HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955
1. The short title of the Act is:
a. Hindu Marriage Code, 1955
b. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
c. Hindu Family Act, 1955
d. Hindu Personal Law Act, 1955
2. The Hindu Marriage Act was enacted in:
a. 1950
b. 1954
c. 1955
d. 1956
3. The Hindu Marriage Act came into force on:
a. 26 January 1950
b. 15 August 1947
c. 18th May, 1955
d. 1 January 1956
4. The Act was enacted by:
a. British Parliament
b. Constituent Assembly
c. Parliament of India
d. State Legislatures
5. The main object of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is:
a. To abolish marriages
b. To amend and codify the law relating to marriage among Hindus
c. To regulate divorce only
d. To regulate adoption only
6. The Act extends to:
a. Only North India
b. Only South India
c. Whole of India
d. Only Union Territories
7. The Act also applies to:
a. Only residents within India
b. Hindus domiciled outside India only
c. Hindus domiciled in territories to which the Act extends but residing outside
d. Only citizens of India
8. The Hindu Marriage Act applies to Hindus domiciled:
a. Only within India
b. Only outside India
c. Both within India and outside, if domiciled in territories where Act extends
d. Nowhere outside India
9. The provision relating to short title and extent is contained in:
a. Section 2
b. Section 1
c. Section 3
d. Section 4
10. Section 2 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Definitions
b. Application of Act
c. Conditions of marriage
d. Restitution of conjugal rights
11. The Act applies to which of the following by religion?
a. Only Hindus
b. Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas, and Sikhs
c. Only Hindus and Sikhs
d. All religions without exception
12. Which of the following is expressly included under “Hindu” in Section 2(1)(a)?
a. Muslim
b. Christian
c. Lingayat
d. Parsi
13. A person domiciled in India who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi, or Jew:
a. Is always excluded from the Act
b. Is included unless contrary is proved
c. Is included only if court permits
d. Is never included
14. A child of two Hindu parents, whether legitimate or illegitimate:
a. Is not covered under the Act
b. Is covered only if legitimate
c. Is deemed Hindu under the Act
d. Is covered only after majority
15. A child with one Hindu parent is considered Hindu if:
a. Child chooses religion at majority
b. Child is brought up in that parent’s community
c. Court declares so
d. Father alone is Hindu
16. A convert or reconvert to Hindu religion:
a. Is excluded from the Act
b. Is included under the Act
c. Needs court approval
d. Is included only after 5 years
17. Members of Scheduled Tribes are:
a. Always governed by this Act
b. Never governed by this Act
c. Governed unless Central Government directs otherwise
d. Not governed unless Central Government notifies applicability
18. The Central Government may apply the Act to Scheduled Tribes by:
a. Ordinance
b. Resolution
c. Notification in Official Gazette
d. Court order
19. The term “Hindu” under this Act includes:
a. Only persons Hindu by religion
b. Only converts
c. Also those to whom the Act applies even if not Hindu by religion
d. Only those born Hindu
20. Section 3 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Conditions of marriage
b. Application of Act
c. Definitions
d. Void marriages
21. “Custom” under Section 3 requires:
a. Temporary practice
b. Continuous and uniform observance for a long time
c. Court declaration only
d. Religious approval only
22. A valid custom must not be:
a. Ancient
b. Certain
c. Unreasonable or opposed to public policy
d. Continuous
23. A family custom is valid only if:
a. Approved by court
b. Published in Gazette
c. Not discontinued by the family
d. Followed for 1 year
24. “District court” includes:
a. Only High Court
b. Only Supreme Court
c. Principal civil court of original jurisdiction or notified civil court
d. Only revenue courts
25. Two persons are related by “full blood” when:
a. Descended from same ancestor by different wives
b. Descended from same ancestor by same wife
c. Descended from different ancestors
d. Related only by adoption
26. “Uterine blood” relationship arises when:
a. Same father, different mothers
b. Same mother, different fathers
c. Same parents
d. Only by adoption
27. “Sapinda relationship” extends up to:
a. 2nd generation (mother) and 4th (father)
b. 3rd generation (mother) and 5th (father)
c. 4th generation (mother) and 6th (father)
d. Unlimited generations
28. Two persons are sapindas if:
a. They belong to same caste
b. They live together
c. One is lineal ascendant of the other or share a common lineal ascendant within limits
d. They are married
29. Relationship for sapinda and prohibited degrees includes:
a. Only full blood
b. Only legitimate relations
c. Full, half, uterine, illegitimate, and adoptive relations
d. Only blood relations
30. Section 4 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Definitions
b. Application
c. Overriding effect of Act
d. Conditions for marriage
31. The overriding effect under Section 4 operates:
a. Absolutely without exception
