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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

The religious texts of many communities in India outline the purpose, rights and duties involved in marriage. These texts clearly bring out that marriage in India has its location in which of the following?

  1. Hetero-normative, patriarchal family structure

  2. World view that takes the institutions like family and marriage without any change in their forms, types and nature

  3. Universal reference to application of the bundles of rights in marriage in a particular ethnographic context

  4. Social context that makes it necessary to understand marriage as polythetic with an open-ended checklist
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Traditional religious texts in India typically frame marriage within a hetero-normative and patriarchal structure, defining specific duties (Dharma) and rights that reinforce male-headed family units. This structure has historically dictated the social and legal understanding of the institution.

Multiple choice

Which of these are opposed to public policy?

  1. Restraint of marriage

  2. Restraint of personal liberty

  3. Interference with course of justice

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

Agreements that are contrary to public policy are void. Restraint of marriage, restraint of personal liberty, and interference with the course of justice are all recognized categories of agreements opposed to public policy.

Multiple choice

Directions: The question consists of a capitalized word followed by four sentences in which the word has been used in different ways. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate. MARRY

  1. He married twice in two years.

  2. She refused to marry him.

  3. The father wanted to marry off his only daughter.

  4. He married himself away for money.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Option D is incorrect because 'married himself away' is not a standard English idiom for marriage.

Multiple choice

Any two persons irrespective of religion can solemnize a marriage, commonly known as civil marriage under

  1. Indian Marriage Act, 1957

  2. Special Marriage Act, 1954

  3. Marriage (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1955

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

Any two persons irrespective of religion can solemnize a marriage, commonly known as civil marriage under Special Marriage Act, 1954. The Special Marriage Act, 1954 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to provide a special form of marriage for the people of India and all Indian nationals in foreign countries, irrespective of the religion or faith followed by either party.

Multiple choice

Dowry prohibition Act of 1961 prohibit

  1. giving of dowry either directly or indirectly by a patty to marriage

  2. taking of dowry either directly or indirectly by a party to marriage

  3. both giving and taking of dowry either directly or indirectly by a patty to marriage

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

The preamble of the Dowry prohibition Act of 1961, states 'An Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry'. 

Multiple choice

Muslim marriage is a

  1. Sacrament

  2. Legal Bond & a Social Contract

  3. Divine commandment

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

In Islam, Marriage is a legal contract between two people. The bride is to consent to the marriage of her own free will. There must be two Muslim witnesses of the marriage contract.  

Multiple choice

The law relating to marriage divorce and succession of various communities

  1. is codified in common civil code

  2. is contained in various personal laws codified and uncodified

  3. is entirely uncodified

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

The law relating to marriage, divorce and succession of various communities is contained in various personal laws codified and uncodified. Some codified laws are: The Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939 The Special Marriage Act, 1954 The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 The Indian Succession Act, 1925 etc.  

Multiple choice

Which one is not correct?

  1. Illegitame male child is not a coparcener.

  2. In Joint Family existence of property is essential.

  3. The coparcener become extinct when all male member die.

  4. Only a male can be a coparcener.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In Joint Family, existence of property is not essential.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct course of action.

A young runaway couple have come to you seeking protection as they belong to the same ‘gotra’ and their village panchayat has asked them to dissolve their marriage and to treat each other as brother and sister. The Khap panchayats have been known to lynch runaway couples and even attack police personnel providing security to them. Meanwhile, the villagers getting wind of the couple’s movements have reached your office and asking you to hand over the couple to them. They assure you that the couple will not be harmed, but will be counselled about the rules of their society.

What will be the most suitable course of action under these circumstances?

  1. Verify the age of the young couple and send them to a safe house if they are of legal marriageable age.

  2. Take a written undertaking from the panchayat members that the couple will not be harmed and hand over the couple to them.

  3. Deny that the couple have come to you and ask the couple to flee once the villagers go away.

  4. Convince the panchayat that the boy and girl are legally entitled to get married and warn them of dire consequences if they try to harm them.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The primary duty of the police is to ensure the safety of citizens. Verifying their age and providing protection is the only way to prevent potential violence while respecting the rights of legal adults.