Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (22 February 2024)
Question/ Answer
Question1:- For ‘insanity of husband’ to be a ground for divorce the husband must be insane at
least for a period of
(a) 1 year
(b) 2 years
(c) 3 years
(d) 4 years
Answer is B is correct. For ‘insanity of husband’ to be a ground for divorce the husband must be insane
at least for a period of 2 years as per Section 2(vi) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages
Act 1939. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question2:- Under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act 1939 when an application is made
before the passing of decree for divorce on the ground of impotency
(a) It is for the wife to satisfy the court that the husband has not ceased to be
impotent
(b) It is for the husband to satisfy the court that he has ceased to be impotent
(c) It is for the wife and the husband both to satisfy the court of their respective
stands
(d) It is for court to make the proper inquiry in the matter of its own
Answer is B is correct. Under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act 1939 when an application is
made before the passing of decree for divorce on the ground of impotency it is for the
husband to satisfy the court that he has ceased to be impotent. Therefore option (b) is the
correct answer.
Question3:- Time which the court can grant to the husband, for satisfying the court that he has
ceased to be impotent under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act 1939 is
(a) 2 months
(b) 6 months
(c) 1 year
(d) 2 years
Answer is C is correct. 1 year time is given to the husband to prove that he has ceased to be impotent.
Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.
Question4:- Ground of failure to perform marital obligation is available to the wife for divorce
(a) If the failure is without any reasonable cause
(b) If the failure is for a period of 3 years
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Either (a) or (b)
Answer is C is correct. Failure to perform marital obligation is available to the wife for divorce if it is
without reasonable cause for a period of 3 years from the date of marriage. Therefore option
(c) is the correct answer.
Question5:- Failure to perform marital obligation on the part of the husband is a ground for
divorce by the wife under
(a) Section 2(iv) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act 1939
(b) Section 2(v) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act 1939
(c) Section 2(viii) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act 1939
(d) Section 2(ix) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act 1939
Answer is A is correct. Failure to perform marital obligation on the part of the husband is a ground for
divorce by the wife under Section 2(iv) of the Dissolution of Muslim. Therefore option (a) is
the correct answer.
Question6:- If the husband appears within the period during which the decree of divorce is kept in
abeyance, the decree is liable to
(a) Be set aside absolutely
(b) Be set aside if the husband satisfies the court that he is prepared to perform
his conjugal rights
(c) Be set aside temporarily
(d) Remain valid and not set aside
Answer is B is correct. The decree is liable to be set aside if the husband satisfies the court that he is
prepared to perform his conjugal rights. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question7:- Conversion of a non-Muslim wife to Islam
(a) Shall not ipso facto dissolve her marriage
(b) Shall ipso facto dissolve her marriage
(c) Shall dissolve her marriage if the conversion is with the permission of the
court
(d) Shall dissolve her marriage if the conversion is with the consent of her
husband
Answer is A is correct. Conversion of a non-Muslim wife to Islam shall not ipso facto dissolve her
marriage. Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.