MCQ Exam Test

Q1

A pre-marriage agreement to live separately is

A Void
B Voidable
C Valid
D Invalid

Q2

A co-parcener having right in joint family property is competent to dispose of her share in property. This was held in case of

A Mahendra Mahanta v. Tarini Detn, AIR 2003 Ori 80
B Rukmini v. Tara Deoi, AIR 2003 Ori 80
C Vasantha v. Muni Deoi, AIR 2003 Ori 80
D Binapuri v. Uma Shankar, AIR 2003 Ori 80

Q3

As per Hindu Marriage Act, sapinda relationship extends to:

A The third generation (inclusive) in the line of ascent through the mother, and the fifth (inclusive) in the line of ascent through father.
B The third generation (exclusive) in the line of ascent through the mother, and the fifth (exclusive) in the line of ascent through father.
C The five generations in the line of ascent through the mother, and seven in the line of ascent through father.
D All blood relatives related through male blood relatives.

Q4

Till what period Husband has to maintain his divorced wife.

A Till death
B Upto 3 years
C Until she remarries
D Upto 10 years

Q5

In case of judicial separation . . . . . . . . 1. The marital tie is severed by a judicial order 2. The marital obligations and rights are suspended 3. The husband has to pay maintenance to the wife 4. They can re-unite after getting the order rescinded Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
B None of these
C 2, 3 and 4 only
D 1, 2 and 3 only

Q6

When a marriage has been dissolved by a decree of divorce under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and there is a right of appeal, the divorced persons may marry again:

A After expiry of 1 month from the decree of divorce
B Immediately after passing of the decree of divorce
C After expiry of 2 months from the decree of divorce
D After expiry of the time for appealing, without any appeal having been presented

Q7

Desertion is constituted when

A There is a factum of separation
B There is animus deserdendi
C Either (A) or (B) exists
D Both (A) and (B) co-exist

Q8

A Hindu dies intestate, leaving a son and two daughters. His property was partitioned. Whether each one of the successors is entitled to alienate hislher share without the consent of the other heirs-

A Yes
B No
C Only son can alienate his share
D Only daughters can alienate their respective shares

Q9

Doctrine of 'Relation Back' applies to the matters relating to

A Maintenance
B Marriage
C Adoption
D Legitimacy

Q10

An adopted son can challenge

A A gift of coparcenery property by the adoptive father
B An alienation made by the adoptive father prior to 1956 where the alienation was not for legal necessity
C Both (A) and (B)
D Only (B) and not (A)

Q11

Preferential Right of Heirs Under Section . . . . . . . . of Hindu Succession Act is applicable also to agricultural Lands, as held by Supreme Court in its recent Judgement.

A Section 21
B Section 22
C Section 23
D Section 24

Q12

Liability of the sons to pay the father's debt exists

A During the life time of the father
B After the death of the father
C Irrespective of whether the father is alive or dead
D Only (B) and not (A)

Q13

Section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides for

A Conditions of marriage
B Capacity to marry
C Ceremonies of marriage
D All the above

Q14

Marriage is . . . . . . . . ten sacraments, enjoined by the Hindu religion for regeneration of men.

A First of the
B Seventh of the
C Third of the
D Last of the

Q15

Give correct response A Karta can alienate the joint family property for:

A Kutumbarthe
B Apatkale
C Dharamarthe
D All of the above

Q16

Insanity is a ground for

A Getting the marriage annulled as voidable
B Judicial separation
C Divorce
D All the above

Q17

Under section 16 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 the children of a pre-deceased son or a pre-deceased daughter can take share

A Simultaneously with son, daughter and the husband, and each takes per-capita with them
B Simultaneously with son, daughter and the husband and each takes per-stirpes
C Simultaneously with son, daughter and the husband and take per-stirpes and then among themselves per capita
D Not simultaneously with son daughter and the husband but only in their absence

Q18

By the operation of the doctrine of blending

A Self acquired property of a coparcener voluntarily thrown by him into the common stock becomes a joint family property
B Joint family property of a coparcener becomes his separate property
C Self acquired property of a coparcener remains a self acquired property
D Both (A) and (B)

