Top 50 MCQs – Domestic Violence Act & Maintenance (BNSS)

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Admin

📚 Top 50 MCQs – Domestic Violence Act & Maintenance (BNSS)

Part 1 – Domestic Violence Act (25 MCQs)

1. The Domestic Violence Act came into force in:
A. 2004
B. 2005
C. 2006
D. 2007
✅ Answer: C

2. The objective of the Domestic Violence Act is mainly:
A. Punishment
B. Protection of women from domestic violence
C. Divorce settlement
D. Criminal prosecution only
✅ Answer: B

3. Under the DV Act, “aggrieved person” means:
A. Any woman in domestic relationship
B. Any person
C. Only married women
D. Only divorced women
✅ Answer: A

4. Which court has jurisdiction under DV Act?
A. Sessions Court
B. Magistrate First Class / Metropolitan Magistrate
C. High Court
D. Family Court only
✅ Answer: B

5. Domestic violence includes:
A. Physical abuse
B. Emotional abuse
C. Economic abuse
D. All of the above
✅ Answer: D

6. Application under DV Act is filed under which section?
A. Section 10
B. Section 12
C. Section 18
D. Section 21
✅ Answer: B

7. Who can file application under DV Act?
A. Aggrieved person
B. Protection Officer
C. Any person on her behalf
D. All of the above
✅ Answer: D

8. Protection Order is provided under:
A. Section 17
B. Section 18
C. Section 19
D. Section 20
✅ Answer: B

9. Residence order is passed under:
A. Section 18
B. Section 19
C. Section 20
D. Section 22
✅ Answer: B

10. Monetary relief is provided under:
A. Section 19
B. Section 20
C. Section 21
D. Section 23
✅ Answer: B

11. Custody orders are provided under:
A. Section 21
B. Section 22
C. Section 23
D. Section 24
✅ Answer: A

12. Compensation order is under:
A. Section 20
B. Section 21
C. Section 22
D. Section 23
✅ Answer: C

13. Interim orders may be granted under:
A. Section 21
B. Section 22
C. Section 23
D. Section 24
✅ Answer: C

14. Breach of protection order is punishable under:
A. Section 29
B. Section 30
C. Section 31
D. Section 32
✅ Answer: C

15. Maximum punishment for breach of protection order:
A. 6 months
B. 1 year
C. 2 years
D. 3 years
✅ Answer: B

16. Shared household means:
A. Only owned by husband
B. Where woman lived in domestic relationship
C. Only rented house
D. Only matrimonial home
✅ Answer: B

17. Appeal under DV Act lies to:
A. High Court
B. Sessions Court
C. District Court
D. Family Court
✅ Answer: B

18. Appeal must be filed within:
A. 15 days
B. 30 days
C. 60 days
D. 90 days
✅ Answer: B

19. Who appoints Protection Officer?
A. Central Government
B. State Government
C. High Court
D. District Court
✅ Answer: B

20. Which of the following is NOT domestic violence?
A. Verbal abuse
B. Dowry demand
C. Property dispute unrelated to domestic relationship
D. Economic abuse
✅ Answer: C

21. DV Act proceedings are:
A. Purely civil
B. Purely criminal
C. Quasi-civil & criminal
D. Administrative
✅ Answer: C

22. Right to reside in shared household is under:
A. Section 17
B. Section 18
C. Section 19
D. Section 20
✅ Answer: A

23. Service providers under DV Act include:
A. NGOs
B. Medical facilities
C. Shelter homes
D. All of the above
✅ Answer: D

24. Magistrate should dispose DV application within:
A. 30 days
B. 60 days
C. 90 days
D. 6 months
✅ Answer: B

25. DV Act applies to:
A. Married women only
B. Women in domestic relationship including live-in
C. Only legally married wives
D. Only divorced women
✅ Answer: B

Part 2 – Maintenance under BNSS (25 MCQs)

(Equivalent to old CrPC 125)

26. Maintenance provision in BNSS is under:
A. Section 142
B. Section 143
C. Section 144
D. Section 145
✅ Answer: B

27. Maintenance can be claimed by:
A. Wife
B. Minor children
C. Parents
D. All of the above
✅ Answer: D

28. Wife includes:
A. Divorced wife not remarried
B. Only legally married wife
C. Only living wife
D. Only dependent wife
✅ Answer: A

29. Maintenance proceedings are:
A. Civil
B. Criminal
C. Summary criminal remedy
D. Administrative
✅ Answer: C

30. Maintenance may be ordered if husband:
A. Neglects wife
B. Refuses to maintain
C. Has sufficient means
D. All of the above
✅ Answer: D

31. Maintenance may be claimed by parents if:
A. They are unable to maintain themselves
B. They are old
C. They are unemployed
D. Any reason
✅ Answer: A

32. Maintenance to minor child continues until:
A. 16 years
B. 18 years
C. 21 years
D. Marriage
✅ Answer: B

33. Major child may claim maintenance if:
A. Disabled
B. Studying
C. Unemployed
D. Any of the above
✅ Answer: A

34. Interim maintenance can be granted:
A. Yes
B. No
C. Only after evidence
D. Only after trial
✅ Answer: A

35. Maintenance order may be altered under:
A. Change of circumstances
B. Appeal
C. Revision
D. All of the above
✅ Answer: A

36. If wife refuses to live with husband without sufficient reason:
A. Maintenance allowed
B. Maintenance denied
C. Double maintenance
D. Interim maintenance only
✅ Answer: B

37. If wife lives separately due to cruelty:
A. Maintenance allowed
B. Maintenance denied
C. Maintenance reduced
D. None
✅ Answer: A

38. Maintenance order is enforceable by:
A. Civil decree
B. Arrest warrant
C. Attachment
D. Both B and C
✅ Answer: D

39. Maximum imprisonment for non-payment:
A. 1 month
B. 3 months
C. 6 months
D. 1 year
✅ Answer: A

40. Maintenance application can be filed where:
A. Husband resides
B. Wife resides
C. Last resided together
D. Any of the above
✅ Answer: D

41. Maintenance may be cancelled if wife:
A. Remarries
B. Converts religion
C. Gets job
D. Leaves house
✅ Answer: A

42. Maintenance proceedings are:
A. Civil suit
B. Summary procedure
C. Criminal trial
D. Arbitration
✅ Answer: B

43. Burden to prove neglect lies on:
A. Wife
B. Husband
C. Court
D. Police
✅ Answer: A

44. Maintenance under BNSS is:
A. Punishment
B. Social justice measure
C. Civil compensation
D. Criminal fine
✅ Answer: B

45. Maintenance may be granted from:
A. Date of order
B. Date of application
C. Any date court thinks fit
D. Only after judgment
✅ Answer: C

46. Maintenance under BNSS is independent of:
A. Personal laws
B. Civil proceedings
C. Divorce proceedings
D. All of the above
✅ Answer: D

47. Wife living in adultery is entitled to maintenance?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Depends on income
D. Court discretion
✅ Answer: B

48. Wife refusing to live with husband without reason:
A. Maintenance granted
B. Maintenance refused
C. Half maintenance
D. Interim maintenance only
✅ Answer: B

49. Maintenance under BNSS is meant to prevent:
A. Poverty
B. Vagrancy
C. Crime
D. All of the above
✅ Answer: B

50. Leading principle behind maintenance law:
A. Criminal liability
B. Social welfare
C. Property rights
D. Punishment
✅ Answer: B