A dies intestate leaving behind two sons and wife. The wife was pregnant at the time of A's death. The wife gives birth to a male child after seven months of A 'death'.
A. The child will not inherit any property of A as he was not born at the time of A's death
B. The child inherits a share in the undivided property that is available for partition on the date of his birth
C. The child inherits with effect from the date of A's death
D. The child gets the entire property to the exclusion of his mother and two brothers
Answer: Option C
The children born out of a void Hindu Marriage are in the eye of law
A. Illegitimate
B. Legitimate
C. Illegitimate, having no rights in ancestral property
D. Legitimate but having right of inheritance limited to their parent's property only
A. Entitled to claim maintenance as dependant
B. Not entitled to claim maintenance as dependant
C. Entitled to claim maintenance with the consent of other heirs
D. Entitled to claim maintenance through the judicial process
A. Remains valid
B. Becomes void
C. Becomes voidable
D. None of these
A petition Under Section 12 of Hindu Marriage Act can be filed if:
A. The marriage is solemnized before the commencement of Act
B. The marriage is solemnized before or after the commencement of Act
C. The marriage is solemnized after the commencement of Act
D. The marriage is solemnized after 1956
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