Q. 16. Property of a Hindu female according to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 shall be held:
(A) To be her absolute property
(B) To be her limited property
(C) To be her conditional property
(D) To be her contingent property
Answer:
(A) To be her absolute property
Explanation:
Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, declares that any property possessed by a female Hindu is held by her as absolute property and not as a limited owner.
Q. 17. Which of the following cases of Supreme Court led the Parliament to enact the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986?
(A) Danial Latifi v. UOI
(B) Noor Saba Khatoon v. Mohd. Quasim
(C) Mohd Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum
(D) Syed Iqbal Hussain v. Syed Naimunnessa Begum
Answer:
(C) Mohd Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum
Explanation:
The controversial Shah Bano case judgment in 1985 led the Parliament to enact the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, to nullify the ruling regarding maintenance.
Q. 18. The father of International Law was:
(A) Plato
(B) Aristotle
(C) Hugo Grotius
(D) Denning
Answer:
(C) Hugo Grotius
Explanation:
Hugo Grotius, a Dutch jurist and philosopher, is widely regarded as the father of modern international law.
Q. 19. The law relating to prisoners of war has been codified by:
(A) Geneva Convention
(B) Vienna Convention
(C) Paris Convention
(D) None of the above
Answer:
(A) Geneva Convention
Explanation:
The Third Geneva Convention specifically established the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of prisoners of war (POWs).
Q. 20. Muslim religious foundations are known as:
(A) Din
(B) Wakfs
(C) Ulema
(D) Quzat
Answer:
(B) Wakfs
Explanation:
A Waqf (or Wakf) is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law, typically involving donating a building, plot of land, or other assets for Muslim religious or charitable purposes.
