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Q1Consider the following statements about reliefs under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005: 1. Every woman in a domestic relationship has the right to reside in the shared household whether or not she has any right, title or beneficial interest in it. 2. Monetary relief may include maintenance for the aggrieved person and her children. 3. A Magistrate cannot grant temporary custody of children under this Act. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Act protects residence in a shared household and allows monetary relief including maintenance. Statement 3 is incorrect because Section 21 allows the Magistrate to grant temporary custody of children.
Q2Consider the following statements about conditions and ceremonies under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: 1. A Hindu marriage cannot be solemnized if either party has a spouse living at the time of the marriage. 2. The Act fixes 18 years for the bridegroom and 21 years for the bride at the time of marriage. 3. A marriage within degrees of prohibited relationship may still be solemnized if the custom or usage governing each party permits it. 4. Where Saptapadi is part of the ceremony, the marriage becomes complete and binding when the first step is taken. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is true because Section 5 bars a marriage where either party has a living spouse. Statement 2 is false: the ages are 21 for the bridegroom and 18 for the bride, not the reverse. Statement 3 is true because the prohibited-relationship bar is subject to a permitting custom or usage governing each party. Statement 4 is false: where Saptapadi is used, completion occurs on the seventh step, not the first.
Q3Consider the following statements about Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 after the 2005 amendment: 1. In a Mitakshara joint Hindu family, the daughter of a coparcener becomes a coparcener by birth in her own right. 2. The daughter has the same rights in coparcenary property as she would have had if she had been a son. 3. The daughter is subject to the same liabilities in respect of coparcenary property as a son. 4. The 2005 amendment invalidates every partition or testamentary disposition that took place before 20 December 2004. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct: amended Section 6 gives daughters coparcenary status by birth, equal rights and corresponding liabilities. Statement 4 is false because the proviso protects dispositions, alienations, partitions and testamentary dispositions before 20 December 2004.
Q4Consider the following statements about written notice and objection under the Special Marriage Act, 1954: 1. The parties must give notice of the intended marriage in writing in the specified form. 2. An objection to a special marriage may be made only on the ground that it would contravene one or more conditions specified in Section 4. 3. The Act dispenses with written notice if both parties consent orally before the Marriage Officer. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: Section 5 requires written notice, and Section 7 limits objection to contravention of Section 4 conditions. Statement 3 is incorrect because the cited provision requires written notice.
Q5Consider the following statements about the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: 1. A Hindu marriage may be solemnized only if neither party has a spouse living at the time of the marriage. 2. The Act fixes the minimum age as 18 years for the bridegroom and 21 years for the bride. 3. Parties within prohibited degrees of relationship may marry if the custom or usage governing each of them permits such marriage. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct because Section 5 requires that neither party have a living spouse. Statement 2 is false: the Act states 21 years for the bridegroom and 18 years for the bride, not the reverse. Statement 3 is correct because the prohibited-relationship bar is subject to a custom or usage permitting the marriage.
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6Consider the following statements about child marriage and dowry offences: 1. A male adult above 18 years who contracts a child marriage may be punished with rigorous imprisonment up to two years or fine up to one lakh rupees, or both. 2. Certain aggravated child marriages involving taking, enticing, compulsion, deceit, sale, trafficking or immoral purposes are null and void. 3. Demanding dowry is punishable with imprisonment not less than six months but up to two years and fine up to ten thousand rupees, subject to the statutory proviso. 4. If dowry is received by someone other than the woman before marriage, it must be transferred to the woman within six months after marriage. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements about adoption under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956: 1. A valid adoption requires capacity of the person adopting, capacity of the person giving in adoption, capability of the person adopted, and compliance with other statutory conditions. 2. A male Hindu with a living wife cannot adopt except with her consent, unless a statutory exception applies. 3. After adoption, all ties of the child with the birth family continue unchanged for all purposes. 4. A validly made adoption cannot be cancelled by the adoptive parents or renounced by the adopted child. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements about objection procedure under the Special Marriage Act, 1954: 1. After 30 days from publication of notice, the marriage may be solemnized unless it has been previously objected to. 2. On receiving an objection, the Marriage Officer may take up to 60 days to inquire into it and decide. 3. If the Marriage Officer upholds the objection and refuses solemnization, either party may appeal to the district court within 30 days from the refusal. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements about adoption under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956: 1. An adoption made in contravention of the adoption chapter is void. 2. An adopted child is deemed to be the child of the adoptive father or mother for all purposes from the date of adoption. 3. A person who has completed 15 years cannot be adopted unless a custom or usage applicable to the parties permits it. 4. Performance of dattahomam is essential to the validity of an adoption. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements about natural guardianship under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956: 1. For a Hindu minor boy or unmarried girl, the mother is listed before the father as natural guardian. 2. The custody of a minor who has not completed five years shall ordinarily be with the mother. 3. A de facto guardian may dispose of a Hindu minor’s property merely because of being the de facto guardian. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements about notice and objection under the Special Marriage Act, 1954: 1. A special marriage may be solemnized even if either party has a spouse living. 2. At least one party must have resided in the Marriage Officer’s district for not less than 30 days immediately before the notice is given. 3. Any person may object to the marriage after the expiry of 30 days from publication of notice. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements about rights and procedure under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019: 1. A married Muslim woman upon whom talaq is pronounced is entitled to subsistence allowance for herself and dependent children as determined by the Magistrate. 2. In the event of pronouncement of talaq, custody of minor children is to be determined by the Magistrate. 3. The offence is cognizable on information by any person, whether or not related to the married Muslim woman. 4. The offence is compoundable at the instance of the married Muslim woman with the permission of the Magistrate. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements about valid adoption under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956: 1. A valid adoption requires the person adopting to have capacity and the right to take in adoption. 2. Adoption remains valid even if the person adopted is not capable of being taken in adoption. 3. A valid adoption must comply with the other conditions mentioned in the chapter on adoption. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements about the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019: 1. Talaq covered by the Act includes pronouncement in electronic form. 2. The Act declares only written pronouncements of talaq void and illegal. 3. A Muslim husband who pronounces talaq referred to in Section 3 may be punished with imprisonment up to three years and fine. 4. Bail can be granted without hearing the married Muslim woman upon whom talaq is pronounced. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about Family Court proceedings: 1. No party has a right as of course to be represented by a legal practitioner before a Family Court. 2. A Family Court may receive evidence that may assist it even if it would otherwise be irrelevant or inadmissible under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. 3. In suits before a Family Court, it is necessary to record the evidence of witnesses at length. Which of the statements given above are correct?