Family Law Questions Asked in UGC NET Exam | UGC NET (Law) #Special
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The UGC NET Exam encompasses a comprehensive range of topics within Family Law, testing candidates on fundamental legal concepts, key case laws, and legislative provisions. Each exam cycle includes questions from this domain, making it an essential part of the syllabus for law aspirants. This article compiles questions from previous UGC NET Law exams (2019-2023) focused on Family Law to provide candidates with a valuable study resource.
In 2023, approximately 9 questions were related to Family Law, highlighting its importance. Similarly, in 2022, around 10 questions were asked on this topic, while in 2021, candidates encountered about 9 questions. The 2020 exam included roughly 9 questions, and in 2019, there were approximately 8 questions. This variation in question frequency across years emphasizes the subject’s ongoing relevance in the UGC NET Exam, urging candidates to prepare thoroughly with a focus on foundational principles and recent developments in Family Law.
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The official syllabus of UGC NET (Law) for Family Law includes the following:
1. Sources and schools
2. Marriage and dissolution of marriage
3. Matrimonial remedies - Divorce and theories of divorce
4. Changing dimensions of institution of marriage – Live-in relationship
5. Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce
6. Maintenance, dower and stridhan
7. Adoption, guardianship and acknowledgement
8. Succession and inheritance
9. Will, gift and wakf
10. Uniform Civil Code
Family Law Questions Asked in UGC NET Exam |
UGC NET (Law) #Special
UGC NET December 2023
1. As per the provisions of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, a bachelor male adopts a child. He subsequently marries a woman. Such woman shall:
1) Be the adoptive mother of that adopted child
2) Be the stepmother of that adopted child
3) Be the adoptive of that child if the child accepts her as mother
4) Be the adoptive mother of that child at her discretion
Correct Option: 2
2. A Hindu male having a Hindu wife, changed his religion and adopted Islam in 2012. He married again to a Muslim girl in 2013. In 2014, his Hindu wife died. His second marriage is:
1) Valid as he married after conversion to Islam which permits bigamy
2) Valid as his wife died after his marriage to Muslim girl
3) Void as he has not taken the consent of his Hindu wife
4) Void as his second marriage amounts to bigamy
Correct Option: 4
3. Which one of the following is not a ground for divorce under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
1) Respondent is convicted for committing an offence
2) Respondent has renounced the world by entering any religious order
3) Respondent has ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another religion
4) Respondent has not been heard of as being alive for a period of seven years
Correct Option: 1
4. A Muslim can make a bequest of his property without the consent of heirs to the extent of
1) Half of his property
2) Whole of his property
3) One-fourth of his property
4) One-third of his property
Correct Option: 4
5. Section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides that a Hindu marriage may be solemnized in accordance with the customary rites and ceremonies of either party thereto. Consider the following situations and decide in which case the marriage is validly solemnized.
A. At the time of marriage all essential shastric ceremonies are performed
B. At the time of marriage all customary rites and ceremonies of bride’s family are performed
C. At the time of marriage half of the ceremonies of bride’s family and other half of the bridegroom’s family are performed
D. Bride and bridegroom decided to perform the simple ceremonies of exchange of rings
E. Bride and bridegroom started living together as husband and wife without performing any ceremony
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1) (A) and (B) Only
2) (A), (B) and (C) Only
3) (B), (C) and (D) Only
4) (B), (C), (D) and (E) Only
Correct Option: 1
6. Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Sapinda relationship and degrees of prohibited relationship include relationship by:
A. Full, Half and Uterine Blood
B. Adoption
C. Legitimate blood
D. Fosterage relations
E. Illegitimate blood relations
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1) (A), (B), (C) and (D) Only
