100 sample objective type questions on Hindu Laws for Preliminary examination

1. Seeds of the institution of marriage lie in

(a) man’s quest to know the maternity of children

(b) man’s quest to know the paternity of children

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(d) either (a) or (b)

2. The Hindu code was drafted by

(a) Rau Committee and was referred to Select Committee of the Constituent Assembly in 1948

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(b) Rau Committee was not referred to Select Committee of Constituent Assembly

(d) none of above.

3. Subject of marriage has been meticulously dealt with in

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(a) sruti

(b) smritis

(d) all the above.

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4. Under Hindu law, marriage is a

(a) sacrament

(b) contract

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(d) neither (a) nor (b).

5. Marriage is a sacrament amongst

(a) Hindus

(b) Muslims 12.

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(d) both (a) and (c).

6. Law relating to marriages amongst Hindus has been codified under

(a) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 13.

(b) Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956

(d) all the above.

7. Marriage of two Hindus can be solemnised under

(a)Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

(b)Special Marriage Act, 1954

(d) only (a) & not (b).

8. Overriding effect to the provision of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 have been given, by virtue of

(a) section 3 of Hindu Marriage Act

(b) section 4 of Hindu Marriage Act

(d) section 29 of Hindu Marriage Act.

9. Under the Hindu Marriage Act, Hindu includes

(a) Buddhist

(b) Sikh

(d) all the above.

10. Who amongst the following is not a Hindu within the meaning of section 2 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

(a) Christian

(b) Parsi

(d) all the above.

11. A person shall be Hindu by religion

(a) if both of his parents are Hindus

(b) if one of his parents is a Hindu & has been brought up as a Hindu

(d) only (a) & not (b).

12. A person can become Hindu

(a) by conversion

(b) by re-conversion

(d) by neither (a) nor (b).

13. Under section 3 of Hindu Marriage Act, a rule can be a ‘custom’ or usage

(a) if it is certain & not unreasonable

(b) if it is not certain but reasonable

(d) if it is either certain or reasonable.

14. Marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is

(a) purely sacramental

(b) purely contract

(d) either (b) or (c).

15. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 applies to

(a) Hindus domiciled in India and are living in India

(b) Hindus domiciled in India but who are living outside India

(d) only (a) & not (b).

16. For the application of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 citizenship is a

(a) necessary qualification

(b) imperative qualification

(d) neither a necessary nor an imperative qualification.

17. When two persons are the descendants of a common ancestor by the same wife, they are said to be related to each other

(a) by full blood

(b) by half blood

(d) either (a) or (b).

18. When two persons are the descendents of a common ancestor but by different wives, they are said to be related to each other by

(a) half blood

(b) full blood

(d) either (b) or (c).

19. Two persons are said to be related to each other by uterine blood

(a) when they are descended from a common ancestress by the same husband

(b) when they are descended from a common ancestress but by different husbands

(d) when they are descended from a common ancestor but by different wives.

20. ‘Spinda relationship’ has been defined under

(a) section 2(b) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

(b) section 2(d) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

(d) section 2(g) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

21. In the ‘Smritis’ the spinda relationship extends, in the line of ascent to

(a) three degrees through the mother & five degrees through the father

(b) five degrees through the mother and seven degrees through the father

(d) two degrees through the mother and four degrees through the father.

22. Under the Hindu Marriage Act, the spinda relationship extends in the line of ascent, to

(a) two degrees through the mother and three degrees through the father

(b) three degrees through the mother and four degrees through the father

(d) five degrees through the mother and seven degrees through the father.

23. A marriage solemnised between any two Hindus, who are related to each other in spinda relationship, under section 11 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, shall be

(a) valid

(b) voidable

(d) either valid or voidable.

24. A marriage solemnised between any two Hindus who are spindas of each other shall be valid

(a) if the custom or usage governing each of them permits a marriage between the two

(b) if the custom or usage governing any of them permits a marriage between the two

(d) neither (a) nor (b).

relationship includes relationship 32.

25. Spinda by

(a) half or uterine blood

(b) full blood

(d) all the above.

