Multiple choice

Which of the following is/are not stridhan?

  1. Property inherited by a woman whether from a male or a female

  2. Property obtained by a woman by adverse possession

  3. Gifts from relations/strangers

  4. Property acquired by self-exertion

  5. Both (1) and (4)
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Explanation

Property acquired by a woman either from a male or a female is not stridhan. She takes only a limited interest in the property and on her death, the property passes not to her heirs, but to the next heirs of the person from whom she inherited it.

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