Multiple choice

If a marriage is contracted on the express condition that the wife should not claim any dower, the wife is entitled to

  1. prompt dower

  2. proper dower

  3. dower as per husband’s discretion

  4. no dower

  5. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

If nothing is said about the dower at the time of marriage or even when the marriage was contracted on the express condition that the wife should not claim any dower, the wife is still entitled to the dower called proper dower.

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