The Hindu marriage contemplated by the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is . . . . . . . in nature.

Marriage of a Hindu male or female under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with a person of unsound mind or one suffering from mental disorder is

Renunciation of world and presumption of death are the grounds of divorce available in India under:

Supressio veri’ by a woman under HMA, 1955 who was pregnant at the time of marriage is a ground for annulling the marriage as

A post-marriage agreement to live separately in future is

A Hindu wife is not entitled for separate residence and maintenance if she:

Registration of marriage has been made compulsory by Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 under

Provision contained in section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 are controlled by

The effect of declaration of a marriage as Voidable is :

An order under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, the requisites of a valid adoption have been laid down in

Under the proviso to section 6 of Hindu Succession Act, on the death of any co-parcener

Match List-I with List-II and indicate the correct answer using the given below:

List I
List II

a. Vishwanath Agarwal v. Sarla Agarwal
1. Divorce by mutual consent

b. Geeta Maugalani v. Jagesh Magualani
2. Saptapadi

c. Manish Goel v. Rohni Goel
3. Cruelty

d. Vishnu Prakash v. Sheela Devi
4. Desertion

A partition of joint family property has to be done

Right to divorce is a

Even right of women to derive interest in a property by way of inheritance, gift or bequeath is statutorily accepted by reason of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 and other enactments. This court (Supreme Court), therefore, while considering constitutionality of section 118 of the Indian Succession Act, is entitled to take those facts also into those consideration. This lines are the part of the judgment of

The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 applies to:

A Hindu may be

The claim of maintenance of daughters under section 21 of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956, is limited to their

In a suit for jactitation of marriage

A person who has married under the Special Marriage Act, does Hindu Succession Act applies:

With reference to the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the given below the lists:

List I
List II

a. Requisites of a valid adoption
1. Section 9

b. Persons capable of giving in adoption
2. Section 6

c. Maintenance of wife
3. Section 23

d. Amount of maintenance
4. Section 18

The legal grounds for refusing to grant relief under section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 . . . . . . . . consist of collusion with the respondent.

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 recognises

On which date did The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 came into force?

Under section 13 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, on agreement restricting the power of, alienation of property, the adoptive parents is

Section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 was held to be intra-vires the Constitution by the Supreme Court in

A’, a Hindu boy, aged 15 years, marries ‘B’, a Hindu girl, aged 12 years under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The marriage was consummated when the girl had attained puberty (which she did at the age of 13). The girl at the age of 17:

The petition for divorce by mutual consent may be presented according to Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, if the spouses have been living separately for a period of

Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 in the case of ‘intestate’ succession of a male Hindu father is-

The Family Law under the Constitution of India falls in:

Within the meanings of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, which of the following statements is riot correct?

Give correct response
Intestate Succession is also known as:

Dayabhaga school presumes that “a family because it is joint possesses joint property”

Who among the following is known as founder of Hindu Law?

The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 extends to

Match List I with List II

List I
List II

a. N. G. Dastane v. S. Dastane, (1975) 2 SCC 326
1. Desertion as a ground for divorce

b. Court on its Own Motion (Lajja Devi) v. State, 2012 (193) DLT 61
2. Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 will prevail over personal law

c. Saroj Rani v. Sudharshan Kumar, AIR 1984 SC 1562
3. Section 23(1)(a) is not a bar to file a petition under section 13(1A)

d. Bipin Chandra v. Prabhavati, AIR 1957 SC 176
4. Cruelty as a ground for divorce

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The right of a child in the womb at the time of the death of the intestate are provided under the Hindu Succession Act in:

Who amongst the following is not a dependant of a deceased Hindu within section 21 of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956

Who is a Hindu among following?

An appeal against the order under section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 lies before

Step son means:

If, at the time of solemnization of marriage, wife has been subject to recurrent attacks of insanity, under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 the marriage will be:

Welfare of minor to be paramount consideration has been provided in:

In case of adoption of a daughter by a male Hindu, the daughter must be at least

Breakdown theory of divorce was introduced in the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 in the year

Under Hindu Law, marriage is a

Which one of the following was the first case, wherein the Supreme Court made recommendation to make irretrievable breakdown of marriage as a ground for divorce?

