TOP 20 MCQs – HINDU SUCCESSION ACT, 1956
Q1. Succession to property of a Hindu male dying intestate is governed by:
A. Section 6
B. Section 8
C. Section 15
D. Section 30
✅ Answer: B
Q2. If Class I heirs are present, who is excluded?
A. Widow
B. Class II heirs
C. Mother
D. Daughter
✅ Answer: B
Q3. Which of the following is NOT a Class I heir?
A. Son
B. Daughter
C. Brother
D. Widow
✅ Answer: C
Q4. Coparcenary right of daughter arises:
A. On marriage
B. On father’s death
C. By birth
D. After 2005 only if father alive
✅ Answer: C
Q5. Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 applies:
A. Prospectively
B. Retrospectively
C. Retroactive
D. Only after 2005 partition
✅ Answer: C
Q6. Property of Hindu female dying intestate devolves under:
A. Section 8
B. Section 10
C. Section 14
D. Section 15
✅ Answer: D
Q7. Under Section 15, first preference is given to:
A. Parents
B. Heirs of husband
C. Sons, daughters & husband
D. Agnates
✅ Answer: C
Q8. Limited estate of Hindu female becomes absolute under:
A. Section 13
B. Section 14(1)
C. Section 14(2)
D. Section 16
✅ Answer: B
Q9. Exception to Section 14(1) is:
A. Gift
B. Will
C. Section 14(2)
D. Partition
✅ Answer: C
Q10. Murderer is disqualified from inheritance under:
A. Section 24
B. Section 25
C. Section 26
D. Section 27
✅ Answer: B
Q11. Doctrine of representation applies to:
A. Class II heirs
B. Agnates
C. Class I heirs
D. Cognates
✅ Answer: C
Q12. Widow of pre-deceased son gets share:
A. Equal to son
B. Equal to widow
C. Per stirpes
D. Per capita
✅ Answer: C
Q13. Property inherited by son from father after 1956 is:
A. Ancestral
B. Joint family property
C. Self-acquired
D. Coparcenary
✅ Answer: C
Q14. Married daughter’s right in coparcenary:
A. Ceases
B. Suspended
C. Continues
D. Depends on consent
✅ Answer: C
Q15. Section 6 deals with:
A. Testamentary succession
B. Coparcenary property
C. Female succession
D. Disqualification
✅ Answer: B
Q16. Heirs of father are preferred over heirs of mother under:
A. Section 8
B. Section 10
C. Section 14
D. Section 15
✅ Answer: D
Q17. Partition effected before 20-12-2004:
A. Always invalid
B. Ignored
C. Recognised if by deed/court
D. Needs registration only
✅ Answer: C
Q18. Who among the following is NOT disqualified?
A. Murderer
B. Convert
C. Child of convert
D. Widow
✅ Answer: D
Q19. Testamentary succession is governed by:
A. Section 8
B. Section 15
C. Section 30
D. Section 6
✅ Answer: C
Q20. Section 16 provides rules for:
A. Male succession
B. Female succession
C. Testamentary succession
D. Coparcenary
✅ Answer: B