Read the following statements in the light of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 and give correct answer with the help of given below:
(1) The obligation of husband to maintain his wife is co-extensive with his property.
(2) Section 18(2) provides for maintenance and separate residence of wife in some conditions.
(3) Father-in-law's obligation to maintain widowed-daughter-in-law is a personal obligation.
(4) An unchaste and non-Hindu wife is not entitled to maintenance.
A. (1) and (4) are correct, but (2) and (3) are incorrect.
B. (2) and (4) are correct, but (1) and (3) are incorrect.
C. (3) and (4) are correct, but (1) and (2) are incorrect.
D. (1) and (3) are correct, but (2) and (4) are incorrect.
Answer: Option B
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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