Family Law- II

Provision for which of the following is not to be made, while determining the property available for partition

• Joint family debts

• marriage expenses of unmarried daughter

• marriage expenses of male members of the family

• performance of certain ceremonies.

Under the Mitakshara law, partition can be claimed by

• Coparcener

• females

• a person claiming through a female

• coparcener and a female

A partition can be

• Total

• Partial

• Total or partial

• Not partial

Re-union can take place between…

• Parties to partition

• Father, brothers

• Uncle and nephews 

• All the above

Partition may be re-opened on the ground of…

• Love and affection 

• Practice of fraud  

• Quarrels on pity cause 

• none of above

Which of the following statement is true?

• Reunion can take place only between a member and his father, brother or paternal uncle

• Reunion can take place with any member of the family 

• A missing/absent coparcener cannot reopen partition even if his share was not reserved

• Minor cannot reopen an unfair or prejudicial partition upon attaining majority

Hindu Succession Act,2005, abolishes

• doctrine of survivorship

• untouchability

• sati system

• caste system

Under section 8 of The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, who among the following will rank as first as heir?

• Brother’s son

• Father’s sister

• Daughter’s daughter’s daughter

• father

One person is said to be agnate of another if 

• two are related by blood or adoption wholly through males.

• two are related by blood or adoption but not wholly through males

• two are related by blood or adoption but not wholly through females. 

• two are related by blood or adoption but wholly through females.

Who amongst the following is not a Class I heir of a male Hindu? 

• Widow 

• Son of a pre-deceased son 

• Widow of a predeceased son of a predeceased son 

• father