MCQ 12 February 2024

Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (12 February 2024)



Question/ Answer
Question1:- The provisions of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939 give right of Judicial divorce to
  • (a) husband only
  • (b) wife only
  • (c) both husband and wife
  • (d) none of the above
Answer is B is correct. The provisions of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939 gives right of judicial divorce to wife only and not to husband. The act was enacted to safeguard the rights of the female and to lay down grounds for them. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question2:- ‘Dower’ is
  • (a) a mark of respect to the wife
  • (b) a consideration to the marriage
  • (c) an essential incidence of marriage
  • (d) all of the above
Answer is D is correct. Dower is anything paid in cash or kind by the husband to his wife during the marriage or on demand any-time after marriage or on the dissolution of marriage. Dower is a consideration of marriage which is an essential incidence and as a mark of respect to the wife. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.
Question3:- A marriage of a Muslim with a woman prohibited by reason of affinity shall be
  • (a) irregular
  • (b) void
  • (c) valid
  • (d) none of the above
Answer is B is correct. Any marriage of a Muslim woman which is prohibited by affinity is an absolute incapacity and hence void. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question4:- With whom a Shia Muslim man is entitled to perform a temporary marriage, i.e., ‘Muta’?
  • (a) Muslim woman
  • (b) Christian woman
  • (c) Jewish or a fire-worshipping woman
  • (d) Any of the women stated above
Answer is D is correct. Muta marriage is valid under Shia law and hence any of the women be it muslim, Christian, jewish or fire-worshipper can marry validly marry muslim man. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.
Question5:- Which one of the following is not essential for a valid marriage under Muslim Law?
  • (a) Offer and acceptance
  • (b) Competent parties
  • (c) Fosterage
  • (d) Free consent
Answer is C is correct. Essentials of a valid marriage is offer, acceptance, competent parties and free consent. Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.
Question6:- Under Muslim Law, a married woman shall be entitled to obtain a decree for the dissolution of marriage on the ground that ‘where about of husband have not be known for a period of four years’, as provided under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939 in
  • (a) Section 2(i)
  • (b) Section 2(ii)
  • (c) Section 2(iii)
  • (d) Section 2(iv)
Answer is A is correct. Section 2 of Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939 lays down the grounds on which a muslim woman may take divorce. Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.
Question7:- If a sunni muslim marry with a kitabiya girl, the marriage is
  • (a) valid
  • (b) invalid
  • (c) void
  • (d) irregular
Answer is A is correct. Marriage is valid of a sunni muslim man and a kitabiya woman. Though, it is batil under Shia law. Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.