b. Subject to express provisions of the Act
c. Only when court directs
d. Only for customs
32. Any pre-existing Hindu law text, rule, or custom:
a. Continues fully
b. Ceases to have effect where the Act provides otherwise
c. Applies only to rural areas
d. Applies only to marriages before 1955
33. Section 4(a) deals with:
a. Future laws
b. Custom after enactment
c. Pre-existing Hindu law and customs
d. Criminal laws
34. A custom inconsistent with provisions of this Act:
a. Prevails over the Act
b. Is void only if declared by court
c. Ceases to have effect
d. Applies partially
35. Any law in force before commencement of the Act:
a. Always prevails
b. Ceases only if repealed expressly
c. Ceases to have effect if inconsistent with the Act
d. Applies equally with the Act
36. Section 4(b) refers to:
a. Only Hindu customs
b. Only personal laws
c. Any other law inconsistent with the Act
d. Only state laws
37. The expression “save as otherwise expressly provided” means:
a. No exceptions allowed
b. Exceptions expressly stated in the Act will prevail
c. Courts may create exceptions
d. Only customs will prevail
38. The overriding effect of the Act is:
a. Prospective only
b. Retrospective for all purposes
c. Applicable to matters covered by the Act
d. Limited to urban areas
39. Section 4 ensures:
a. Supremacy of ancient customs
b. Supremacy of the Hindu Marriage Act over inconsistent laws
c. Supremacy of courts over statutes
d. Supremacy of religious texts
40. Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Restitution of conjugal rights
b. Conditions for a Hindu marriage
c. Void marriages
d. Divorce
41. A valid Hindu marriage requires that:
a. Both parties must be minors
b. Neither party has a spouse living at the time of marriage
c. Only bride must be unmarried
d. Only bridegroom must be unmarried
42. If one party has a living spouse at the time of marriage:
a. Marriage is valid
b. Marriage is voidable
c. Marriage is valid after court approval
d. Condition for valid marriage is not fulfilled
43. Consent for marriage is invalid if a party:
a. Is poor
b. Is of unsound mind
c. Belongs to different caste
d. Is unemployed
44. A person suffering from mental disorder can marry only if:
a. Disorder is temporary
b. Capable of giving valid consent and fit for marriage and procreation
c. Court permits
d. Family consents
45. Recurrent attacks of insanity:
a. Do not affect marriage
b. Make marriage automatically valid
c. Are a disqualification under Section 5
d. Apply only to women
46. Minimum age for marriage under Section 5 is:
a. 18 (male), 21 (female)
b. 21 (male), 18 (female)
c. 18 for both
d. 21 for both
47. Marriage within degrees of prohibited relationship is:
a. Always valid
b. Always void
c. Valid only if permitted by custom or usage
d. Valid if parties consent
48. Marriage between sapindas is:
a. Always valid
b. Valid without conditions
c. Valid only if permitted by custom or usage
d. Valid only after court approval
49. Section 5 applies to:
a. Any two persons
b. Any two Hindus fulfilling prescribed conditions
c. Only Indian citizens
d. Only persons above 25 years
50. Section 6 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 originally dealt with:
a. Conditions for marriage
b. Guardianship in marriage
c. Void marriages
d. Divorce
51. Section 6 has been:
a. Amended partially
b. Replaced
c. Omitted
d. Re-enacted
52. Section 6 was omitted by:
a. Hindu Marriage Amendment Act, 1956
b. Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Act, 1978
c. Indian Majority Act
d. Special Marriage Act
53. The omission of Section 6 came into effect from:
a. 26 January 1950
b. 15 August 1947
c. 1 October 1978
d. 1 January 1980
54. After omission of Section 6:
a. Guardianship in marriage is still governed by this section
b. he provision has no legal effect
c. It applies only to minors
d. It applies only with court permission
55. Section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Conditions of marriage
b. Ceremonies for a Hindu marriage
c. Void marriages
d. Divorce
56. A Hindu marriage may be solemnized according to:
a. Only statutory form
b. Customary rites and ceremonies of either party
c. Court procedure only
d. Religious authority only
57. The ceremonies of marriage are governed by:
a. Uniform civil code
b. State law only
c. Customary rites of parties
d. Supreme Court directions
58. “Saptapadi” refers to:
a. Exchange of garlands
b. Signing marriage register
c. Taking seven steps before sacred fire
d. Blessing by priest
59. Where Saptapadi is part of ceremonies, marriage becomes complete:
a. After first step
b. After third step
c. After seventh step
d. After priest declares
60. Saptapadi must be performed:
a. In every Hindu marriage
b. Only in court marriage
c. Only where it forms part of customary rites
d. Only in urban areas
61. Marriage without customary rites:
a. Is always valid
b. Is invalid
c. Depends on court discretion
d. Valid only after registration
62. The binding nature of marriage under Saptapadi arises:
a. At engagement
b. At registration
c. On completion of seventh step
d. On cohabitation
63. Section 7 recognizes:
a. Statutory uniform ceremony
