Chapter wise Practice Set – 1
Objective Questions and Answer of Hindu Law: –
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1. Hindu Law is:
(a) Lex loci
(b) Lex fori
(c) A personal law
(d) All of the above
2. According to _, “Hindu Law is the law of smritis as expounded in the Sanskrit commentaries
and digests which as modified and supplemented by custom, is administered by court”?
(a) Henry Mayne
(b) Austin
(c) Bentham
(d) Kelson
3. Ancient sources of Hindu law are:
(a) Custom, Sruti, Precedent
(b) Surti, Vedas, Custom, Legislation
(c) Smritis, Custom, Precedent
(d) Sruti, Smritis, Custom, Digests etc.
4. According to Manu, which of the following are the sources from which knowledge of Hindu Law is to be derived?
(a) Shruti
(b) Smriti
(c) Approved usage
(d) Purans
5. As per sources of Hindu Law, “Shruti” stands for:
(a) What has been heard
(b) What has been speak
(c) What has been gained through knowledge
(d) All of the above
6. Which of the following is not the modern source of Hindu Law?
(a) Equity, Justice and good conscience
(b) Precedent
(c) Legislation
(d) Custom
7. Which of the following are not among the four Vedas under Hindu Law?
(a) Rigveda
(b) Samveda
(c) Brahma Vaivarta
(d) Yajurveda
8. How many types of Vedangas are there in the Hindu Law?
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 5 (d) 6
9. Which of the following are the Vedangas under Hindu law?
(a) Shiksha
(b) Chhanda
(c) Jyotish
(d) All of the above
10. Modern source of Hindu Law are:
(a) Judicial Decisions
(b) Legislation
(c) Justice, Equity and good conscience
(d) All of the above
Answer: –
- C
- A
- D
- B
- A
- D
- C
- D
- D
- D
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