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[#231] Who describes Hindu Law as a specimen of the class of religious laws followed not by the citizens of a particular state, but by the adherents of a particular religion:

(A) Mayne

(B) D. F. Mulla

(C) D. M. Walker

(D) None of the above

Correct Answer

(C) D. M. Walker

[#232] Amongst the following who cannot be taken or given in adoption

(A) Orphans

(B) Foundling

(C) Abandoned child

(D) None of the above

Correct Answer

(D) None of the above

[#233] Father under the Dayabhaga law, can dispose of the ancestral property by

(A) Sale

(B) Gift

(C) Will

(D) Either (A) or (B) or (C)

Correct Answer

(D) Either (A) or (B) or (C)

[#234] Vijay and Saroj was a childless couple. In 1990, Vijay took in adoption his brother's son Ajay. In 1992, a son was born to the couple. Vijay wants to give Ajay back to his brother. Can he do so?

(A) Yes

(B) No

(C) Yes, if Ajay himself wants to return to his family of birth

(D) Yes, with the permission of the court

Correct Answer

(B) No

[#235] According to the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, 'minor' means a person who has not completed his or her age of

(A) 14 years

(B) 16 years

(C) 18 years

(D) 21 years

Correct Answer

(C) 18 years