b. Flexibility based on customs
c. Only Vedic rituals
d. Only modern ceremonies
64. The essential requirement for solemnization is:
a. Registration only
b. Court approval
c. Performance of customary rites and ceremonies
d. Presence of government officer
65. Section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Conditions of marriage
b. Ceremonies of marriage
c. Registration of Hindu marriages
d. Void marriages
66. The primary purpose of registration under Section 8 is:
a. To validate marriage
b. To facilitate proof of marriage
c. To solemnize marriage
d. To grant divorce
67. The power to make rules regarding registration lies with:
a. Central Government
b. Supreme Court
c. State Government
d. District Court
68. Registration of Hindu marriage under Section 8 is:
a. Always compulsory
b. Always optional
c. Optional unless made compulsory by State Government
d. Mandatory only by court order
69. If registration is made compulsory, failure to comply:
a. Invalidates marriage
b. Leads to imprisonment
c. Attracts fine
d. Has no consequence
70. The maximum fine for contravention of registration rules is:
a. ₹10
b. ₹25
c. ₹100
d. ₹500
71. Rules made under Section 8 must be:
a. Approved by Supreme Court
b. Laid before State Legislature
c. Approved by Parliament
d. Published in newspapers only
72. The Hindu Marriage Register:
a. Is confidential
b. Cannot be inspected
c. Is open for inspection at reasonable times
d. Is only for court use
73. Entries in the Hindu Marriage Register are:
a. Not admissible in evidence
b. Admissible as evidence
c. Admissible only after court order
d. Valid only if signed by judge
74. Non-registration of a Hindu marriage:
a. Makes it void
b. Makes it voidable
c. Does not affect validity of marriage
d. Requires fresh solemnization
75. Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Judicial separation
b. Restitution of conjugal rights
c. Divorce
d. Maintenance
76. Restitution of conjugal rights can be claimed when:
a. One party refuses to marry
b. One party withdraws from society of the other without reasonable excuse
c. Parties mutually separate
d. Marriage is void
77. The petition for restitution is filed before:
a. Supreme Court
b. High Court
c. District Court
d. Family elders
78. The party who can file for restitution is:
a. Only husband
b. Only wife
c. Aggrieved party (either husband or wife)
d. State Government
79. The court may grant decree if:
a. Petition is filed
b. Marriage is registered
c. Statements are true and no legal ground to refuse
d. Parties consent
80. “Withdrawal from society” means:
a. Physical separation without cause
b. Divorce
c. Judicial separation
d. Living abroad
81. Burden of proving reasonable excuse lies on:
a. Aggrieved party
b. Court
c. Person who withdrew
d. Both parties equally
82. If reasonable excuse is proved:
a. Decree must be granted
b. Petition fails
c. Marriage is dissolved
d. Fine is imposed
83. Restitution of conjugal rights aims to:
a. End marriage
b. Compel cohabitation legally
c. Punish spouse
d. Grant maintenance
84. The decree of restitution results in:
a. Immediate divorce
b. Criminal liability
c. Direction to resume cohabitation
d. Automatic maintenance
85. Section 10 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Divorce
b. Judicial separation
c. Restitution of conjugal rights
d. Maintenance
86. A petition for judicial separation may be presented by:
a. Only husband
b. Only wife
c. Either party to the marriage
d. Only after divorce petition
87. Judicial separation can be claimed on grounds:
a. Mentioned in Section 12 only
b. Mentioned in Section 13(1) and for wife also Section 13(2)
c. Decided by court discretion only
d. Based only on mutual consent
88. Judicial separation is available for marriages:
a. Solemnized after the Act only
b. Solemnized before the Act only
c. Solemnized before or after the Act
d. Only registered marriages
89. After decree of judicial separation:
a. Marriage is dissolved
b. Parties must cohabit
c. Cohabitation is no longer obligatory
d. Parties must remarry
90. Judicial separation results in:
a. Immediate divorce
b. Suspension of marital obligations
c. Criminal liability
d. Nullity of marriage
91. The court may rescind a decree of judicial separation:
a. Automatically after one year
b. Only by High Court
c. On application by either party
d. Only by mutual consent
92. For rescission of decree, the court must be satisfied:
a. Only about consent
b. About truth of statements and that it is just and reasonable
c. Only about financial condition
d. Only about duration of separation
93. Rescission of decree restores:
a. Divorce status
b. Cohabitation rights and obligations
c. Maintenance only
d. Property rights only
94. Judicial separation differs from divorce as:
a. It permanently ends marriage
b. It suspends cohabitation without dissolving marriage
c. It has no legal effect
d. It applies only to wives
95. Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Voidable marriages
b. Void marriages
c. Divorce
d. Judicial separation
96. A marriage is void under Section 11 if:
a. It is not registered
b. It contravenes conditions of Section 5(i), (iv), or (v)
