Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (14 February 2024)

Question/ Answer

Question1:- Minimum period for Muta marriage is

(a) One month
(b) One year
(c) Three months
(d) No minimum period

Answer is D is correct. There is no period specified under Muslim Law regarding Muta marriages, they are simply temporary marriage recognized under Shia law and not under Sunni law. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.

Question2:- A divorced Muslim wife, unable to maintain herself, is entitled to be maintained by her former husband

(a) Only during the period of iddat
(b) For the period till she remarries or dies
(c) Only during the period of iddat provided that the marriage has been consummated
(d) Only during the period of iddat but where no mehr has been paid

Answer is B is correct. In Daniel Latifi case the court held that divorce dmuslim women is entitled to maintenance by her former husband not only during iddat but also after that which extends till gets remarried or dies. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.

Question3:- In whose custody, the Muslim illegitimate children will be kept?

(a) Father
(b) Mother
(c) Both father and mother
(d) Maternal grandmother

Answer is B is correct. Muslim illegitimate child is kept under the custody of his/her mother. Otherwise the custody of legitimate child is of father later grand-father. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.

Question4:- Acknowledgement of paternity once made under Muslim Law

(a) Cannot be revoked
(b) Can be revoked
(c) Can be revoked by previous permission of capable judiciary
(d) None of the above

Answer is A is correct. Acknowledgement of paternity once made cannot be revoked under Muslim law. Maternity is a matter of fact, paternity is an option. Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.

Question5:- Wakf can be made by

(a) A Muslim only
(b) A Hindu only
(c) Both Hindu and Muslim
(d) Neither by Hindu nor by Muslim

Answer is A is correct. Wakf is a concept under Muslim law and only person who is Muslim by religion can make it. Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.

Question6:- Which of the following gives the meaning of the term ‘Beneficiary’ in the Wakf (Waqf) Act, 1995?

(a) A person or object for whose benefit of wakf (waqf) is created but does not include religious, pious and charitable objects and any other objects of public utility sanctioned by the Muslim Law.
(b) A person or object for whose benefit a Wakf (Waqf) is not created but does include religious, pious and charitable objects and any other objects of public utility sanctioned by the Muslim Law.
(c) A person or object for whose benefit a wakf is created and also include religious, pious and charitable objects and any other objects of public utility sanctioned by the Muslim Law.
(d) None of the above.

Answer is C is correct. According to Section 3 of the Wakf Act, 1995, a beneficiary is a person or object whose benefit a waqf is created for. A beneficiary can be a mosque, an individual, or an institution. The person who establishes the waqf, called the waqif, must designate a specific beneficiary. Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.

Question7:- Under Hanafi Law of inheritance, the inheritance is divided amongst Distant Kindred

(a) Equally with Sharers and Residuaries
(b) If there are only Shares
(c) If there are only Residuaries
(d) If there be no Sharers or Residuaries

Answer is D is correct. Under Hanafi Law of inheritance, the inheritance is divided amongst distant kindred if there are only residuaries. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.

MCQ 14 February 2024

Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (14 February 2024)

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