16. If a wife living separately from the husband on account of non-payment of prompt dower:
(a) nestitution of conjugal rights can be granted
( b) restitution of conjugal rights cannot be granted
(c) divorce can be granted
(d) none of the above.
17. Cruelty is a ground for
(a) Judicial separation
(b) Divorce
(c) Declaring mariage void
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans. (d) Both (a) and (b)
18. Hindus conceived of marriage as a sacramental union and it implies:
(a) marriage between man and woman is of religious or holy character
(b) marriage is obligatory for begetting a son for discharging his debt to his ancestors
(c) marriage is obligatory for performing religious and spiritual duties
(d) All the above
Ans. (d) All the above
19. Pre-marriage pregnancy by some person other than the husband under the Hindu Marriage Act is a ground of :
(a) Divorce
(b) Void marriage
(c) Voidable marriage
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) Voidable marriage
20. Which of the following is not a ground of void marriage under section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act?
(a) Bigamy
(b) Degrees of Prohibited relationship
(c) Sapinda relationship
(d) None of these
Ans. (d) None of these
21. The minimum age of marriage for the boy is … years and for the girl is …. years.
(a) 18, 21
(b) 21, 18
(c) 18, 18
(d) 21, 21
Ans. (d) 21, 21
22. Ceremonies of marriage are not necessary:
(a) The Hindu Marriage Act
(b) The Muslim Law
(c) The Parsi Law
(d) The Special Marriage Act
Ans. (d) The special Marriage Act
23. Which one of the following is not a recognised ground of divorce?
(a) Adultery
(b) Desertion
(c) Refusal to give dowry
(d) Cruelty
Ans. (c) Refusal to give dowry
24. When a Muslim wife can remarry?
(a) Immediately after dissolution
(b) Shall have to wait till the period of Iddat is over
(c) Shall have to wait for one year
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b) Shall have to wait till the period of Iddat is over
25. Which one of the following is not a recognised concept of Family Law:
(a) Child marriage
(b) Guardianship and maintenance
(c) Succession
(d) Marriage
Ans. (a) Child marriage
26. Whether the marriage of an impotent person under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is:
(a) Valid
(b) Void
(c) Voidable
(d) Void of initio.
27. Which one of the following does not make the marriage null and void?
(a) Neither party has a spouse living at the time of marriage
(b) Parties should not be within the degree of prohibited relationship, unless the customs or usages governing each of them permits such a marriage
(c) Neither party should have been convicted for any sexual offence
(d) Parties should not be sapindas of each other unless. the customs or usages governing each of them permits such a marriage
Ans. (c) Neither party should have been convicted for any sexual offence
28. Right to divorce is
(a) Right in Stricto senso
(b) Liberty
(c) Power
(d) Privilege
Ans. (a) Right in Stricto senso
29. Which of the following is not essential for divorce by mutual consent?
(a) They have been living separately
(b) They have not been able to live together
(c) The wife has not received any maintenance
(d) They have mutually agreed that the marriage should be dissolved
30. Sources of Muslim law are:
(a) The Quran
(b) The ljmaa
(c) The Hadis
(d) The Kiyas
Indicate their correct sequence
(a) (a) (b) (d) and (c)
(b) (a) (c) (b) and (d)
(c) (a) (d) (c) and (b)
(d) None of the above.
Ans. (a) (a) The Quran (b) The ljmaa (d) The Kiyas (c) The Hadis