c. It lacks consent
d. It is inter-caste
97. Which of the following conditions makes a marriage void?
a. Age requirement
b. Mental disorder
c. Existing spouse at the time of marriage
d. Lack of registration
98. Marriage within prohibited relationship:
a. Is valid
b. Is void unless permitted by custom
c. Is voidable
d. Requires court permission
99. Marriage between sapindas:
a. Always valid
b. Always voidable
c. Void unless permitted by custom
d. Valid after registration
100. A void marriage:
a. Is valid until annulled
b. Has no legal existence
c. Becomes valid after time
d. Is enforceable
101. A decree declaring void marriage is:
a. Decree of divorce
b. Decree of restitution
c. Decree of nullity
d. Decree of separation
102. Petition for declaring marriage void may be filed by:
a. Only husband
b. Only wife
c. Either party to the marriage
d. State Government
103. Section 11 applies to marriages:
a. Before the Act only
b. After commencement of the Act
c. Only registered marriages
d. Only court marriages
104. A void marriage under Section 11:
a. Requires court declaration to become void
b. Is void ab initio though may be declared by court
c. Is valid until divorce
d. Is void only after 1 year
105. Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Void marriages
b. Voidable marriages
c. Divorce
d. Judicial separation
106. A voidable marriage is:
a. Void from beginning
b. Valid until annulled by decree of nullity
c. Always illegal
d. Automatically dissolved
107. A marriage is voidable if:
a. It is not registered
b. It is inter-caste
c. It is not consummated due to impotence
d. Parties are majors
108. Contravention of which condition makes marriage voidable?
a. Section 5(i)
b. Section 5(ii)
c. Section 5(iv)
d. Section 5(v)