2) (A), (B), (C) and (E) Only
3) (B), (C), (D) and (E) Only
4) (A), (C), (D) and (E) Only
Correct Option: 2
7. Match List – I with List – II.
List – I | List – II |
Name of the case | Subject matter |
A. Githa Hariharan v. Reserve Bank of India | (I) Maintenance Rights of Muslim Women |
B. Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India | (II) Guardianship of a minor child |
C. Danial Latifi v. Union of India | (III) Compulsory registration of marriages |
D. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar | (IV) Validity of second marriage of a Hindu male after his conversion to Islam |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1) (A) - (II), (B) – (IV), (C) – (I), (D) – (III)
2) (A) – (I), (B) – (II), (C) – (III), (D) – (IV)
3) (A) – (II), (B) – (IV), (C) – (III), (D) – (I)
4) (A) – (IV), (B) – (III), (C) – (II), (D) - (I)
Correct Option: 1
8. Arrange the following cases relating to advice/ direction of the Supreme Court to the State to enact a uniform civil code in the chronological order (advice earlier to later) of their pronouncement:
A. Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum
B. Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India
C. ABC v. State (NCT of Delhi)
D. Jorden Diengdeh v. S.S. Chopra
E. John Vallamattom v. Union of India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1) (A), (B), (D), (C), (E)
2) (B), (D), (A), (E), (C)
3) (A), (D), (B), (E), (C)
4) (E), (D), (C), (B), (A)
Correct Option: 3
9. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Mahr (dower) is a sum of money which the Muslim husband agrees to pay to the wife as a mark of respect for her for agreeing to marry him. Since Muslim marriage is a contract, it is necessary that dower must be specified at the time of marriage and is it is not specified it can be presumed.
Reason (R): If not paid earlier, Mahr becomes due on death of the husband or the dissolution of marriage by divorce.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
4) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
Correct Option: 1
UGC NET December 2021 & June 2022 (Merged Cycles)
1. When an unmarried woman adopts a child and subsequently marries, the person who she subsequently marries shall be the:
1) Adoptive father of the child
2) Stepfather of the child
3) Natural father of the child
4) Either 1 or 2
Correct Option: 2
2. Which of the following is NOT a ground of divorce available to a wife under Section 13(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
1) Pre-Act bigamous marriage of the husband
2) Repudiation of marriage
3) Cruelty by husband
4) Husband guilty of rape, sodomy and bestiality
Correct Option: 3
3. The children born out of a void marriage, are in the eyes of the law
1) Illegitimate
2) Legitimate
3) Illegitimate, having no rights in the ancestral property
4) Legitimate but having right of inheritance limited to their parent’s property only
Correct Option: 4
4. Restitution of conjugal rights has its genesis under the
1) English law
2) Indian law
3) Jewish law
4) Swedish law
Correct Option: 3
5. Among the Muslims, sariri is the stage:
1) When the boy or the girl is below 10 years of age
2) When the boy or the girl is above seven years but below fifteen years
3) When the boy or the girl is above fifteen years of age
4) When the boy or the girl is above 10 years of age
Correct Option: 2
6. Match List – I with List – II.
List – I | List – II |
Provision | Section |
A. Void Marriage | I. Section 27, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 |
B. Divorce by mutual consent | II. Section 24, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 |
C. Maintenance pendente lite | III. Section 13B, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 |
D. Disposal of property | IV. Section 11, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1) A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II
2) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D- I
3) A- III, B-I, C-I, D-IV
4) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
Correct Option: 2
7. Arrange in chronological order the case laws pertaining to cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (year-wise from the beginning till the latest)
A. Durga Prasanna Tripathy v. Arundhati Tripathy
B. Bhagwat v. Bhagwat
C. Praveen Mehra v. Inderjeet Mehta
D. Swapan Kumar Das v. Maya Rani Dutta
E. Satendra Kumar Gupta v. Kanchan Gupta & Ors.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1) B, C, A, D, E
2) A, C, B, D, E
3) C, D, A, B, E
4) D, C, B, A, E
Correct Answer: 1
8. Which of the following is true with regard to the desertion of spouse under the Hindu Marriage Act 1955?
A. Factum of Separation
B. Animus deserendi
C. Prescribed period of 2 years must have passed before presentation of petition
D. With reasonable cause
E. Without the consent of the petitioner
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1) A, C, D and E only
2) B, C and Donly
3) A, B, C and E only
4) A, B and D only
Correct Option: 3
9. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: A bigamous marriage is void under Hindu Law
Reason R: A child born out of void marriage is legitimate child of his parents
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3) A is true but R is false
4) A is false but R is true
Correct Option: 2
10. Given below are two statements
Statement I: A childless stepmother is entitled to claim maintenance under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956.