A murderer is disqualified as a heir on

A Hindu coparcenary consists of the

A right to divorce under section 13(2)(i) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 has been given to

The burden of proof of reasonable excuse is on:

What should be the difference of age under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, if a female adopts male

Property belonging to a joint family is managed by

Section 13(2)(iv) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 applies when the bridegroom at the time of marriage is of

Manager as the head of the family as regards spending the income of the family

Section 27 of the Act is attracted only when the property presented at or about the time of marriage is alleged to belong:

Non-registration of marriage under section 8 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

The notion of ‘Saptanga’ which was introduced in Arthashashtra, includes:

Which out of the following is not regarded as ‘Stridhan’ by Shastric Hindu Law?

For availing the right under section 13(2)(iv) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 the marriage must have been repudiated

Which of the following are not available to a Hindu husband as grounds of Judicial Separation?
Answer with the help of given below:
(1) Extra marital sex by wife
(2) Conversion of wife to a non-Hindu religion
(3) Wife’s pre-marriage pregnancy
(4) Non consummation of marriage owing to impotence of wife

Adoption is not recognised under the

The Hindu wife was at the time of marriage pregnant by some person other than the husband. The marriage is:

A marriage, wherein consent of a party to solemnisation of marriage is obtained by force or fraud, is

A petition for judicial separation lies

Any male Hindu has a capacity to adopt if he is

Where a widow or an unmarried woman adopts a child and subsequently marries, the husband to whom she subsequently remarries/marries shall be

In the application under section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 the court is competent to grant maintenance in respect of

Section 14 of Hindu Succession Act has

In which of the following cases it was held that “sale of minor’s share by mother without permission of court is voidable at the instance of minor son on attaining majority”?

Under Hindu Law, a Karta of the joint family can alienate the property

The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 requires the minimum period of . . . . . . . . . years of desertion for filing a petition for divorce immediately preceding the presentation of the petition.

Expression ‘solemnisation of marriage’ refers to

Propositions are
1. Consent theory makes the divorce very easy.
2. Consent theory makes the divorce very difficult.
Which of the following is correct in respect of the aforesaid propositions

Which of the following is not a ground for annulment of marriage under Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?

Divorce by mutual consent has been provided under

Under the Dayabhaga law, the father has

A petition for nullity of marriage filled under section 12 sub-section (2)(b)(ii) on the day on which the courts opened after a long vacation . . . . . . . . be entertained . . . . . . . . the period of one year expired during the vacation.

Which one of the following sections of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, provides capacity to take in adoption a child to a female Hindu?

Which Section of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with punishment for bigamy?

Desertion may come to an end by

Under section 21 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, the dependants claim to maintenance is against

Under section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 the maintenance pendente lite and the litigation expenses are payable from

Give Correct Response.
H married with W. H and W are spinda to each other. The marriage between Hand W is:

Under Hindu law, the persons descended from a common ancestor but by different wives, are known as:

The provisions of which Section of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 deal with presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths?

Registration of documents relating to adoption is

Rule 2 under Section 10 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is a

Which of the following females is not a dependant of the deceased under section 21 of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act

An application under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 needs to be disposed of within

Order of succession under the Hindu Succession Act of a male Hindu dying intestate is as follows:

G, a Hindu girl, aged 14 years, marries B, a Hindu boy, simply by exchange of garlands in a temple in Delhi. Later on, G finds that B is impotent. G leaves the matrimonial home and marries A. In the following situation:

A Hindu Joint Family consists of father ‘F’ and his three sons ‘S1’, ‘S2’ and ‘S3’ converts to Christianity in 1960 and ‘S2’ suffers from leprosy. ‘F’ dies in 1961, who as heirs can inherit the property of ‘F’?

Son’ and ‘daughter’ in entry (a) of section 15(1) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 refers to

A Hindu dies intestate leaving behind two sons, one daughter and widow. His property shall devolve to

Which of the following is not a condition for a valid marriage under Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 the correct order of priority of succession is reflected as follows:

Children of annulled voidable marriages and void marriages are

The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 . . . . . . . . . that consent of parties is necessary for a valid marriage.