All India Bar Examination (AIBE) 4-IV Previous Year Question Papers with Answers

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19.

Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 a female Hindu has the capacity to take a son or daughter in adoption if :

A: She is not married
B: She is married
C: She is widow and has no son or daughter but has a widowed daughter-in-law
D: She cannot adopt at all

The answer is: A

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Explanation

the correct option is A, "She is not married,"

explanation:

Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, a female Hindu can adopt a son or daughter if she is not married. In other words, an unmarried female Hindu has the capacity to take a son or daughter in adoption.

The Act provides specific conditions and eligibility criteria for adoption, and one of those conditions is the marital status of the adoptive parent. If the female Hindu is not married, she is eligible to adopt a child under the Act.

So, in this case, the correct option is indeed A, "She is not married," as per the Act's provisions.