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A female Hindu who is major and is of sound mind is legally capable to take in adoption, a son or a daughter, if

A. She is widow or divorced woman

B. She is unmarried woman

C. Her husband has completely and finally renounced the world or has ceased to be a Hindu or has been declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be of unsound mind

D. All of the above

Answer: Option D

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