Son is liable, under the doctrine of pious obligation, to pay

Marriage of two Hindus can be solemnised under

A Hindu wife can adopt a boy and a girl simultaneously

Regard being had to the provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which of the following statements is not correct?

Marriage is . . . . . . . . ten sacraments, enjoined by the Hindu religion for regeneration of men.

Give correct response
The alienation by Karta will not be considered as for the purpose of legal necessity?

Where a coparcenery consists of several branches and a partition takes place

On the death of father, the sons under the Dayabhaga law, take the ancestral property as

The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 became applicable on

Father-in-law’s obligation to maintain the daughter-in-law is

The mother has the capacity to give a child in adoption, if the father of the child

Which of the following cannot be a Karta:

The provision for maintenance of a wife who lives with her husband has been made under

For cases falling under section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 determining factor.

Preferential Right of Heirs Under Section . . . . . . . . of Hindu Succession Act is applicable also to agricultural Lands, as held by Supreme Court in its recent Judgement.

Section 10 clause (iv) of the Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act prohibits adoption of

Insanity is a ground for

Give Correct Response.
Apetition for restitution of Conjugal Rights can be filed:

Under which of the following laws is the remedy of restitution of conjugal rights not available?

Section 29 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Son and daughter in class I of the Scheduled include children of a

Marriage of a Hindu male with the widow of his brother is:

Disqualification under section 25 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is

By Section 6 of Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act?

Under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, the custody of a minor who has not completed the age of . . . . . . . . . years shall be with the mother ordinarily.

In case of judicial separation . . . . . . . .
1. The marital tie is severed by a judicial order
2. The marital obligations and rights are suspended
3. The husband has to pay maintenance to the wife
4. They can re-unite after getting the order rescinded
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A person is said to be a ‘cognate’ of another if:

Read both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and answer using the given below:
Assertion (A): In Mithila, a widow cannot adopt at all, not even if she has the express authority of her husband.
Reason (R): A widow may adopt under the authority from her husband.

When a Hindu inherits the property from his father under section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, he takes it as

Give correct response
A Karta can alienate the joint family property for:

According to the decision in Rita Mago v. V. P. Mago, AIR 1977 Delhi 176, an order for interim maintenance & expenses under section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act can be passed

An adopted son can challenge

Where on a promissory note executed by the manager of a joint family, a decree has been obtained against the manager and a minor coparcener, the same.

Which of the following is not a requirement of a valid Hindu Marriage?

Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act- A person shall be capable of being taken in adoption if he or she has not completed the age of

In which case, the Supreme Court held that “Staying together under the same roof is not a pre-condition for mental cruelty”?

Requisites and conditions of a valid adoption have been laid down in

Which of the following Sections of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, provides that children of a void marriage would be the legitimate children?

Husband of a female Hindu dying intestate as her heir finds his place in

Application for maintenance can be made to:

The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, abolishes

Where the wife (a homemaker) does not comply with the decree for restitution of conjugal rights under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and instead files for divorce and maintenance, she would

A pre-marriage agreement to live separately is

Give Correct Response.
In a Divorce Petition, can the court grant alternative relief:

Maintenance order under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 under Section 27 will be

The presumption that younger survived the elder under Section 21 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is a/an

Till what period Husband has to maintain his divorced wife.

A Hindu dies intestate, leaving a son and two daughters. His property was partitioned. Whether each one of the successors is entitled to alienate hislher share without the consent of the other heirs-

Under Hindu Marriage Act, ‘condonation’ applies to the matrimonial offence of:

Under Hindu law, if a minor marries without the consent of the parents/ guardian, the marriage would be:

A co-parcener having right in joint family property is competent to dispose of her share in property. This was held in case of

Under the HA (Hindu Adoption) & MA (Musli Adoption), 1956 the requisites of a valid adoption have been laid down in

When a marriage has been dissolved by a decree of divorce under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and there is a right of appeal, the divorced persons may marry again:

In case of John Vallamattom v. Union of India, AIR 2003 SC 2902, the Supreme Court held that section 118 of the Indian Succession Act is violative of the article

As per Hindu Marriage Act, sapinda relationship extends to:

Doctrine of ‘factum valet’ in the context of ceremonies of marriage cures

In which of the following reports, the Law Commission recommended the “Breakdown Principle” to be accepted as the additional ground for divorce

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The minimum age of Bridegroom prescribed under Section 5 is:

Adultery by a Hindu husband is-

By the operation of the doctrine of blending

Father, under the Mitakshara law

Liability of the sons to pay the father’s debt exists

In the presence of any of the female relatives or a male relative claiming through a female, the interest of a coparcener in the joint Hindu family governed by Mitakshara school, shall devolve by

Under section 16 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 the children of a pre-deceased son or a pre-deceased daughter can take share

The Supreme Court’s directive calling for compulsory registration of marriages was laid down in-

Section 16 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with the legitimacy of children of

In Gita Jagdish Mangtani v Jadish Mangtani the Supreme Court dealt with

An application under section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for interim maintenance

Under Hindu law where the husband creates a condition in which the wife is compelled to leave the conjugal home and live separately

Section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides for

A Hindu widow A inherits property from her mother. A dies intestate leaving behind her brother and her husband’s father and mother. The property shall devolve upon-

Which of the following statements is not correct in respect of Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005-

Which of the following provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 lays down for the escheat:

Which of the following relations is not dependent under Section 21 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956?

Jimutavahana’ is known for his work

X, a Hindu Boy, aged 16 years, married Y, a Hindu Girl aged 13 years, by exchange of garlands, subsequently, it was revealed to Y that X is impotent, Y leaves X and married M:

The children of a void marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 are-

Who amongst the following are not entitled to partition

Who is natural guardian of a married minor girl

Before filing a petition for divorce by mutual consent, the parties must be living separately for a period of

The Hindu Succession Act as amended in September, 2005 empowered the daughter of a coparcener rights in coparcenary property like son under . . . . . . . . of the Act.

The income of the hereditary profession, such as of priest is:

Which of the following is a ceremony, without the performance of which, a Hindu marriage is considered null and void?

Property acquired by a male under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is his

The amount of maintenance which can be altered under section 25 of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956

A marriage solemnised between any two Hindus in violation of section 5(iii) of Hindu Marriage Act as to the requirement of age, shall be

The wife is entitled to separate residence and maintenance if the husband is under section 18(2) of the Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956

Any marriage solemnized in contravention of the condition specified in clause (1) of Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 shall be

Desertion can be put to an end

A widow inherits property of her husband on his death. Whether a subsequent re marriage would divest her of property in view of Section 24 and section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956?

It is permissible for a respondent to file a counter claim under

Which one of the following can be a ground for disqualification under Hindu Succession Act, 1956?

Under which Section of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, ‘judicial separation’ has been provided?

Lakshmi and Ram married under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. Ram died in 2010 leaving behind Lakshmi, his mother, a son and a daughter. The intestate and testamentary succession to his property would be governed by

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 under section 10, provides for

Fine prescribed under Section 18 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for child marriage has been enhanced by the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 from one thousand rupees to:

Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, when a Hindu woman dies intestate, her property will be inherited firstly by her

Doctrine of ‘Relation Back’ applies to the matters relating to

In Sarla Mudgal Vs. Union of India, it was held that:

The number of female relatives in class I of the Schedule, of a male Hindu, is