MCQ Exam Test

Q1

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 recognises

A Actual desertion
B Constructive desertion
C Both (A) and (B)
D Only (A) and not (B)

Q2

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

Q3

Which of the following is not a condition for a valid marriage under Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

A Neither has a spouse living at the time of marriage
B The bride shall be 18 years and the groom shall be 21 years
C Both are Sagotras
D Both are Sapindas

Q4

A petition for nullity of marriage filled under section 12 sub-section (2)(b)(ii) on the day on which the courts opened after a long vacation . . . . . . . . be entertained . . . . . . . . the period of one year expired during the vacation.

A Can, because
B May, because
C Cannot, even though
D Cannot, unless

Q5

Right to divorce is a

A Right strictosensu
B Liberty
C Power
D Privilege

Q6

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.

Q7

Under the Dayabhaga law, the father has

A An absolute right to dispose of the ancestral property
B A restricted right to dispose of the ancestral property
C No right to dispose of the ancestral property
D An absolute right of disposal in respect of movable ancestral property and restricted right in respect of immovable ancestral property

Q8

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

Q9

Section 13(2)(iv) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 applies when the bridegroom at the time of marriage is of

A Less than fifteen years
B Fifteen years
C Less than eighteen years
D Eighteen years

Q10

Which of the following is not a ground for annulment of marriage under Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?

A Impotency of respondent
B Consent to marriage of the petitioner obtained by fraud
C Incapacity of the respondent to bear a child
D Insanity of either party at the time of marriage

Q11

Property belonging to a joint family is managed by

A Karta
B A coparcener
C Both (A) and (B)
D Either (A) or (B)

Q12

A', a Hindu boy, aged 15 years, marries 'B', a Hindu girl, aged 12 years under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The marriage was consummated when the girl had attained puberty (which she did at the age of 13). The girl at the age of 17:

A Can remarry without getting the marriage dissolved
B Cannot claim divorce
C Can seek repudiation of marriage
D Cannot seek repudiation of marriage

Q13

The burden of proof of reasonable excuse is on:

A Husband
B Wife
C Court
D The person who has withdrawn from the society

Q14

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

Q15

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

Q16

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

Q17

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

Q18

Under Hindu Law, marriage is a

A Sacrament
B Contract
C Both (A) and (B)
D Neither (A) nor (B)

Q19

Who amongst the following is not a dependant of a deceased Hindu within section 21 of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956

A A minor son
B A minor son of a predeceased son
C A major son
D Both (B) and (C)

Q20

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

Q21

The Hindu wife was at the time of marriage pregnant by some person other than the husband. The marriage is:

A Valid
B Void
C Voidable at the option of the husband
D Voidable at the option of wife

Q22

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

Q23

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

Q24

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

Q25

Provision contained in section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 are controlled by

A Section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
B Section 18 of Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act, 1956
C Both (A) and (B)
D Neither (A) nor (B)

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Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 recognises

Within the meanings of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, which of the following statements is riot correct?

Which of the following is not a condition for a valid marriage under Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

A petition for nullity of marriage filled under section 12 sub-section (2)(b)(ii) on the day on which the courts opened after a long vacation . . . . . . . . be entertained . . . . . . . . the period of one year expired during the vacation.

Right to divorce is a

Order of succession under the Hindu Succession Act of a male Hindu dying intestate is as follows:

Under the Dayabhaga law, the father has

A Hindu wife is not entitled for separate residence and maintenance if she:

Section 13(2)(iv) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 applies when the bridegroom at the time of marriage is of

Which of the following is not a ground for annulment of marriage under Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?

Property belonging to a joint family is managed by

A', a Hindu boy, aged 15 years, marries 'B', a Hindu girl, aged 12 years under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The marriage was consummated when the girl had attained puberty (which she did at the age of 13). The girl at the age of 17:

The burden of proof of reasonable excuse is on:

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

Section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 was held to be intra-vires the Constitution by the Supreme Court in

The effect of declaration of a marriage as Voidable is :

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:

Under Hindu Law, marriage is a

Who amongst the following is not a dependant of a deceased Hindu within section 21 of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956

Who is a Hindu among following?

The Hindu wife was at the time of marriage pregnant by some person other than the husband. The marriage is:

Under Hindu law, the persons descended from a common ancestor but by different wives, are known as:

Under the proviso to section 6 of Hindu Succession Act, on the death of any co-parcener

Children of annulled voidable marriages and void marriages are

Provision contained in section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 are controlled by

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