26. Which of the following marriages are valid 33.

(a) a man marrying his deceased wife’s sister

(b) a man marrying his divorced wife’s sister

(d) all the above.

27. Rules relating to spinda relationship are based on

(a) principle of endogamy

(b) principle of exogamy

(d) principle of monogamy.

28. Prohibited relationship has been provided under

(a) section 2(d) of Hindu Marriage Act

(b) section 2(e) of Hindu Marriage Act 35.

(d) section 2(g) of Hindu Marriage Act.

29. Spinda relationship & prohibited relationship

(a) are dependent on each other

(b) are mutually exclusive

(d) none of the above is correct. 36.

30. A marriage solemnised between two persons who are related to each other within the degrees of prohibited relationship shall be

(a) void

(b) voidable 37.

(d) invalid.

31. The marriage may be solemnized between two Hindus if

(a) bridegroom completes the age of 21 years and the bride completes 18 years

(b) bridegroom completes age of 18 years and the bride completes 21 years

(d) bridegroom completes age of 18 years and the bride completes 18 years.

32. Degrees of prohibited relationship include relationship by

(a) full blood

(b) half or uterine blood

(d) all the above.

33. Conditions for a Hindu marriage have been prescribed under

(a) section 4 of Hindu Marriage Act

(b) section 5 of Hindu Marriage Act

(d) section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act.

34. Section 5(iii) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, prescribes the age of the parties, at the time of marriage. It provides the age

(a) for bridegroom to be eighteen years and the bride to be sixteen years

(b) for the bridegroom and the bride both to be eighteen years

(d) for the bridegroom and bride both not less than sixteen years.

35. A marriage solemnised between any two Hindus in violation of section 5(iii) of Hindu Marriage Act as to the requirement of age, shall be

(a) valid

(b) invalid

(d) void.

36. Expression “solemnisation of marriage” refers to

(a) condition of a Hindu marriage

(b) rites and ceremonies of marriage

(d) either (a) or (b).

37. Section 5(i) of Hindu Marriage Act introduces

(a) monogamy

(b) endogamy

(d) all the above.

38. A marriage solemnised between any two Hindus, one of whom is having a spouse living at the time of marriage, under section 11 and section 17 of Hindu Marriage Act, shall be

(a) valid

(b) void

(d) invalid.

39. Section 5(ii) of Hindu Marriage Act provides for

(a) age of the parties to the marriage

(b) mental capacity of the parties to the marriage

(d) prohibited relationship.

40. Section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides for

(a) conditions of marriage

(b) capacity to marry

(d) all the above.

41. A party is regarded as not having the mental capacity to solemnise the marriage, if suffering from

(a) unsoundness of mind

(b) mental disorder

(d) all the above.

42. A marriage, solemnised between any two Hindus, one of whom is not having the mental capacity to marry, shall be

(a) void

(b) voidable

(d) either (a) or (b) or (c).

43. A Marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 must be solemnised in accordance with the customary rites & ceremonies of

(a) the bride

(b) the bridegroom

(d) either bride or bridegroom.

44. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

(a) does not prescribe the ceremonies requisite for solemnisation of marriage but leaves it to the parties to choose a form of ceremonial marriage which is in accordance with any custom or usage applicable to either party

(b) does not prescribe the ceremonies requisite nor leaves it to the parties to choose

(d) does prescribe the ceremonies and at the same time leaves it to the parties to choose.

45. Rites common in all ceremonial marriages include

(a) invocation before a sacred fire

(b) saptapadi

(d) only (b) and not (a).

46. Ceremonies to marriage have been laid down in minute details in

(a) Grhiya sutras

(b) Dharma sutras

(d) all the above.

47. Doctrine of ‘factum valet’ enables to cure the violation of

(a) a directory provisions or a mere matter of form

(b) fundamental principles

(d) all the above.

48. Doctrine of ‘factum valet’ in the context of ceremonies of marriage cures

(a) non-observance of necessary ceremonies

(b) non-observance of essential ceremonies

(d) neither (a) nor (b).

