Hindu Act Law 100 MCQ With Free Exam SET:-1

Q91. A decree of divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 . . . . . . . . . the status of the parties as married persons.

(A) Does not terminate
(B) Cannot terminate
(C) Terminates
(D) Partly terminate depending on circumstances

Answer: Terminates

Q92. Under section 8 of The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, who among the following will rank first as heir ?

(A) Widow
(B) Mother
(C) Widow of a predeceased son
(D) None of the above

Answer: None of the above

Q93. The mother of an illegitimate child has the power to give the child in adoption

(A) Only with the consent of putative father
(B) Without the consent of the putative father
(C) With the prior permission of the court
(D) Without the consent of the putative father but with the prior permission of the court

Answer: Without the consent of the putative father

Q94. Under section 15 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 the divorced person, to marry again

(A) Have to wait for a period of one year from the date of the decree
(B) Have to wait for a period of six months from the date of the decree
(C) May marry immediately thereafter with the leave of the court
(D) May marry immediately thereafter without the leave of the court and as a matter of right

Answer: May marry immediately thereafter without the leave of the court and as a matter of right

Q95. Find out the correct statement(s) from the following:

(1) A void marriage remains valid until a decree annulling it has been passed by a competent Court.

(2) A void marriage is never a valid marriage and there is no necessary of a decree annulling it.

(3) A voidable marriage is regarded as a valid subsisting marriage until a decree annulling it has been passed by a competent Court.

(A) (1) and (2) are correct
(B) (2) and (3) are correct
(C) Only (2) is correct
(D) Only (3) is correct

Answer: (2) and (3) are correct

Q96. A decree of Judicial separation:

(1) Dissolves the Matrimonial bond

(2) Does not dissolve the Matrimonial bond but merely suspends marital rights and obligations during the subsistence of the decree

(3) Mandates that the parties still continue to be husband and wife but not obliged to live together

(4) Provides that if the parties have not resumed co-habitation for a period of one year either party may seek divorce

(A) (1), (2) and (4)
(B) (1), (2), (3) and (4)
(C) (1) and (4)
(D) (2), (3) and (4)

Answer: (2), (3) and (4)

Q97. A petition Under Section 12 of Hindu Marriage Act can be filed if:

(A) The marriage is solemnized before the commencement of Act
(B) The marriage is solemnized before or after the commencement of Act
(C) The marriage is solemnized after the commencement of Act
(D) The marriage is solemnized after 1956

Answer: The marriage is solemnized before or after the commencement of Act

Q98. Give correct Response

A subsequent impotency i. e. impotency after the solemnization of marriage, the marriage is

(A) Remains valid
(B) Becomes void
(C) Becomes voidable
(D) None of these

Answer: Remains valid

Q99. A person who is a dependant under section 21 of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956 and also a class I heir and gets a share in the deceased’s estates as heir, is

(A) Entitled to claim maintenance as dependant
(B) Not entitled to claim maintenance as dependant
(C) Entitled to claim maintenance with the consent of other heirs
(D) Entitled to claim maintenance through the judicial process

Answer: Not entitled to claim maintenance as dependant

Q100. The children born out of a void Hindu Marriage are in the eye of law

(A) Illegitimate
(B) Legitimate
(C) Illegitimate, having no rights in ancestral property
(D) Legitimate but having right of inheritance limited to their parent’s property only

Answer: Legitimate but having right of inheritance limited to their parent’s property only