MCQ 06 February 2024

Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (06 February 2024)



Question/ Answer
Question1:- Muta marriages are lawful under which school of Muslim Law
  • (a) Sunni school
  • (b) Shia school
  • (c) Both (a) and (b)
  • (d) None of the above
Answer is B is correct. Muta marriages are temporary marriages and are lawful among shias and completely unlawful among sunnis. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question2:- In which school presence of witnesses during marriage is a condition precedent for a valid marriage
  • (a) Sunni
  • (b) Shia
  • (c) Motazila sect
  • (d) Itna Asharia school
Answer is A is correct. Sunni law prescribes the presence of 2 male witnesses or 1 male and 2 female witnesses during niqah to make it valid. Though under shia no witness is required but they are required during talaq. Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.
Question3:- Mahr can be defined as a sum that becomes payable by the husband to the wife on marriage
  • (a) only by operation of law
  • (b) only by an agreement
  • (c) by an agreement or by operation of law
  • (d) only by written agreement
Answer is C is correct. Mahr is a sun payable by a husband to wife on marriage by an agreement between the parties or by operation of law. Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.
Question4:- In which case the Hon’ble Justice Mahmood said ‘dower under the Muslim Law is a sum of money or other property promised by the husband to be paid or delivered to the wife in consideration of marriage…’
  • (a) Zobair Ahmad v. Jainandan Prasad
  • (b) Smt. Nasra Begum v. Rizwan Ali
  • (c) Rabia Khatoon v. Mukhtar Ahmed
  • (d) Abdul Kadir v. Salima
Answer is D is correct. Justice Mahmood in Abdul Kadir v. Salima states ‘dower under the Muslim Law is a sum of money or other property promised by the husband to be paid or delivered to the wife in consideration of marriage and even when no dower is expressly fixed or mentioned at the marriage ceremony the law confers the right of dower upon the wife.’ Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.
Question5:- Which among the following is not an object of dower
  • (a) Mark of respect of the wife
  • (b) To place a check on the capricious use of divorce on the part of husband
  • (c) To provide her subsistence after the dissolution of her marriage
  • (d) None of the above
Answer is D is correct. All the given options are objects of providing dower or mahr to a wife by her husband. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.
Question6:- Specific dower under Muslim law are divided into 2 sects
  • (a) Mahr – i – Musamma & Mahr – i – Muajjal
  • (b) Mahr – i – Muwajjal & Mahr – i – Muajjal
  • (c) Mahr – i – Musamma & Mahr – i – Misl
  • (d) Mahr – i – Muwajjal & Mahr – i – Misl
Answer is B is correct. Specific dower is when the amount of dower is itself mentioned under the marriage contract, it is divided into prompt dower i.e. Mahr – i – muajjal which is payable immediately after marriage on demand and deferred dower i.e. Mahr – i – Muwajjal which is payable on dissolution of marriage by death or divorce. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question7:- When the amount is not fixed during marriage contract or even if the marriage has been contracted on the condition that the wife should not claim any dower then she is entitled to
  • (a) Proper dower
  • (b) Prompt dower
  • (c) Deferred dower
  • (d) Specific dower
Answer is A is correct. When the amount is not fixed during marriage contract or even if the marriage has been contracted on the condition that the wife should not claim any dower then she is entitled to proper or customary dower. It is determined by taking into consideration the amount of dower settled upon other female members of the family. Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.