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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

A Hindu female W dies and is survived be by her husband H, one son S, two revoked: unmarried daughters Dl and D2. How will the property of W be divided?

  1. Into four equal parts

  2. 1/2 to husband and remaining 1/2 to son and daughters

  3. 1/2 to son and remaining 1/2 to husband and daughters

  4. 1/3 to husband,1 1/3 to son and remaining 1/3 to daughters
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A Hindu female W dies and is survived be by her husband H, one son S, two revoked: unmarried daughters Dl and D2. The property of W will be divided into four equal parts.

Multiple choice

A legacy is bequeathed to A on condition that he shall marry with the consent of B, C and D. A marries with F without consent but obtains consent afterwards. The legacy is

  1. valid as A has fulfilled the condition of vesting legacy

  2. not valid as A has not fulfilled the condition of vesting legacy

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. The condition is void ab-initio, hence no question of challenging legacy.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A legacy is bequeathed to A on condition that he shall marry with the consent of B, C, and D. A marries without the consent of B, C and D. A has not fulfilled the condition.

Multiple choice

A, with the intention of marrying a lady B during the life time of his wife X, enters into a wedlock with B. Unknown to A, X had died in an accident just a few hours before the marriage. Here A is liable for

  1. bigamy

  2. attempt to bigamy

  3. preparation to commit bigamy

  4. no offence
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Under section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, "whoever, having a husband or wife living, contracts a marriage during the life of the former husband or wife, that marriage is void." In the above case at the time of marriage, X is not living. So, the offence of bigamy under section 494 of the Indian Penal Code is not completed.

Multiple choice

Sharda Act deals with

  1. widow remarriage

  2. inter-caste marriage

  3. child marriage

  4. child labour
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Sharda Act (Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929) was a legislative measure to prevent child marriage in India. It fixed the minimum age of marriage for girls at 14 years and boys at 18 years, representing a significant social reform effort.

Multiple choice

Which of the following rule/rules of residence is/are followed in societies with matrilineal descent?

  1. Neolocal
  2. Matrilocal
  3. Avunculocal

  1. 2 only

  2. 1 and 2 only

  3. 1 and 3 only

  4. 1, 2 and 3

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Matrilineal societies can follow multiple residence rules. Neolocal couples set up new households. Matrilocal residence means living with or near the wife's family. Avunculocal residence (living with mother's brother) is particularly common in matrilineal societies as the uncle plays a key role in socialization.

Multiple choice

The practice of marriage alliance that creates a desire to give away a girl through marriage to a superior family is known as?

  1. Endogamy

  2. Hypergamy

  3. Hypogamy

  4. Exogamy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Hypergamy is the practice where women marry into a social group of higher status, specifically the desire to give a daughter in marriage to a superior family. Endogamy is marrying within the same group, hypogamy is marrying into a lower group, and exogamy is marrying outside one's specific group but not necessarily to a superior one.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 does not apply to members of any scheduled tribes, unless the Central Government by notification in the official gazette directs.2. Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), the right of maintenance extends not only to the wife and dependent children but also to indigent parents and divorced wives.

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: Section 2(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 excludes its application to Scheduled Tribes unless the Central Government extends it by notification. Statement 2 is correct: Section 125 of CrPC (1973) provides for maintenance of wife, children, and also indigent parents, and divorced wives can claim maintenance under this provision. Therefore, both statements are correct.

Multiple choice

Change in traditional joint family in India is marked by changes in

  1. property holding and residence
  2. genealogical structure
  3. the conjugal bond
  4. numerical size

  1. 1 only

  2. 3 only

  3. 1, 2 and 3 only

  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Changes in traditional joint families in India affect ALL these dimensions: property holding patterns (1), genealogical structure (2), the conjugal bond between husband and wife (3), and numerical size (4). Modern joint families show changes in all these aspects - from property ownership to emotional relationships.

Multiple choice
  1. The Special Marriage Act
  2. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act
  3. The Indian Succession Act
  4. The Child Marriage Restraint Act What is the correct chronological sequence of the above Acts?

  1. 2 - 1 - 4 - 3

  2. 3 - 4 - 1 - 2

  3. 2 - 4 - 1 - 3

  4. 3 - 1 - 4 - 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian Succession Act was enacted in 1925, making it the earliest among these laws. The Child Marriage Restraint Act (1929) came next, followed by the Special Marriage Act (1954), and finally the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act (1986). This chronological order matches option B (3-4-1-2).

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?1. Marriage is a sacrament in Hindu society.

  1. Marriage is a contract in Muslim society.
  2. Prohibition of 'Sapinda' marriage is a rule of caste endogamy.

  1. 1 and 2 only

  2. 2 and 3 only

  3. 1 and 3 only

  4. 2 only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In Hindu society, marriage is considered a sacrament - a sacred union that cannot be broken. In Islamic law, marriage is a contractual agreement between consenting parties. Statement 3 is incorrect because 'Sapinda' rules refer to prohibited degrees of kinship (exogamy rules forbidding marriage between close relatives), not caste endogamy which concerns marrying within one's caste.

Multiple choice

Directions: Substitute the following phrase with the most appropriate option.

Having one wife/husband at a time

  1. Single

  2. Bride

  3. Fidelity

  4. Monogamy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Monogamy is the practice or state of being married to or having a relationship with only one person at a time. The prefix mono- comes from Greek and means single or alone. Fidelity refers to the quality of being faithful, which is a trait within a relationship rather than the structure itself.

Multiple choice

A Hindu wife is not entitled to separate residence and maintenance from her husband if she

  1. ceases to be a Hindu by conversion

  2. is unchaste

  3. Either (1) or (2)

  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (3) is correct: Under Section 18(3) of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, a Hindu wife shall not be entitled to separate residence and maintenance from her husband if she is unchaste or ceases to be a Hindu by conversion to another religion.

Multiple choice

A petition for the dissolution of the marriage by a decree of divorce may be presented, if cohabitation as between the parties to the marriage, after the passing of a decree of judicial separation, is not resumed for a period of

  1. one year or upwards

  2. two years or upwards

  3. six months or upwards

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

Option (1) is correct: Under Section 13 (1A) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, either party to a marriage may also present a petition for the dissolution of the marriage by a decree of divorce on the ground that there has been no resumption of cohabitation as between the parties to the marriage for a period of one year or upwards after the passing of a decree for judicial separation.