The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act 1956 — MCQs

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1. Under section 1, the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 also applies to:

   • Only Hindus living in India
   • Only Hindu males
   • Hindus domiciled in India who are outside it (correct answer)
   • Only minors who are orphans

   Explanation. Section 1 extends the Act to the whole of India and also to Hindus domiciled in India who are outside it.

2. Under Section 2, the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 is:

   • A full replacement of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890
   • Supplementary to the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (correct answer)
   • Entirely unrelated to it
   • A partial repeal of it

   Explanation. Section 2 keeps the Act supplementary to, not in derogation of, the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890.

3. Under Section 4, a 'minor' is a person who has not completed:

   • 15 years
   • 18 years (correct answer)
   • 21 years
   • 16 years

   Explanation. Section 4 defines 'minor' as a person who has not completed the age of eighteen years.

4. Which of these is NOT one of the four categories of 'guardian' under Section 4?

   • Natural guardian
   • Testamentary guardian
   • Court-appointed guardian
   • Biological sibling guardian (correct answer)

   Explanation. Section 4(b) names four kinds: natural, testamentary, court-appointed, and a person empowered under a Court of Wards law.

5. Under Section 5, the overriding effect of this Act applies:

   • To all matters generally
   • Only to matters this Act itself provides for (correct answer)
   • Never
   • Only to property matters

   Explanation. Section 5's overriding effect is limited to matters this Act actually covers, unlike a blanket override.

6. Section 3 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 mirrors the application test found in:

   • The Indian Contract Act
   • The other Hindu Acts (correct answer)
   • The Constitution of India
   • The Criminal Procedure Code

   Explanation. Section 3 applies to the same groups as the other Hindu Acts.

7. 'Natural guardian' under Section 4 is defined by cross-reference to:

   • Section 5
   • Section 6 (correct answer)
   • Section 7
   • Section 9

   Explanation. Section 4 defines 'natural guardian' as any of the guardians specifically listed in Section 6.

8. Under section 3(1)(b), the Act applies to a person who is:

   • A Muslim by religion
   • A Christian by religion
   • A Sikh by religion (correct answer)
   • A Parsi by religion

   Explanation. Section 3(1)(b) applies the Act to a person who is a Buddhist, Jain or Sikh by religion.