Choose the correct option from the following given options:
- A child of a Hindu Marriage which is null and void or which is annulled by a decree of nullity has the right to inherit the property of:
a. father only
b. mother only
c. neither father nor mother
d. father and mother both
Ans. d
2. Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act 1956 which of the following is not entitled to adopt?
a. an unmarried person
b. husband with the consent of the wife
c. wife who is divorced
d. husband without the consent of the wife
Ans. d
3. One of the following is not a condition for determining the capacity of a male Hindu to adopt
a. consent of wife under certain circumstances
b. majority
c. soundness of mind
d. must be necessarily married
Ans. d
4. A married woman can adopt a child
a. with the consent of her husband
b. without the consent of her husband
c. she cannot adopt
d. none of the above
Ans. a
5. A guardian of a child can give the child in adoption to
a. anyone excluding himself
b. anyone including himself
c. anyone excluding himself and his family members
d. only his family members
6. Which out of the following is not a ground which allows a guardian to give a child in adoption?
a. if both the parents are dead
b. if parties have finally renounced the world
c. if parents have been declared judicially to be unsound mind
d. if parents are illiterate
Ans. d
7. According to Hindu Adoption laws which categories of females are permitted to adopt a child
a. unmarried female
b. married female
c. widow or divorce
d. all the above
Ans. d
8. A girl or boy of 15 years of age may validly be taken into adoption
a. by operation of law
b. by contract between the parties
c. by consent of the child
d. if the custom or usage applicable to the parties or permit
Ans. d
9. In the case of adopting a son by a Hindu male, the son must be less than
a. 21 years of age
b. 18 years of age
c. 15 years of age
d. 9 of years of age
Ans. c
10. Who among the following is eligible to adopt a son under Hindu Law?
a. who has no son surviving
b. who has one natural-born son living
c. who has already adopted son
d. whose son has separated from him after partition
Ans. a
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