Match each maintenance category to the relevant provision of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act,…
Section 18 governs maintenance of a wife and section 19 concerns a widowed daughter-in-law. Section 20 concerns children and aged or infirm parents. Section 22 governs…
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Match each maintenance category to the relevant provision of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.
- a. Wife
- b. Widowed daughter-in-law
- c. Children and aged parents
- d. Dependants of a deceased Hindu
- i. Section 20
- ii. Section 18
- iii. Section 19
- iv. Section 22
Answer and explanation
Correct answer A
Section 18 governs maintenance of a wife and section 19 concerns a widowed daughter-in-law.
Section 20 concerns children and aged or infirm parents.
Section 22 governs maintenance of the deceased Hindu’s dependants, who are defined in section 21.
Option feedback
Option A
Every beneficiary category matches its section.
Option B
Only the widowed daughter-in-law is correctly matched. Section 18 concerns a wife, section 20 children and aged parents, and section 22 dependants.
Option C
It swaps the wife and widowed daughter-in-law. The other two pairings are correct.
Option D
Only the dependants pairing is correct. The wife, widowed daughter-in-law, and children and aged parents belong under sections 18, 19 and 20 respectively.
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