109. Consent obtained by force or fraud:
a. Makes marriage void
b. Makes marriage voidable
c. Has no effect
d. Makes marriage illegal
110. Fraud under Section 12 relates to:
a. Property matters only
b. Nature of ceremony or material facts about respondent
c. Income of parties
d. Social status
111. Marriage is voidable if respondent at marriage was:
a. Minor
b. Poor
c. Pregnant by another person
d. Unemployed
112. Petition on ground of force or fraud must be filed:
a. Within 6 months
b. Within 1 year of discovery/cessation
c. Within 3 years
d. Anytime
113. Petition on ground of fraud/force is barred if:
a. Marriage is registered
b. Parties belong to same caste
c. Petitioner lived with respondent with full consent after discovery
d. Marriage is old
114. For pregnancy ground, petition is maintainable only if:
a. Petitioner knew facts
b. Filed within 1 year and no marital intercourse after discovery
c. Marriage is registered
d. Court permits without conditions
115. Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Judicial separation
b. Divorce
c. Void marriages
d. Maintenance
116. A petition for divorce may be presented by:
a. Only husband
b. Only wife
c. Either husband or wife
d. State Government
117. Adultery as a ground for divorce requires:
a. Pre-marriage intercourse
b. Voluntary sexual intercourse with person other than spouse after marriage
c. Suspicion only
d. Court declaration
118. Cruelty as a ground for divorce must occur:
a. Before marriage
b. After solemnization of marriage
c. Only physically
d. Only once
119. Desertion must be for a continuous period of:
a. year
b. 2 years
c. 3 years
d. 5 years
120. Conversion is a ground for divorce when:
a. Party changes caste
b. Party ceases to be Hindu by conversion
c. Party changes residence
d. Party changes name
121. Unsoundness of mind as a ground requires:
a. Temporary illness
b. Minor disorder
c. Such mental disorder that petitioner cannot reasonably live with respondent
d. Only medical certificate
122. Renunciation of the world means:
a. Leaving home temporarily
b. Joining religious order
c. Going abroad
d. Changing job
123. A person not heard of for how many years is presumed dead for divorce?
a. 3 years
b. years
c. 7 years
d. 10 years
124. Divorce can also be sought if:
a. Parties are unhappy
b. No cohabitation for 1 year after judicial separation or restitution decree
c. Marriage is unregistered
d. Parties live separately for 6 months
125. Section 13(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides:
a. rounds for divorce for both parties
b. Additional grounds available only to wife
c. Grounds for judicial separation
d. Grounds for nullity
126. A wife can seek divorce if the husband had another wife:
a. After the Act only
b. Before commencement of the Act and such wife is alive at petition time
c. Only with court permission
d. Only if second marriage is registered
127. The condition for bigamy ground under Section 13(2)(i) is:
a. Other wife must be dead
b. Other wife must be alive at the time of petition
c. Marriage must be recent
d. Court must approve
128. A wife may seek divorce if the husband is guilty of:
a. Theft
b. Cruelty only
c. Rape, sodomy, or bestiality
d. Desertion only
129. Maintenance decree against husband can be a ground for divorce if:
a. Wife lives with husband
b. Cohabitation resumes immediately
c. No cohabitation for one year after decree/order
d. Husband pays maintenance regularly
130. Maintenance order under which provisions is relevant here?
a. Only Hindu Marriage Act
b. Only Civil Procedure Code
c. Section 18 HAMA or Section 125 CrPC (or old Section 488 CrPC)
