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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

Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, who among the following is not entitled to adopt?

  1. An unmarried person

  2. Husband with the consent of wife

  3. Wife who is divorced

  4. Husband without the consent of wife
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: An unmarried person can adopt a child. Option (2) is incorrect: Husband is entitled to adopt a child with the consent of his wife. Option (3) is incorrect: A divorced wife can adopt a child under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956. Option (4) is correct: Under Section 7 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, if a person has a wife living, he shall not adopt, except with the consent of his wife.

Multiple choice

Entry (1) of Section 15(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 includes

  1. husband of a subsisting marriage

  2. a divorced husband

  3. Both (1) and (2)

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

Option (1) is correct: Section 15(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 includes husband of a subsisting marriage. Option (2) is incorrect: Section 15(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 does not include a divorced husband. Option (3) is incorrect: Section 15(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 includes husband of a subsisting marriage only. Option (4) is incorrect: Only option (1) is correct.

Multiple choice

Under Hindu Law, a mother sells her minor son’s immovable property in the absence of her son’s father. The minor son on attaining majority can challenge this transaction

  1. on the ground of not taking permission from the court

  2. as the transaction was not done by his father

  3. as no such transaction can be done for minor son

  4. but he will be unsuccessful because the transaction is valid
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The minor son on attaining majority can challenge the sale on the ground of not taking permission from the court.

 

Multiple choice

Under which Section of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 may husband and wife file a petition of divorce by mutual consent?

  1. Section 13A

  2. Section 13B

  3. Section 14

  4. Section 9
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: Section 13A of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with alternative relief in divorce proceedings.

Option (2) is correct: Under Section 13B of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 a husband and wife may file a petition of divorce by mutual consent.

Option (3) is incorrect: Section 14 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with 'no petition for divorce to be presented within one year of marriage'. Option (4) is incorrect: Section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with 'Restitution of conjugal rights'.
Multiple choice

A Hindu woman, aged twenty, adopts a Hindu boy who is twenty-years-old. The adoption is

  1. void

  2. voidable at the instance of the boy

  3. immoral and enforceable

  4. valid, if taken with leave of the court
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is correct: For a valid adoption, if the adoption is by a female and the person to be adopted is a male, the adoptive mother should be at least 21 years older than the person to be adopted.

Option (2) is incorrect: The adoption is not voidable at the instance of boy.

Option (3) is incorrect: The adoption is immoral and not enforceable. Option (4) is incorrect: Completely void.
Multiple choice

A Hindu female W dies and is survived by her husband H, one son S and two unmarried daughters D1 and D2. How will the property of W be divided?

  1. Into four equal parts

  2. Half to husband and remaining half to son and daughters

  3. Half to son and remaining half to husband and daughters

  4. One-third to husband, one-third to son and remaining one-third to daughters

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

Option (1) is correct: Under the Hindu Succession Act, the property of W will be divided into four equal parts. Option (2) is incorrect: All the heirs, under the Hindu Succession Act, would get equal share in succession. Option (3) is incorrect: All the heirs, under the Hindu Succession Act, would get equal share in succession. Option (4) is incorrect: All the heirs, under the Hindu Succession Act, would get equal share in succession.

Multiple choice

If a Hindu couple having the decree of judicial separation wants to live together,

  1. they can live together

  2. they cannot live together

  3. they can live together after remarriage

  4. they can live together only with the permission of the court
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: They can live together only with the permission of the court.

Option (2) is incorrect: They can live together with the permission of the court.

Option (3) is incorrect: No need to remarry, they can live together with the permission of the court. Option (4) is correct: Under Section 10(2) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on the application by petition of either party and on being satisfied of the truth of the statements made in such petition, rescind the decree of judicial separation.
Multiple choice

Under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, a person cannot be adopted if he is

  1. a Hindu

  2. unmarried

  3. above fifteen years of age

  4. not already adopted
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is correct: Under Section 10 of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, a person can be adopted if he is a Hindu.

Option (2) is incorrect: Under Section 10 of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, a person can be adopted if he is unmarried.

Option (3) is incorrect: Under Section 10 of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, a person cannot be adopted if he is above fifteen years of age. Option (4) is incorrect: Under Section 10 of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, a person can be adopted if he is not already adopted.

 

Multiple choice

Hindu law does not apply to a person who is a Hindu by

  1. birth

  2. conversion

  3. reconversion

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

Option (1) is incorrect: Hindu law applies to person who is Hindu by birth.

Option (2) is incorrect: Hindu law applies to person who is Hindu by conversion.

Option (3) is incorrect: Hindu law applies to person who is Hindu by reconversion. Option (4) is correct: Hindu law applies to a person who is Hindu by birth, conversion and reconversion.
Multiple choice

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

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

  2. Option of puberty

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

  4. Non-payment of mahr
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: It is a valid ground for dissolution of a Muslim marriage under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939.

Option (2) is incorrect: It is a valid ground for dissolution of a Muslim marriage under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939.

Option (3) is incorrect: It is a valid ground for dissolution of a Muslim marriage under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939. Option (4) is correct: It is not a ground for dissolution of a Muslim marriage under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939.
Multiple choice

Degrees of prohibited relationship include relationship by

  1. full blood

  2. half or uterine blood

  3. adoption

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

Option (4) is correct: Under Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, degrees of prohibited relationship include relationship by full blood, half or uterine blood and adoption.

Multiple choice

Under the Hindu Law, premarital relation of a spouse is a statutory ground for

  1. judicial separation

  2. divorce

  3. nullity of marriage

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

Option (1) is incorrect: Premarital relation of a spouse is not a ground for judicial separation under the Hindu Law.

Option (2) is incorrect: Premarital relation of a spouse is not a ground for divorce under the Hindu Law.

Option (3) is incorrect: Premarital relation of a spouse is not a ground for nullity of marriage under the Hindu Law. Option (4) is correct: Premarital relation of a spouse is not a ground for judicial separation, divorce and nullity of marriage under the Hindu Law.
Multiple choice

Insanity is a valid ground for

  1. getting a marriage annulled as voidable

  2. judicial separation

  3. divorce

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

Option (1) is incorrect: Insanity is a valid ground for getting a marriage annulled.

Option (2) is incorrect: Insanity is a valid ground for judicial separation.

Option (3) is incorrect: Insanity is a valid ground for divorce. Option (4) is correct: Insanity is a valid ground for getting a marriage annulled, judicial separation and divorce under Sections 12, 10 and 13, respectively.