49. Bigamy under the Hindu Marriage Act includes

(a) polygamy

(b) polyandry

(d) only (a) & not (b).

50. Bigamy is committed, if the subsisting marriage is

(a) valid

(b) voidable

(d) either (a) or (b).

51. Second marriage can be proved

(a) by the mere admissions of the parties

(b) by the essential rites & ceremonies having taken place

(d) either (a) or (b).

52. In a case of bigamous marriage, the second wife

(a) has a status of wife

(b) has no status of wife

(d) either (a) or (c).

53. Registration of a Hindu Marriage has been provided under

(a) section 12 of Hindu Marriage Act

(b) section 10 of Hindu Marriage Act

(d) section 6 of Hindu Marriage Act.

54. Registration of a Hindu Marriage under section 8 of Hindu Marriage Act is

(a) compulsory

(b) optional

(d) both (b) & (c) are correct.

55. Non-registration of marriage under section 8 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

(a) invalidates the marriage and calls for imposition of penalty

(b) does not invalidate the marriage but calls for imposition of penalty

(d) makes the marriage voidable.

56. Void marriages have been described under

(a) section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act

(b) section 10 of Hindu Marriage Act

(d) section 12 of Hindu Marriage Act.

57. A decree of nullity in case of a void marriage, under section 11 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 can be obtained by

(a) man

(b) woman

(d) only by the woman & not by the man.

58. Propositions are

I. A void marriage remains valid until a decree annulling it has been passed by a competent court.

II. A void marriage is never a valid marriage and there is no necessity of any decree annuling it.

III. A voidable marriage is regarded as a valid subsisting marriage until a decree annuling it has been passed by a competent court.

In respect of the aforesaid proposition which is correct

(a) I and III are correct and II is incorrect

(b) II & III are correct and I is incorrect

(d) I & III are incorrect but II is correct.

59. A marriage is voidable under section 12 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 on the ground of

(a) mental incapacity

(b) physical incapacity

(d) only mental incapacity & not physical incapacity.

60. Suppressio veri by a woman, who was pregnant at the time of marriage is a ground for annulling the marriage as

(a) voidable

(b) void

(d) neither (a) nor (b).

61. On the grounds of barrenness or sterility, marriage can be

(a) voidable

(b) void

(d) neither (a) nor (b).

62. A marriage is voidable in cases of impotence

(a) quoad hunc

(b) quoad hanc

(d) only (a) and not (b).

63. A marriage, wherein consent of a party to solemnisation of marriage is obtained by force or fraud, is

(a) a void marriage

(b) a voidable marriage

(d) all the above.

64. Section 17 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides for

(a) punishment for bigamy

(b) punishment for child marriage

(d) all the above.

65. A decree of nullity of marriage in cases of voidable marriages, annuls the marriage

(a) from the date of the decree

(b) from the date of the petition

(d) from the date as directed by the court.

66. Section 16 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 confers legitimacy on the children of

(a) a void marriage

(b) a voidable marriage

(d) both void & voidable marriages.

67. Section 18 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 prescribes punishment

(a) for child marriage

(b) for marriage between spindas

(d) all the above.

68. Punishment prescribed under section 18 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for child marriage is

(a) imprisonment only

(b) fine only

(d) imprisonment and fine both.

69. Period of imprisonment for child marriage under section 18 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 may extend upto

(a) 15 days

(b) 30 days

(d) 90 days.

70. Fine prescribed under section 18 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for child marriage may extend to

(a) Rs. 5000

(b) Rs. 3000

(d) unlimited.

71. Punishment prescribed under section 18 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for procurement of marriage between two spindas is

(a) imprisonment only

(b) fine only

(d) imprisonmetn and fine both.

72. Period of imprisonment for procurement of marriage between two spindas, under section 18 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 may extend to

(a) 15 days

(b) one month

(d) six months.

73. Fine prescribed under section 18 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for procurement of a marriage between two spindas, may extend to

(a) Rs. 10,000

(b) Rs. 5,000

(d) Rs. 1,000.

