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WorksheetsQuiz on Partition under Hindu Law
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the meaning of partition under Hindu law?
Division of status among coparceners
Division of ancestral property
Division of property into two parts
Division of property of a Joint Hindu family
Who is considered a coparcener under Hindu law?
A person who is not related by blood
A person who has no share in the property
A person who is the head of the Joint family
A person who inherits estate as cohier with others
What happens to the joint status of a Hindu Joint family after partition?
It becomes stronger
It comes to an end
It becomes optional
It remains the same
What is the essential requirement for a valid partition?
Intention to separate from the Joint Family
Consent of all coparceners
Approval from the court
Presence of only one coparcener
Who is entitled to demand partition of the coparcenary property?
Every coparcener of a joint Hindu family
Only the eldest coparcener
Only the Karta of the family
Only the female members
What is the concept of De Jure partition?
Partition where the doctrine of survivorship applies
Partition where interests keep fluctuating
Partition where shares are clearly fixed or demarcated
Partition where no coparcener can claim exclusive shares
Under which school of thought does the concept of partition not require division of property via metes and bounds?
Madras
Dayabhaga
Mitakshara
Hindu Succession Act
What is the effect of partition on the property acquired by a coparcener after the partition?
It is shared with all family members
It remains joint property
It is sold to outsiders
It becomes his separate property
Who can demand partition during the lifetime of the father?
Illegitimate son
Minor coparcener
Adopted son
Daughter
What is the mode of partition where coparceners appoint an arbitrator to divide the property?
Partition by Agreement
Partition by Arbitration
Partition by Suit
Partition by Father
When can a partition be reopened according to Hindu law?
In cases of Mistake, Absentee Coparcener, Fraud, etc.
Only in cases of Absentee Coparcener
Only in cases of Mistake
Only in cases of Fraud
What is the effect of oral partition in a joint Hindu family?
Results in equal shares for all family members
Leads to automatic reunion of the family
Requires a formal document for validation
Creates a vested interest in the property
Who has superior powers to effect a partition between himself and his sons under Hindu law?
Daughter
Eldest son
Father
Mother
What is the allocation of shares to female members in Mitakshara coparcenary partition based on?
Father's discretion
Karta's decision
Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act
Mother's consent
What is the special power of a Hindu father in relation to partition?
To revoke the partition at any time
To demand partition at any time
To appoint an arbitrator for partition
To separate himself from the Joint family and sons
