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Under the provisions of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 an adopted child : (a) Can be…

Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, once a child has been adopted he cannot again be given in adoption, since on adoption he becomes the child of the…

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Under the provisions of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 an adopted child :

(a) Can be given in adoption generally
(b) Cannot be given in adoption
(c) Can be given in adoption with the consent of natural parents
(d) Can be given in adoption only with the prior permission of the court

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Correct answer C

Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, once a child has been adopted he cannot again be given in adoption, since on adoption he becomes the child of the adoptive family. Hence "(b) is correct and (a), (c) and (d) are incorrect".

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