Statement II: Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, if the son is to be adopted, the adoptive father or mother should not have a Hindu son, Son’s Son or Son’s Son’s Son (whether by legitimate blood relationship or by adoption) living at the time of adoption.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
2) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
3) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
4) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct Option: 1
UGC NET November 2021
1. Which one of the following is ‘NOT’ a primary source of Muslim Law?
1) Sunnat
2) Ijma
3) Urf
4) Qiyas
Correct Option: 3
2. Originally under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, divorce was based on:-
1) Consent Theory
2) Breakdown Theory
3) Fault Theory
4) Will Theory
Correct Option: 3
3. Which one of the following judgments does not deal with the need for enactment of ‘Uniform Civil Code’ in India?
1) Mohd. Ahmad Khan v. Shah Bano Begum
2) Ashok Hurra v. Rupa
3) Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India
4) John Vallamatton v. Union of India
Correct Option: 2
4. Which one of the following judgments does not deal with the matter of a Live-in relationship?
1) Indra Sarma v. K.V. Sarma
2) Sharda v. Dharmpal
3) S. Khushboo v. Kanniammal
4) Chanmuniya v. Chanmuniya Kumar Singh
Correct Option: 2
5. Under Muslim Law, divorce by common consent is known as:-
1) Talaq-e-Tafwid
2) Khula
3) Lian
4) Mubarat
Correct Option: 2
6. Which one of the following are fault grounds of divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
A. Desertion
B. Cruelty
C. Consent obtained by force or fraud
D. Conversion to non-Hindu religion
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1) (A) and (B) only
2) (B), (C) and (D) only
3) (A) and (C) only
4) (A), (B) and (D) only
Correct Option: 4
7. Under the provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956
A. Son of a predeceased daughter is Class I heir
B. Widow of a predeceased son of a predeceased son is Class II heir
C. Mother’s mother is class I heir
D. Mother’s father is class I heir
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1) (A), (B) and (C) only
2) (A) and (D) only
3) (B) and (D) only
4) (B), (C) and (D) only
Correct Option: 2
8. Arrange the following in chronological order the following judgments on cruelty as a ground of divorce
A. A. Jaya Chandra v. Aneel Kaur
B. Naveen Kohli v. Neelu Kohli
C. Dastane v. Dastane
D. Bhagat v. Bhagat
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1) (C), (B), (D), (A)
2) (A), (C), (B), (D)
3) (C), (D), (A), (B)
4) (D), (C), (A), (B)
Correct Option: 3
9. Given below are two statements
Statement I: No person except the father or mother of a child shall have the capacity to give the child in adoption under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956
Statement II: Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, the same child may not be adopted simultaneously by two or more persons
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
1) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
2) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
3) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
4) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct Option: 4
UGC NET September 2020
1. Which one of the following is not an ‘Ancient Source’ of Hindu Law?
1) Smriti
2) Precedents
3) Digests
4) Shruti
Correct Option: 2
2. Which of the following is NOT a feature of ‘Mitakshara Coparcenary’?
1) Unobstructed heritage
2) Obstructed heritage
3) Unpredictable and fluctuating interest
4) Community of interest and unity of possession
Correct Option: 2
3. Rules relating to ‘Sapinda Relationship’ are based on the principle of
1) Endogamy
2) Polyandry
3) Polygyny
4) Exogamy
Correct Option: 4
4. A bigamous Hindu marriage is
1) Void but not punishable
2) Void but punishable
3) Voidable
4) Valid
Correct Option: 2
5. Under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, a divorced woman shall be entitled to:
A. A reasonable and fair provision and maintenance to be made and paid to her within the ‘iddat’ period by her former husband
B. Maintenance of children by her former husband for a period of three years
C. Get maintenance from her relatives even after her remarriage
D. All the properties given to her at any time only by her husband
E. An amount equal to the sum of ‘Maher’ or dower agreed to be paid to her at the time of marriage or at anytime thereafter according to Muslim law.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
1) A and E only
2) A, B and E only
3) B, C and E only
4) A and B only
Correct Option: 1
6. Which of the following is NOT a condition precedent for a valid adoption under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956?
