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Family and Marriage Law

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Prepare for legal studies with practice questions on family and marriage laws, including the Hindu Marriage Act, dower in Muslim law, and divorce procedures. These questions cover custody, adoption, and domestic violence regulations. They are highly useful for law students and competitive legal exams.

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Family and Marriage Law Questions

Multiple choice

Any Hindu Marriage which is not properly solemnized, it shall be

  1. Valid

  2. Voidable

  3. Void ab - initio

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Under Section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a Hindu marriage that is not properly solemnized according to the customary rites and ceremonies is considered void ab initio (void from the beginning). This means it has no legal effect whatsoever, as if it never existed. A voidable marriage (option B) is one that is valid until annulled by a court, but improper solemnization makes it void, not voidable.

Multiple choice

'Iddat' is a period during which a Muslim woman is prohibited from marrying on dissolution of marriage

  1. by death

  2. by divorce

  3. only 1 and not 2

  4. both 1 and 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Iddat is the waiting period after dissolution of a Muslim marriage during which a woman cannot remarry. This applies whether the marriage is dissolved by the death of the husband (resulting in Iddat-ul-wafat) or by divorce (Iddat-ul-talaq). The duration varies - generally 4 months 10 days after death, and 3 menstrual cycles after divorce, but the prohibition on remarriage applies in both scenarios.

Multiple choice

The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, provides for ____ theory/theories of divorce:

  1. Breakdown

  2. Fault

  3. Consent

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 originally provided only the 'fault' theory of divorce (Section 13). The 1976 Amendment introduced the 'breakdown' theory by adding Section 13B (divorce by mutual consent). Thus, the Act now recognizes both fault and breakdown theories. The term 'consent' refers to the same breakdown theory (mutual consent divorce), but the option captures all theories.

Multiple choice

A person agrees to maintain his mother as part of a family arrangement during partition in the family. Which of the following is correct about this contract?

  1. It is void and not enforceable.

  2. It is voidable but enforceable.

  3. It is valid and enforceable.

  4. It is null and void (as per partition under Hindu law).
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

During partition in a family or an agreement as a family arrangement, a person contracts to maintain his mother. This contract is completely valid and enforceable.

Multiple choice

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

  1. does not prescribe the ceremonies requisite for solemnisation of marriage, but leaves it to the parties to choose a form of ceremonial marriage which is in accordance with any custom or usage applicable to either party

  2. does not prescribe the ceremonies requisite nor leaves it to the parties to choose

  3. does prescribe the ceremonies and does not leave it to the parties to choose

  4. does prescribe the ceremonies and at the same time, leaves it to the parties to choose
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 does not prescribe the ceremonies requisite for solemnisation of marriage, but leaves it to the parties to choose a form of ceremonial marriage which is in accordance with any custom or usage applicable to either party. 

Multiple choice

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court hold that paramount duty of the Court in matrimonial matters should be to restore peace in the family?

  1. Bheemraya v. Suneetha

  2. Govind Dayal v. Inayatullah

  3. Durga Prasanna Tripathy v. Arundhaty Tripathy

  4. Ramesh Chand Daga v. Rameshwari Bai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In Bheemraya v. Suneetha (2013) case, the Supreme Court held that paramount duty of the Court in matrimonial matters should be to restore peace in the family.

Multiple choice

For desertion to qualify as a ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, intention to desert is

  1. a necessary condition

  2. a sufficient condition

  3. neither necessary nor sufficient condition

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The following five conditions must be present to constitute a desertion:

  1. The factum of separation
  2. Animus deserdendi (intention to desert)
  3. Desertion without any reasonable cause
  4. Desertion without consent of other party
  5. Statutory period of two years must have run out before a petition is presented.
Multiple choice

What does Polyandry mean?

  1. The practice of a man having several wives

  2. The practice of a woman having several husbands

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Polyandry is central to the narrative of the epic Mahabharata. It means the practice of a woman having several husbands.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the appropriate option from (1 - 4) according to the information given in the reading passage.

Litigation regarding right to company of either spouse is stated to be 'controversial subject' because

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

As per law when a man and woman are married, it is clearly understood that both would live together and share a conjugal relationship. However, sometimes, problems are caused due to several factors-ill treatment of woman by her in-laws, joint family issues, employment of the woman in some other town or husband’s behaviour towards his wife. In worst cases a woman might even opt to walk out of husband’s house. Commonly, the husband would make his best of efforts to bring back his wife to his house. Husband might go to the court as a last option. It is much too controversial subject to pass judgement on legal issues pertaining the right of one spouse to demand the company of the other. It has been over a century since this subject was recognized in India. The restitution of conjugal rights was introduced into Indian law during the British rule. It is interesting to know the history as to how this provision got into the laws related to marriage and divorce in our country. The origin of this provision is found in the religious courts of England where a decree of ‘restitution of conjugal rights’ could be issued and an unwilling spouse was compelled by law to live with the complaining spouse. Those who disobeyed the orders could be imprisoned. In India, according to the traditional Hindu law, litigation regarding matters of marriage was not permitted so the husband and wife were obliged to stick together for a lifetime. Husband was treated as a god by his wife and the wife could be separated from husband neither by ‘sale’ nor by ‘desertion’ as mentioned by Manu, the author of ancient text that provided grounds for litigation in India.

  1. it is difficult to identify the culprit

  2. issues regarding treatment of one spouse by the other are generally ambiguous

  3. the law does not grant equal rights to both in this regard

  4. no reason is mentioned
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

No reason is mentioned in the passage.