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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

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

Hindu Marriage Act is implemented for settlement of marriage related issues in which of the following cases in India?

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 judgment 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. 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. Today the Hindu Marriage Act, section 9 and Special Marriage Act, section 22 provides that in case either spouse withdraws from the company of the other, the affected spouse can move the court for ‘restitution of conjugal rights. Parsis and Christians too have similar laws in this regard.

 

  1. In case of Hindus only.

  2. In any case.

  3. In case of Hindus, Christians and Parsis only.

  4. In case of Christians and Parsis only.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It is implemented only in case of Hindus, Christians and Parsis.

Multiple choice

A Hindu male can claim maintenance from his wife under

  1. Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

  2. Section 18 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956

  3. Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

  4. None of the above provisions
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D Correct answer
Explanation

 None of the above provisions

Multiple choice

Regard being had to laws relating to Hindu, which of the following is not correct?

  1. Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage is not a ground by itself to dissolve it.

  2. When evidence disclosed that parties, belonging to Santhal Tribe, were following customs of Hindus and not of Santhals, provision of Hindu Succession Act, 1956, would apply to inheritance of property.

  3. Allegations against wife of unchastity, indecent familiarity with another person and extra-marital relationship made in written statement filed by the husband would not constitute cruelty.

  4. None of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

 Option 3 is correct.

Multiple choice

The marriage may be solemnised between two Hindus if

  1. bridegroom completes the age of 21 and bride completes 18 years

  2. bridegroom completes the age of 18 and bride completes 21 years

  3. bridegroom completes the age of 21 and bride completes 21 years

  4. bridegroom completes the age of 18 and bride completes 18 years
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sec 5(iii) of Hindu Marriage Act,1955 provides that the marriage may be solemnised between two Hindus if bridegroom completes the age of 21 and bride completes 18 years.

Multiple choice

A Muslim can divorce his wife

  1. whenever he so desires without assigning any cause

  2. whenever he so desires but only with a cause

  3. whenever he so desires without assigning any cause but only in the presence of the wife

  4. either (2) or (3)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

A Muslim can divorce his wife whenever he so desires without assigning any cause.

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

This act 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

For a valid Muslim marriage,

  1. offer and acceptance must be at the same time

  2. offer and acceptance must be at the same place

  3. offer and acceptance must be at the same time and place

  4. offer and acceptance may be at different times and at different places
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

For a valid Muslim marriage, offer and acceptance must be at one meeting.

Multiple choice

Within the meanings of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, which of the following statements is not correct?

  1. A lunatic Hindu below the age of 15 years is not capable of being taken in adoption.

  2. A valid adoption once made cannot be cancelled.

  3. A Hindu male shall not be capable of taking a child in adoption unless he is of sound mind and is of the age of majority.

  4. Adoption is now said to be a purely secular institution.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A valid adoption once made cannot be cancelled.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not grounds for dissolution of a Muslim marriage under the dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act 1939?

  1. Whereabouts of the husband are not known for four years

  2. Option of puberty

  3. Non-maintenance of the wife by the husband for two years

  4. Non-payment of mahr
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Mahr is a mandatory paymeny in the form of money or possessions paid by the groom to the bride at the time of marriage. Hence it is not a ground of divorce under Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act,1939.  

Multiple choice

In Modern Hindu law, marriage has become

  1. monogamous

  2. an indissoluble union

  3. a sacramental union

  4. a contract
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In Modern Hindu Law, marriage is a civil contract. It can be dissolved. Two persons cannot be forced to live together.

Multiple choice

A married male can adopt

(I) only with his wife’s consent (II) only with his wife’s consent, when she is living with him (III) if he has more than one wife, consent of all the wives is necessary (IV) if marriage is void, the wife’s consent is not necessary (V) in the case of voidable marriage, the wife’s consent is necessary

  1. (I), (III), (IV) and (V)

  2. (II), (III), (IV) and (V)

  3. (I), (IV) and (V)

  4. (II), (III) and (IV)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

If a married male has a wife living, he shall not adopt except with the consent of his wife whether she is living with him or not. If a married male has more than one wife living at the time of adoption, the consent of all the wives is necessary. Marriage here means a valid marriage and voidable marriage not declared to be void.