LL.B. (Three Years) Sem 3 Family Law 2 2021-22 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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MCQ Multiple Choice Question Type

1. 1 The grounds of divorce are mentioned in which provision of the Hindu Laws?
   • (a) Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
   • (b) Section 10 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
   • (c) Section 19 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
   • (d) Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
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2. 2 Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 talks about -
   • (a) Permanent Alimony & maintenance
   • (b) Relief for respondent in divorce and other proceedings
   • (c) Decree in Proceedings
   • (d) Documentary Evidence
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3. 3 'Guardian not to be appointed for the Minor's undivided interest in joint family property' is mentioned in which section of the Hindu Minority & Guardianship Act, 1956 -
   • (a) Section 11
   • (b) Section 13
   • (c) Section 12
   • (d) Section 20
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4. 4 The Court dealt with the issue of sapinda relationship in -
   • (a) SarlaMudgal Case
   • (b) Sha bano Case
   • (c) Arun Laxmanrao V Meena Arun
   • (d) New Horizons vs Union of India
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5. 5 Aarti, a Hindu girl married Suhas, a bank official at Delhi. Aarti got selected as an executive in a firm at Bombay after one year of her marriage. She joined the job against the wishes of her husband. Suhas presented a petition for restitution of conjugal rights. Will Suhas succeeds?
   • (a) Yes, a husband and wife are in a bond of marriage so they have to live together.
   • (b) Yes, the husband is well-settled and so the wife need not go to another State to work.
   • (c) No, because the Constitution of India provides that no one can be discriminated on the ground of sex and equality of opportunity shall be available to all.
   • (d) No, because the husband does not earn as much as the wife.
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6. 6 Hindu Disposition of Property Act came in which year -
   • (a) 1956
   • (b) 1955
   • (c) 1916
   • (d) 1918
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7. 7 'Guardianship in marriage' is mentioned in which section of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 -
   • (a) Section 8
   • (b) Section 6
   • (c) Section 29
   • (d) Section 11
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8. 8 Smt. Seema vs Ashwani Kumar this case law is related with _____.
   • (a) Registration of Hindu marriages
   • (b) Cruelty of Hindu marriages
   • (c) Desertion of Hindu marriages
   • (d) Adultery of Hindu marriages
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9. 9 Sachin marries with the wife of the pre-deceased brother, this marriage is -
   • (a) Valid
   • (b) Voidable
   • (c) Invalid
   • (d) Avoidable
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10. 10 Which among the following are the modern sources of law?
    • (a) Justice, Equity and good conscience
    • (b) Dharmashastra and Manusmriti
    • (c) Commentaries and Digests
    • (d) Shruti and Vedas
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11. 11 For the ground of desertion to be ground of divorce under the Hindu Marriage laws, the accused should have deserted the petitioner for a continuous period of how many years?
    • (a) 1 Year
    • (b) 2 years
    • (c) 3 Years
    • (d) 4 years
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12. 12 __________ means the child who was in the womb at the time of death of intestate who is subsequently born alive shall have the same right to inherit to intestate as if he or she had been born before the death of intestate and the inheritance shall be deemed to vest in such a case from the date of death of the intestate.
    • (a) Special child
    • (b) Posthumous child
    • (c) Infant
    • (d) Handicapped child
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13. 13 Which provision of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, mentions 'disqualification of a person from inheriting the property of the person murdered, who has committed murder or abets the commission of murder -
    • (a) Section 25
    • (b) Section 26
    • (c) Section 27
    • (d) Section 29
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14. 14 In Baburi Panmota Kuer Vs Ram Agya Singh was about -
    • (a) Saptapadi
    • (b) Prohibited Relationships
    • (c) Duty to make true disclosures of facts in marriage
    • (d) Legitimacy of child born out of void marriages
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15. 15 Which among the following will not amount to fraud in marriage -
    • (a) Concealment of a serious disease
    • (b) Concealment of a previous marriage
    • (c) Concealment of Unchastity
    • (d) Concealment of Age
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16. 16 The word Benami is _____ origin.
    • (a) French
    • (b) Germany
    • (c) Australia
    • (d) Persian
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17. 17 Which of the following is an additional ground available to a wife to claim a decree of judicial separation under the Hindu Marriage Act -
    • (a) Renunciation of the world
    • (b) Presumed death
    • (c) Rape, Sodomy or Bestiality
    • (d) Cruelty
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18. 18 In which case was it held that, "Proper solemnization of the second marriage is an essential ingredient to constitute the offence of bigamy under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code" -
    • (a) Chand Patel Vs Bismillah Begum
    • (b) Githa Hariharan Vs RBI
    • (c) Ratan Vs Bisan
    • (d) Bhaurao Lokhande Vs State of Maharashtra
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19. 19 In which case was it held that "there will be no desertion without Animus Deserendi" -
    • (a) Jayachandra Vs Aneelkaur
    • (b) Williams Vs Williams
    • (c) Bipinchandra Vs Prabhavati
    • (d) Durga Tripathy Vs Arundhati Tripathy
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20. 20 Hindu Minor's Marriage is -
    • (a) Valid
    • (b) Void
    • (c) Voidable
    • (d) Factum - Valid
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DTQ Desriptive Type

1. 1 Explain the term urbanisation.
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2. 2 State the difference between polyandry and polygamy.
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3. 3 State the reasons for having a uniform civil code.
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4. 4 Who is a 'Karta' and explain his power of alienation of coparcenary property.
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5. 5 Meena, a Hindu woman is married to Rajiv, who often ill-treats her, alleging that she did not bring along any dowry. Meena's parents had in fact given Rs. 2 Lakhs to her mother-in-law at the time of the marriage.
   • (a) What legal action can be taken against Rajiv?
   • (b) Can Meena get the Rs. 2 Lakhs back?
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6. 6 Explain the concept of separate property.
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7. 7 Define guardian. What are the powers of a guardian?
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8. 8 What is sati? State the punishment for abatement of Sati.
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9. 9 Explain Sapinda Relationship.
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10. 10 Write 5-10 lines on desertion as a valid ground for divorce.
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