Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, one person is an agnate of another if they are related by blood…
Under Section 3(1)(a) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, agnates are related by blood or adoption wholly through males. Under Section 3(1)(c), blood or adoptive relations…
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Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, one person is an agnate of another if they are related by blood or adoption wholly through _____.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer A
Under Section 3(1)(a) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, agnates are related by blood or adoption wholly through males. Under Section 3(1)(c), blood or adoptive relations whose connection is not wholly through males are cognates. Marriage or living together alone does not establish either statutory relationship.
Option feedback
Option A
Section 3(1)(a) requires a blood or adoptive relationship traced wholly through males.
Option B
A connection by blood or adoption that is not wholly through males is cognatic under Section 3(1)(c).
Option C
The statutory definition requires blood or adoption and a wholly male line of connection.
Option D
Marriage alone does not establish the required relationship by blood or adoption.
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