A. Adopter must have the capacity and right to take in adoption
B. The child must be eligible for adoption
C. The giver must be eligible for adoption
D. Datta – homam is mandatory
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
1) A and B Only
2) B and D only
3) C and D only
4) A and C only
Correct Option: 3
7. Match List I with List II
List I | List II |
Provision | Section under Muslim Woman (Protection of Rights on Marriage Act, 2019) |
A. Punishment for pronouncing talaq | I. Section 3 |
B. Offences to be cognizable, compoundable, etc | II. Section 7 |
C. Custody of minor children | III. Section 4 |
D. Talaq to be void and illegal | IV. Section 6 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1) A – I; B – II; C- III; D- IV
2) A – III; B – II; C- IV; D – I
3) A – II; B – IV; C – III; D – I
4) A – IV; B – I; C- III; D – I
Correct Option: 2
8. Chronologically arrange the following judgments of the Supreme Court of India on the Uniform Civil Code:
A. Daniel Latifi v/s Union of India
B. John Vallamatton v/s Union of India
C. Sarla Mudgal v/s Union of India
D. Mohd. Ahmad Khan v/s Shah Bano Begum
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1) C, B, D, A
2) D, C, B, A
3) D, C, A, B
4) A, B, C, D
Correct Option: 3
9. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): If the adoption is of a son, the adoptive Hindu father or mother by whom the adoption is made must not have a Hindu son, son’s son or son’s son’s son (whether by legitimate blood relationship or by adoption) living at the time of adoption
Reason (R): Section 11(i) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, which deals with the right of adoptive parents under other conditions for a valid adoption imposes the restriction
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
4) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
Correct Option: 1
UGC NET June 2019
1. Which of the following is not the school of Muslim Law?
1) Hanafi
2) Maliki
3) Hanabali
4) Zaida
Correct Option: 4
2. The Sapinda relationship on the line of ascent under the Hindu Law extends
1) Three degree through the father and two degree through the Mother
2) Four degree through the father and three degree through the mother
3) Five degree through the father and three degree through the mother
4) Seven degree through the father and five degree through the mother
Correct Option: 3
3. Chandra v. Suresh, AIR 1971 Delhi 208 deals with
1) Maintenance
2) Custody of children
3) Hindu undivided family
4) Decree of judicial separation
Correct Option: 4
4. In which of the cases did the Supreme Court hold that a relationship in the nature of marriage under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 must also fulfil some basic criteria, merely spending weekends together or one night would not make it a domestic relationship?
1) Payal Katara v. Supt. Nari Niketan and other
2) D. Velusamy v. D. Patchaiammal
3) Bharati Matha and others v. R. Vijaya Ranganathan and others
4) S. Khushboo v. Kanniammal and others
Correct Option: 2
5. “Dower may be regarded as consideration for connubial intercourse by way of analogy to the contract for sale.”
The above observation has been made in which of the following cases?
1) Abdul Kadir v. Salma
2) Zobair Ahmed v. Jainandan Prasad
3) Rahana Khattun v. Iqtidar – Uddin
4) Hamidunissa Bibi v. Zaheer Sheik
Correct Option: 1
6. Which of the following sections of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 deals with the ‘rights of adoptive parents to dispose of their properties’?
1) Section 11
2) Section 12
3) Section 13
4) Section 14
Correct Option: 3
7. Two persons are said to be related to each other by what relation when they are descended from a common ancestress but by different husbands?
1) Full blood
2) Half blood
3) Uterine blood
4) Agnate
Correct Option: 3
8. Which of the following is an essential condition in Marz-ul-Maut
1) A malady which makes it impossible for the patient to move
2) It must be continued for more than a year
3) There must be apprehension of death
4) A malady which causes problem with heart
Correct Option: 3
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