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Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, heirs of a Hindu Male fall under the following heads: A. Class I…

Under section 8 read with the Schedule to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the heirs of a Hindu male dying intestate fall into four heads: Class I heirs, Class II heirs,…

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Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, heirs of a Hindu Male fall under the following heads:
A. Class I heirs
B. Class II heirs
C. Agnates
D. Cognates

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Correct answer C

Under section 8 read with the Schedule to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the heirs of a Hindu male dying intestate fall into four heads: Class I heirs, Class II heirs, agnates and cognates, taken in that order of preference. The answer is therefore "A, B, C and D only".

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