74. A petition under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 can be presented before

(a) District Court

(b) High Court

(d) District Court and the High Court.

75. To constitute fraud within the meaning of section 12 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 the time which is relevant is

(a) when the parties consent to solemnise the marriage

(b) when the marriage is solemnised

(d) only (b) & not (a).

76. Children of annulled voidable marriages and of void marriage are

(a) heirs of their parents alone and to none else

(b) heirs of their parent as well as to others in the family of their parents

(d) either (b) or (c).

77. A child of void marriage is

(a) entitled to an interest in which his father is a coparcener

(b) not entitled to an interest in which his father is a coparcener

(d) entitlement of interest is discretionary to the court.

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

(a) if there is a mistake as to nature of ceremony in the mind of one of the parties to the marriage

(b) if there is a fraud played as the ceremony of marriage

(d) all the above.

79. Incapacity to consumate the marriage within the meaning of section 12 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

(a) can be physical

(b) can be mental

(d) only physical & not mental.

80. Section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides for

(a) ceremonies of marriage

(b) restitution of conjugal rights

(d) jurisdiction of court.

81. A decree for restitution of conjugal rights enables the aggrieved spouse for

(a) maintenance under section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

(b) maintenance pendente lite under section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

(d) either (a) or (b).

82. Restitution of conjugal rights is a remedy having its generis under

(a) Jewish Law

(b) English Law

(d) all the above.

83. Remedy of restitution of conjugal rights is available to

(a) wife

(b) husband

(d) only husband & not wife.

84. A decree of restitution of conjugal rights, in India, can be executed by

(a) attachment of the property of the respondent

arrest of the respondent attachment of property and arrest of the respondent both either attachment of property or by arrest of the respondent.

85. Restitution of conjugal rights can be claimed

(a) when there is a withdrawal from the society of other with an excuse

(b) when there is a withdrawal from the society of other without any reasonable cause

(d) both (b) & (c).

86. Withdrawal from the society of other within the meaning of section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 means

(a) mere refusal to have sexual intercourse

(b) total repudiation of cohabitation

(d) either (a) or (b).

87. A pre-marriage agreement to live separately is

(a) void

(b) voidable

(d) invalid.

88. A post-marriage agreement to live separately in future is

(a) void

(b) voidable

(d) invalid.

89. Which of the following is a defence to the petition for restitution of conjugal rights by the husband

(a) pre-marriage agreement to live separately

(b) post-marriage agreement to live separately in future

(d) none of the above.

90. Onus to prove a reasonable excuse for withdrawal from society is on the

(a) petitioner

(b) respondent

(d) either (a) or (b).

91. Which of the following amounts to reasonable excuse

(a) husband’s insistence that the wife must live with his parents

(b) persistent nagging of wife by husband’s parents

(d) all the above.

92. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 under section 10, provides for

(a) separation by agreement

(b) judicial separation

(d) either (a) or (b).

93. A decree of judicial separation

(a) dissolves the marriage

(b) does not dissolve the marriage & the marriage subsists

(d) only (a) & not (b).

94. Ordinarily judicial separation leads to

(a) reconciliation

(b) divorce

(d) neither (a) nor (b).

95. A decree of judicial separation is a

(a) judgment in rem

(b) judgment in personam

(d) only (b) & not (a).

96. A decree of judicial separation

(a) can be rescinded by the parties of their own

(b) can be rescinded by the court on the application of the either party

(d) either (a) or (b) or (c).

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

(a) obligatory

(b) not obligatory

(d) either (a) or (c).

98. A petition for judicial separation lies

(a) if the marriage is void

(b) if the marriage is valid

(d) if the marriage is invalid.

99. During judicial separation the

(a) parties continue to be husband & wife but marital rights and obligations are suspended

(b) parties continue to be husband & wife and the marital rights & obligation remain infact

(d) parties cease to be husband & wife.

100. Under section 10 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 the grounds for judicial separation are

(a) the same as the grounds for divorce

(b) different from the grounds for divorce

(d) all the above.