Escheat means:
A. An act of cheating by a person for acquiring rights in a estate
B. Devolution of property on the person in case there is no other heir to succeed the property of a Hindu dying intestate
C. Devolution of property on the government in case of death of an intestate leaving behind no heir qualified to succeed his property
D. All of the above
Answer: Option C
Which of the following Acts was amended by the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013?
A. None of these
B. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
C. The Information Technology Act, 2000
D. The Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, 1956
Arms Act, 1959 came into force on:
A. 23rd December, 1959
B. 13th July, 1959
C. 1st October, 1962
D. 23rd December, 1962
Sodomy is a ground for divorce under which of the following matrimonial legislations?
A. The Divorce Act, 1869
B. The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939
C. The Indian Christian Marriages Act, 1872
D. The Hindu Marriage Validation Act, 1946
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