Multiple choice

Read the two statements. One is Assertion (A) and the other is Reason (R). Assertion (A): A having a wife alive marries another wife. The marriage is void. Reason (R): Monogamy is the rule. Give correct answer from the following codes.

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true.

  2. Both (A) and (R) are false.

  3. (A) is true but (R) is false.

  4. (A) is false but (R) is true.
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Explanation

Section 5 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 establishes monogamy as the rule - a Hindu cannot marry during the lifetime of a spouse. Section 11 provides that such marriages are void ab initio. Therefore, the assertion that the second marriage is void is correct, and the reason stating monogamy is the rule is also correct.

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