d. Only Indian Penal Code
131. Repudiation of marriage by wife is valid ground if:
a. Marriage after 18 years
b. Marriage before 15 years and repudiated before 18 years
c. Marriage after 21 years
d. Marriage without consent
132. For repudiation ground, marriage may be:
a. Only consummated
b. Only unconsummated
c. Whether consummated or not
d. Only registered
133. The repudiation clause applies:
a. Only to marriages before 1976 amendment
b. Only to marriages after 1976 amendment
c. To marriages before or after 1976 amendment
d. Only to court marriages
134. Section 13(2) creates:
a. Equal grounds for both spouses
b. Special additional grounds exclusively for wife
c. Grounds only for husband
d. Procedural provisions only
135. Section 13A of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Divorce by mutual consent
b. Alternate relief in divorce proceedings
c. Judicial separation only
d. Void marriages
136. Under Section 13A, the court may grant:
a. Only divorce
b. Only maintenance
c. Judicial separation instead of divorce
d. Annulment only
137. The power under Section 13A is:
a. Mandatory
b. Discretionary
c. Automatic
d. Conditional on consent
138. Section 13A applies when:
a. Petition is for judicial separation
b. Petition is for divorce
c. Petition is for maintenance
d. Petition is for nullity
139. The court may grant alternate relief:
a. In all divorce cases
b. Except where divorce is based on certain specified grounds
c. Only with consent of parties
d. Only after 5 years
140. Section 13A does NOT apply to which grounds?
a. Cruelty
b. Adultery
c. Conversion, renunciation, and presumption of death
d. Desertion
141. The court exercises power under Section 13A based on:
a. Strict legal formula
b. Circumstances of the case and justice
c. Party’s financial status
d. Age of parties
142. The relief granted under Section 13A is:
a. Permanent dissolution
b. Temporary suspension of marital obligations
c. Criminal punishment
d. Property division
143. Section 13A aims to:
a. Encourage divorce
b. Provide lesser relief than divorce where appropriate
c. Punish spouses
d. Make marriage void
144. Section 13A is applicable:
a. Only to husbands
b. Only to wives
c. To either party in divorce proceedings
d. Only to courts suo motu
145. Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Judicial separation
b. Divorce by mutual consent
c. Void marriages
d. Maintenance
146. A petition under Section 13B must be presented by:
a. Either husband or wife alone
b. Both parties jointly
c. Guardian of parties
d. Family court suo motu
147. For mutual consent divorce, parties must be living separately for:
a. 6 months or more
b. 1 year or more
c. 2 years or more
d. 3 years or more
148. Under Section 13B, parties must:
a. Prove cruelty
b. Prove adultery
c. Be unable to live together and mutually agree to dissolve marriage
d. Obtain parental consent
149. The petition for mutual consent divorce is filed in:
a. Supreme Court
b. High Court
c. District Court
d. Civil Court of appeal
150. Second motion under Section 13B can be made:
a. Immediately after filing petition
b. Not earlier than 6 months after presentation
c. Within 1 month only
d. After 3 years only
151. Second motion must be made within:
a. 6 to 12 months
b. 6 to 18 months
c. 1 to 2 years
d. 3 months only
152. If petition is not withdrawn, court may:
a. Automatically dismiss it
b. Pass decree after inquiry and satisfaction
c. Convert it into judicial separation
d. Refer to arbitration
153. The court must be satisfied that:
a. Marriage is void
b. Averments in petition are true and marriage was solemnized
c. Parties are financially independent
d. Parties are not Hindu
154. Decree of divorce under Section 13B takes effect:
a. From date of filing petition
b. From date of first motion
c. From date of decree
d. After 1 year automatically
155. Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Mutual consent divorce
b. No petition for divorce within one year of marriage
c. Void marriages
d. Judicial separation
156. A petition for divorce is ordinarily not maintainable unless:
a. 6 months have elapsed since marriage
b. 1 year has elapsed since marriage
c. 2 years have elapsed since marriage
d. 3 years have elapsed since marriage
157. Section 14 contains a proviso allowing early filing on ground of:
a. Mutual consent
b. Exceptional hardship or exceptional depravity
c. Cruelty only
d. Desertion only
158. Permission for filing divorce before one year can be granted by:
a. Supreme Court
b. High Court rules / court as per rules
c. District Collector
d. Police authority
159. If leave is obtained by misrepresentation, court may:
a. Automatically dismiss petition
b. Increase compensation
c. Make decree ineffective until expiry of one year or dismiss petition
d. Convert it into judicial separation
160. A petition filed with concealment under Section 14 may be:
a. Always allowed
b. Dismissed without prejudice to fresh petition after one year
c. Converted into nullity
d. Sent to arbitration
161. While granting leave under Section 14, court considers:
a. Only income of parties
b. Interests of children and possibility of reconciliation
c. Property dispute only
d. Caste of parties
162. Section 14 applies to:
a. Only mutual consent divorce
b. All divorce petitions under the Act
c. Only judicial separation
d. Only void marriages
163. The objective of Section 14 is:
a. Encourage immediate divorce
b. Prevent hasty divorce and promote reconciliation
c. Increase litigation
d. Punish spouses
164. The minimum period requirement under Section 14 is:
a. From date of engagement
b. From date of marriage
c. From date of registration
d. From date of separation
165. Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Judicial separation
b. Divorce by mutual consent
c. Divorced persons when may marry again
d. Void marriages
166. After a decree of divorce, remarriage is permitted when:
a. Immediately after decree in all cases
b. Only after 6 months
c. No right of appeal exists or appeal time has expired or appeal is dismissed
d. Only after court permission
167. If an appeal against divorce decree is pending:
a. Parties may remarry freely
b. Remarriage is allowed without restriction
c. Remarriage is not permitted until appeal is decided
d. Marriage automatically revives
168. If no appeal is filed against divorce decree, remarriage is allowed after:
a. 30 days
b. Expiry of appeal period
c. 1 year
d. 6 months
169. Section 15 permits remarriage when appeal:
a. Is filed and pending
b. Is filed but dismissed
c. Is not decided yet
d. Is stayed
170. The effect of Section 15 is:
a. Marriage remains valid even during appeal
b. Restricts remarriage until decree becomes final
c. Allows remarriage immediately after filing petition
d. Cancels divorce decree automatically
171. “Either party may marry again” means:
a. Only husband can remarry
b. Only wife can remarry
c. Both divorced spouses have equal right to remarry
d. Only with court permission
172. Section 15 applies after:
a. Judicial separation
b. Decree of divorce
c. Void marriage declaration
d. Maintenance order
173. If appeal is filed but withdrawn, remarriage becomes possible when:
a. Immediately after withdrawal
b. After court approval
c. After appeal period expires or dismissal
d. After 2 years
174. The main objective of Section 15 is:
a. To delay divorce
b. To regulate validity of remarriage after divorce becomes final
c. To prevent divorce
d. To impose penalty on spouses
175. Section 16 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with:
a. Divorce
b. Maintenance
c. Legitimacy of children of void and voidable marriages
d. Judicial separation