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As per The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, two persons are said to be within the “degrees of prohibited…

Section 3(g) of the Hindu Marriage Act, read with its explanation, covers all four listed relationships, including relationships by adoption and by full, half or uterine…

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As per The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, two persons are said to be within the “degrees of prohibited relationship” if:
I. one is a lineal ascendant of the other, including relationship by adoption.
II. one was the wife or husband of a lineal ascendant or descendant of the other, including relationship by half or uterine blood as well as by full blood.
III. one was the wife of the brother or of the father’s or mother’s brother or of the grandfather’s or grandmother’s brother of the other.
IV. the two are brother and sister, uncle and niece, aunt and nephew, or children of brother and sister or of two brothers or of two sisters.

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Correct answer D

Section 3(g) of the Hindu Marriage Act, read with its explanation, covers all four listed relationships, including relationships by adoption and by full, half or uterine blood, so the answer is "I, II, III and IV". The bar on marriage within prohibited degrees is separately subject to a custom or usage permitting it.

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