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Family Law (UGC/ NET)

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A Muslim marriage is void on the ground(s) of

  1. consanguinity (blood relationship)

  2. affinity

  3. fosterage

  4. All of the above

  5. consanguinity and fosterage


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A man cannot marry or intercourse with these relations prohibited on the ground of consanguinity or affinity, which arise on the account of fosterage.

Which of the following do(es) not constitute a Hindu joint family?

  1. Husband and wife

  2. Widows of two brothers

  3. Two brothers

  4. Two sisters

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Two sisters along cannot form a Hindu joint family. They constitute Hindu joint family in their husband’s family.

Which of the following is not entitled to inheritance under the Hindu Succession Act?

  1. A son or a daughter of a voidable marriage

  2. Adopted son or adopted daughter

  3. A son or a daughter of void marriage

  4. Stepson or stepdaughter

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A stepson or a stepdaughter is entitled to a share in the inheritance of his natural father, but not of his stepfather. A stepson or a stepdaughter has no claim even for maintenance against his stepfather.

A Muslim man cannot marry his

  1. wife’s sister

  2. son’s wife

  3. foster sister

  4. All of the above

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A Muslim man cannot marry his wife’s sister, son’s wife and foster sister.

A Hindu joint family property includes

  1. all ancestral property

  2. property acquired at the cost of ancestral property

  3. separate property of a coparcener, which is voluntarily thrown by him into the common stock to such an extent that it cannot be distinguished from joint family property

  4. All of the above

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All of the above are the examples of joint family property.

Which of the following is/are not stridhan?

  1. Property inherited by a woman whether from a male or a female

  2. Property obtained by a woman by adverse possession

  3. Gifts from relations/strangers

  4. Property acquired by self-exertion

  5. Both (1) and (4)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Property acquired by a woman either from a male or a female is not stridhan. She takes only a limited interest in the property and on her death, the property passes not to her heirs, but to the next heirs of the person from whom she inherited it.

A sum stipulated for a Muslim girl in marriage is

  1. musha

  2. mahr

  3. nazrana

  4. ila

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Under Muslim law, mahr is a mandatory payment in the form of money by the groom or by groom’s father to the bride at the time of marriage. The mahr legally becomes bride’s property.

A stepmother comes into the category of

  1. class I heir

  2. class II heir

  3. agnate

  4. cognate

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Class II heir includes father, father’s father, father’s mother, father’s widow, brother’s widow, father’s brother, father’s sister, etc.

Which of the following is the most common mode of divorce prevalent in India?

  1. Triple talak

  2. Single irrevocable declaration

  3. Ila

  4. Zihar

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Triple declaration of talak made in a period of purity, either in one sentence or in three. This form of talak is considered because of its irrevocability.

Which of the following is/are excluded from a Hindu joint family?

  1. Illegitimate son

  2. Widowed daughter

  3. Adopted son

  4. Married daughter

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A Hindu joint family consists of persons lineally descended from a common ancestor and includes their wives and unmarried daughters. The daughter on marriage ceases to be a member of her father’s family and becomes a member of her husband’s family.

A deceased Hindu in the Hindu law of succession is known as

  1. propositus

  2. agnate

  3. cognate

  4. intestate

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Propositus is a person who is deceased or who is in question of distribution of intestate property.

Which of the following is/are not included in the expression ‘son’?

  1. Separated son

  2. Dattaka putra

  3. Posthumous son

  4. Stepson

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

For the limited scope of succession under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the expression 'son' will not include 'stepson'.

Which of the following is not essential for a valid marriage under the Muslim law?

  1. Offer and acceptance

  2. Competent parties

  3. Fosterage

  4. Free consent

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

No such essential has been mentioned under the Muslim law for a valid marriage. Fosterage is when a child under the age of two years has been suckled by a woman other than its own mother.

The natural guardian of a Muslim child is

  1. mother

  2. father

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. grandfather

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

As per Muslim personal law, father is the natural guardian of a child. A Muslim father can appoint a testamentary guardian; a mother of a Muslim child can be a testamentary guardian.

A divorce by khula is

  1. a divorce with the consent and at the instance of the wife, in which she gives or agreed to give a consideration to the husband for her release from the marriage tie

  2. a single irrevocable divorce (talak-i-bain)

  3. divorce by mutual consent

  4. Both (1) and (3)

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A divorce by khula is a divorce with the consent and at the instance of the wife, in which she gives or agrees to give a consideration to the husband for her release from the marriage tie.

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