Q19

Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act- A person shall be capable of being taken in adoption if he or she has not completed the age of

A Sixteen years
B Eighteen years
C Fifteen years, unless there is a custom or usage applicable to the parties which permits persons who have completed the age of fifteen years being taken in adoption
D Twenty one years

Q20

X, a Hindu Boy, aged 16 years, married Y, a Hindu Girl aged 13 years, by exchange of garlands, subsequently, it was revealed to Y that X is impotent, Y leaves X and married M:

A Y cannot be punished for bigamy
B Y cannot be punished for bigamy as the first marriage was void on account of lack of performance of ceremonies of marriage
C Both (A) and (B)
D All the above are correct

Q21

Any marriage solemnized in contravention of the condition specified in clause (1) of Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 shall be

A Voidable
B Null and void
C Irregular
D Valid

Q22

Which of the following is a ceremony, without the performance of which, a Hindu marriage is considered null and void?

A Kanyadaan
B Saptapadi
C Sindoor-daan
D None of the above

Q23

In which case, the Supreme Court held that "Staying together under the same roof is not a pre-condition for mental cruelty"?

A J. L. Nanda v. Smt. Veena, AIR 1988 SC 407
B Kameswara Rao v. G. Jabilli, AIR 2002 SC 576
C K. Srinivas Rao v. D. A. Deepa, AIR 2013 SC 2176
D N. C. Dastane v. S. Dastane, AIR 1975 SC 1534

Q24

The mother has the capacity to give a child in adoption, if the father of the child

A Is dead
B Has ceased to be a Hindu
C Has finally & completely agreed
D Either (A) or (B) or (C)

Q25

Regard being had to the provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which of the following statements is not correct?

A If a Hindu woman had any existing interest in a property howsoever small, prior to the enactment of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956,the same would blossom into a full-fledged right by virtue of the operation of Section 14(1) thereof
B The right of daughter in coparcenary property is not lost by passing of preliminary decree for partition before the 20th day of December, 2004
C If a right is created in a Hindu female for the first time in respect of any property under any instrument or under a decree, where a restricted estate in such property is prescribed, the provision of Section 14(2) of the above Act would be attracted and would not convert such a right into a full-fledged right of ownership of the property
D The right of daughter in coparcenary property is not lost by any testamentary disposition of property which had taken place before the 20th day of December, 2004

hindu-law - Part 3

A pre-marriage agreement to live separately is

A co-parcener having right in joint family property is competent to dispose of her share in property. This was held in case of

As per Hindu Marriage Act, sapinda relationship extends to:

Till what period Husband has to maintain his divorced wife.

When a marriage has been dissolved by a decree of divorce under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and there is a right of appeal, the divorced persons may marry again:

Desertion is constituted when

A Hindu dies intestate, leaving a son and two daughters. His property was partitioned. Whether each one of the successors is entitled to alienate hislher share without the consent of the other heirs-

Doctrine of 'Relation Back' applies to the matters relating to

An adopted son can challenge

Preferential Right of Heirs Under Section . . . . . . . . of Hindu Succession Act is applicable also to agricultural Lands, as held by Supreme Court in its recent Judgement.

Liability of the sons to pay the father's debt exists

Section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides for

Marriage is . . . . . . . . ten sacraments, enjoined by the Hindu religion for regeneration of men.

Give correct response A Karta can alienate the joint family property for:

Insanity is a ground for

Under section 16 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 the children of a pre-deceased son or a pre-deceased daughter can take share

By the operation of the doctrine of blending

Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act- A person shall be capable of being taken in adoption if he or she has not completed the age of

X, a Hindu Boy, aged 16 years, married Y, a Hindu Girl aged 13 years, by exchange of garlands, subsequently, it was revealed to Y that X is impotent, Y leaves X and married M:

Any marriage solemnized in contravention of the condition specified in clause (1) of Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 shall be

Which of the following is a ceremony, without the performance of which, a Hindu marriage is considered null and void?

In which case, the Supreme Court held that "Staying together under the same roof is not a pre-condition for mental cruelty"?

The mother has the capacity to give a child in adoption, if the father of the child

Regard being had to the provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which of the following statements is not correct?

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