Multiple choice

According to the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, which of the following is incorrect?

  1. Maintenance is a legal obligation.

  2. Maintenance is a personal obligation.

  3. A Hindu wife shall be entitled to be maintained by her husband during her lifetime.

  4. A husband’s obligation to maintain his wife is coextensive with property.

  5. None of these

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D Correct answer
Explanation

A husband’s obligation to maintain his wife is irrespective of the property. It is his personal obligation. A wife is legally entitled to claim maintenance from her husband and the husband is bound to maintain his wife.