Within the meanings of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, which of the following statements…

Section 10 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 lists who may be adopted (a Hindu, not already adopted, ordinarily unmarried and below fifteen) and does not exclude a child of unsound mind, so the statement that "A lunatic Hindu below the age of 15 years is not capable of being taken in adoption" is the incorrect one. Section 7 does require a male adopter to be of sound mind and a major, section 15 bars cancellation of a valid adoption, and the Act treats adoption as a largely secular rather than religious institution.