A, a Hindu male, dies intestate leaving a son B; two grandsons M and N of his deceased son C; and three…

Under sections 8 and 10 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the estate is divided by branches of sons: living son B takes one-third, predeceased son C's branch one-third and predeceased son D's branch one-third.

M and N share C's third equally, so M takes 1/6. D's third passes through his predeceased son P to P's three sons, so X takes 1/9. The answer is therefore "1/6, 1/9"; the other pairs ignore this branch-wise division.