‘Heir’ has been defined under

Which section of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides for judicial separation?

Adultery is a ground for divorce under

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Who is natural guardian of a minor under Section 6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act?

Any property possessed by a female Hindu whether acquired before or after the commencement of the Hindu Succession Act shall be held by her

Who amongst the following defined Hindu Law as “Hindu Law is law of Smritis”?

Existence of whom of the following is not a bar to the adoption of a daughter by a Hindu

Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, a wife will not be entitled to maintenance if

Give Incorrect response
Which of the following is a joint family property:

According to The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 2001, application for maintenance and education of the minor children pending the proceeding shall be disposed of within

Authoritative exposition of the expression ‘for the benefit of the estate’ is found in

Which one of the following Acts has fixed the minimum age of marriage of boys and girls?

Read both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and answer by using the given below:
Assertion (A): No person except the father or mother or guardian of a Hindu child has the capacity to give such child in adoption.
Reason (R): No re-adoption may take place under the Hindu Adoptions and maintenance Act, 1956.

Mitakshara is a commentary on

Which one of the following cannot deal with the property of a minor under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956?

In a petition for divorce on the ground of adultery filed under Section 13(1)(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 by wife against husband, the person with whom the adultery was committed by husband is

Which section of the Hindu Marriage Act deals with Alimony:

According to Hindu sages

Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, conversion of a spouse to any other religion would:

What are the grounds available to file petition under Section 10 of Hindu Marriage Act:

Order of succession among heirs specified in the Schedule is given in

Punishment for violation of condition as to age as provided under Section 5(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956, has been provided under which of the following section of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956?

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

Give Correct Response.
A petition under Section 12 is maintainable if:

Section . . . . . . . . confers legitimacy on children born out of a void or voidable marriage:

Section 21 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 provides for

The petitioners’ . . . . . . . . does . . . . . . . a ground for relief under section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

Renunciation of interest in the coparcenery property, by a coparcener

As per section 3, of the Family Courts Act, 1964 there must be at least one Family Court in

Intention to separate/sever the status of joint family can be evinced by

Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act 1956, has no application

Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 adoption of

If a Hindu male dies intestate leaving behind Mother, Father, Son, Brother and Sister, the property will devolve on:

Existence of a father-son relationship is necessary for

In a coparcenery there is a

A joint Hindu family consists of

Which Section of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides for maintenance pendent elite and expenses of proceedings?

Son’ in class I of the Schedule to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 does not include

Where a child is given in adoption by the father without the consent of the mother, such adoption is

Section 5(ii) of Hindu Marriage Act provides for

After passing of a decree for judicial separation, co-habitation is

The rule of distribution of property of an intestate among heirs in class II of the schedule has been provided under . . . . . . . . . of Hindu Succession Act

Rules relating to “Sapinda relationship” are based on the principle of

A coparcenary comprises:

Class II heirs are divided into

Section 30 of the Hindu successions Act, 1956 deals with:-

Breakdown theory of divorce is reflected in

Which one of the following Sections of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides conditions of marriage?

X’ a Hindu aged 28 years marries ‘Y’ aged 25 years according to Hindu rites. It turns out that at the time of marriage ‘Y’ was pregnant by someone other than ‘X’. The marriage between ‘X’ and ‘Y’ is:

A Hindu marriage may be solemnized according to the customary rites and ceremonies of

The special ground available to wife for filing a petition for judicial separation is/are:

If a Mitakshara coparcener is given away in adoption, his interest in the joint family property shall

Give Incorrect Response. The ground of divorce:

Given incorrect response
Who is Class I heir

If a Hindu male of 30 years of age adopts a female child of 15 years of age, this adoption is

Anil Kumar Jain v. Maya Jain, AIR 2010 SC 229 is a case related to the following provision of HMA, 1955:

A child to be adopted under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956

A Hindu Joint Family consists of father ‘F’ and his two sons ‘S1’ and ‘S2’. In a sudden fight between S1 and S2. S1 is killed and later father dies. S2 is entitled to

A Married Hindu contracting Second Marriage after professing Islam, would be guilty of offence punishable under:

On the grounds of barrenness or sterility, marriage can be

Joint family status comes to an end when the partition is asked by

Match the columns:

Column-I
Column-II

a. Ceremonies for a Hindu Marriage
1. Section 11, The Hindu Marriage Act

b. Sapinda Relationship
2. Section 7, The Hindu Marriage Act

c. Void Marriage
3. Section 12, The Hindu Marriage Act

d. Voidable Marriage
4. Section 5, The Hindu Marriage Act

A boy of 15 years of age may validly be taken into adoption under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act

Bars to the relief in matrimonial proceedings, as provided under section 23 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 include

Give Correct Response
In a case of partition of dwelling unit, a female

Insanity as a ground for divorce has been provided under

Order of permanent alimony under Section 25 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 can be varied, modified or rescinded

Who among the following is eligible to adopt a son under Hindu Law?

Under section 25 of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, the amount of maintenance once fixed

Section 12 of Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 does not oust the jurisdiction of . . . . . . . . to appoint guardian of a minor’s undivided interest in joint family property.

A property acquired by a female as coparcener can be disposed of by her by way of

Desertion is a

Under section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 in arriving at the quantum of interim maintenance the court must have regard to

X died leaving behind three sons A, B and C. B had earlier converted to Islam, then B1 son was born to B. Can B1 inherit property of X?

A Hindu woman aged twenty years adopts a Hindu boy aged twenty years. The adoption is

The person who is related to another through uterine blood but not wholly through males will be called . . . . . . . . under The Hindu Succession Act, 1956.

Period of non-resumption of cohabitation for the purposes of section 13(2)(iii) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 should be minimum

In which of the following cases, the marriage can be annulled

How many categories are there of Heirs as per Section 8 of The Hindu Succession Act, 1956?

In “Bipin Chandra v. Prabhavati”, AIR 1957 SC 176, the Supreme Court explained-

On valid adoption, the adopted is to be deemed to be the child of his or her adoptive father or mother

Dayabhaga is authorised by

Which one of the following Sections of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 defines “dependants”?

Prior to the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 coming into force, who amongst the following was not Class I heir or male Hindu dying intestate:

Epilepsy is a ground for

The two main Schools of Hindu Law are:

Shyam was granted divorce against his wife Jyoti on the ground of her adultery, Jyoti filed a petition for maintenance under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Mark the appropriate answer in the light of above facts.

A charge over the property of a Hindu, for the claim of dependants for maintenance can be created by

Which of the following propositions with regard to an application under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is incorrect?

Restitution of conjugal rights is a remedy having its generis under

A child can be given in adoption by

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

List I
List II

a. Judicial Separation
1. Section 11

b. Voidable Marriages
2. Section 10

c. Void Marriage
3. Section 13

d. Divorce
4. Section 12

The rules regulating “the distribution of property among heirs in class I of the schedule” to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 are contained in:

The case of Hanuman Prasad Pandey v. Mst. Baboee is related to:

A Hindu girl wishes to marry her mother’s sister’s adopted Hindu son who happens to be her childhood friend since the preadoption days. Such a marriage under Hindu Law will be

Under the provlslons of Hindu Succession Act, 1956, any property inherited by a female Hindu from her father or mother shall devolve, in absence of any son or daughter of the deceased (including the children of any pre-deceased son of daughter):

Under section 3(c) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, ‘minor’ means

Propositious is:

In which among the following cases the Supreme Court held that “the generalisation is that in case of custody of child, the mother is to be preferred than father” is not correct