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Under Section 3 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, how are two persons related if they descend from a…

Section 3(d) calls descent from a common female ancestor through different husbands uterine blood. Section 3(c) uses a common male ancestor for full blood and half blood,…

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Under Section 3 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, how are two persons related if they descend from a common female ancestor through different husbands?

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Section 3(d) calls descent from a common female ancestor through different husbands uterine blood.

Section 3(c) uses a common male ancestor for full blood and half blood, distinguished by whether the wife is the same.

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Option A

Half blood is defined by a common male ancestor through different wives.

Option B

Full blood is defined by a common male ancestor through the same wife.

Option C

Descent from a common female ancestor through different husbands is uterine blood.

Option D

The stated relationship rests on descent from a common female ancestor.

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