his sons | |
| 32. |
Severance of joint family status takes place, from the date when the communication |
| A. | is received by the first coparcener |
| B. | is received by the last coparcener |
| C. | is received by the karta |
| D. | is sent |
| Answer» D. is sent | |
| 33. |
A partition can be |
| A. | total |
| B. | partial |
| C. | total or partial |
| D. | No partial |
| Answer» C. total or partial | |
| 34. |
Seeds of the institution of marriage lie in |
| A. | mans quest to know the maternity of children |
| B. | mans quest to know the paternity of children |
| C. | quest to know maternity and paternity of children. |
| D. | quest to make a family. |
| Answer» B. mans quest to know the paternity of children | |
| 35. |
Overriding effect to the provision of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 have been given, by virtue of |
| A. | Section 3 of Hindu Marriage Act |
| B. | Section 4 of Hindu Marriage Act |
| C. | Section 6 of Hindu Marriage Act |
| D. | Section 29 of Hindu Marriage Act |
| Answer» B. Section 4 of Hindu Marriage Act | |
| 36. |
A marriage solemnised between two persons who are related to each other within the degrees of prohibited relationship shall be |
| A. | void |
| B. | Valid |
| C. | illegal |
| D. | voidable |
| Answer» A. void | |
| 37. |
Doctrine of ‘factum Valet’ in the context of ceremonies of marriage cures |
| A. | non observance of necessary ceremonies |
| B. | non observance of essential ceremonies |
| C. | non observance of nuptial fires |
| D. | non observance of Sapthapadi. |
| Answer» A. non observance of necessary ceremonies | |
| 38. |
In a case of bigamous marriage, the second wife |
| A. | has a status of wife |
| B. | has no status of wife |
| C. | may have or may not have a status of wife |
| D. | has a status of concubine. |
| Answer» B. has no status of wife | |
| 39. |
A petition under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 can be presented before |
| A. | District court |
| B. | High Court |
| C. | Supreme Court |
| D. | District Court and the High Court |
| Answer» A. District court | |
| 40. |
Section 9 of Hindu Marriages Act, 1955 provides for |
| A. | Ceremonies Of marriage |
| B. | restitution of Conjugal rights |
| C. | judiacial separation |
| D. | Jurisdiction of court |
| Answer» B. restitution of Conjugal rights | |
| 41. |
A decree of judicial separation |
| A. | dissolves the marriage |
| B. | does not dissolve the marriage & the marriage subsists |
| C. | marriage is null and void |
| D. | Marriage is Voidable |
| Answer» B. does not dissolve the marriage & the marriage subsists | |
| 42. |
Remedy of restitution of conjugal rights is aimed |
| A. | dissolving the marriage |
| B. | preserving the marriage |
| C. | To declare marriage as illegal |
| D. | to declare marriage as immoral. |
| Answer» B. preserving the marriage | |
| 43. |
Adultery is a ground for |
| A. | Judicial separation |
| B. | Divorce |
| C. | Judicial separation and divorce both |
| D. | Only divorce and not judicial separation. |
| Answer» C. Judicial separation and divorce both | |
| 44. |
To mature as a ground of divorce, the desertion must continue for a minimum period of |
| A. | One year |
| B. | Two years |
| C. | Three years |
| D. | Five years |
| Answer» B. Two years | |
| 45. |
A son begotten as well as born after partition, is entitled to have the partition re-opened, where |
| A. | father has reserved a share to himself |
| B. | father has not reserved a share to himself |
| C. | father has or has not reserved a share to himself |
| D. | father is of unsound mind. |
| Answer» B. father has not reserved a share to himself | |
| 46. |
When a minor coparcener files a suit for partition through the guardian or the next friend and the court finds the partition being for the welfare of the minor, the partition/ severance of status place from the date. |
| A. | of the institution of the suit |
| B. | of the courts order |
| C. | fixed by the court. |
| D. | agreed upon by the parties. |
| Answer» A. of the institution of the suit | |
| 47. |
If a minor dies during the pendency of the suit |
| A. | Suit cannot be continued by the legal representatives of the minor |
| B. | Suit can be continued by the legal representative of the minor |
| C. | Suit can be continued by the legal representatives of the minor only with the consent of other coparceners. |
| D. | Suit can be continued by next friend. |
| Answer» B. Suit can be continued by the legal representative of the minor | |
| 48. |
A Widow- mother on partition between the sons, is entitled to a share in the coparcenary property |
| A. | equal to that of a son |
| B. | 1/3 of that of a son |
| C. | ½ of that of a son |
| D. | 1/4 of that of a son |
| Answer» A. equal to that of a son | |
| 49. |
A wife on partition between her husband and his sons, is entitled to a share in the coparcenary property. |
| A. | ½ of that of a son |
| B. | 1/3 of that of a Son |
| C. | ¼ of that of a son |
| D. | equal to that of a son |
| Answer» D. equal to that of a son | |
| 50. |
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 recognises |
| A. | Physical cruelty |
| B. | Mental cruelty |
| C. | Physical and mental cruelty |
| D. | No cruelty. |
| Answer» C. Physical and mental cruelty | |
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