APPSC Paper I · Executive Officer Paper II · Topic 9

9 APPSC Paper I Hindu Family, Adoption and Succession questions with answers

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9.1Family structure and marriageNotes

  1. Q1 EO Gr III 2026 Paper II, Q71

    In traditional Hindu society, what is the typical form of family structure ?

    1. ANuclear family only
    2. BJoint family system
    3. CMatriarchal families only
    4. DFamilies with no elders
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    Answer B. Joint family system

    The joint family, with several generations sharing a home, property and worship, is the traditional Hindu family form.

    Source: APPSC EO Gr III 2026 Paper II (Notification 10/2025), Q72, final key

  2. Q2 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q108

    Pandu's marriage to Madri is cited as which form of marriage, and why?

    1. ARakshasa, as Madri was carried off by force
    2. BGandharva, as they married for mutual love
    3. CBrahma, as Shalya invited a learned groom
    4. DAsura, as wealth was paid to her brother Shalya
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    Answer D. Asura, as wealth was paid to her brother Shalya

    Bhishma secured Madri for Pandu by paying great wealth to her brother Shalya, king of Madra, following that family's custom; payment to the bride's family is the mark of Asura marriage.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive)

  3. Q3 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q110

    Under Section 7(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, where Saptapadi is part of the rites, the marriage becomes complete and binding when:

    1. AThe mangalasutra is tied
    2. BThe first step is taken
    3. CThe marriage is registered
    4. DThe seventh step is taken
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    Answer D. The seventh step is taken

    Section 7(2): where the customary rites include Saptapadi, the seven steps taken jointly before the sacred fire, the marriage is complete and binding when the seventh step is taken.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive)

  4. Q4 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q112

    Under Section 10 of the Hindu Marriage Act, a decree of judicial separation:

    1. ADissolves the marriage at once
    2. BDeclares the marriage void from the start
    3. COrders the spouses to resume living together
    4. DLets spouses live apart without ending the marriage
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    Answer D. Lets spouses live apart without ending the marriage

    Judicial separation (Section 10) relieves the petitioner of the duty to cohabit, but the marriage continues and the court may rescind the decree.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive)

  5. Q5 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q113

    According to the book, a household differs from a family mainly in being a:

    1. AKinship and lineage institution
    2. BResidential and economic unit
    3. CGroup bound only by adoption
    4. DUnit recognised only in tax law
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    Answer B. Residential and economic unit

    A family rests on marriage, blood, adoption and lineage; a household is people sharing one residence and its resources, who need not be relatives.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive)

9.1Adoption and successionNotes

  1. Q6 EO Gr III 2026 Paper II, Q72

    In classical Hindu law, what was a key reason for adoption ?

    1. ATo increase political power
    2. BTo gain property from another family
    3. CTo ensure continuity of family lineage and perform funeral rites
    4. DTo avoid taxes
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    Answer C. To ensure continuity of family lineage and perform funeral rites

    Dharmashastra treated adoption (dattaka) mainly as a religious act: a son continues the line and offers shraddha and pinda to the ancestors.

    Source: APPSC EO Gr III 2026 Paper II (Notification 10/2025), Q73, final key

  2. Q7 EO Gr III 2026 Paper II, Q73

    Under Hindu succession, who is typically first in line to inherit property if a Hindu male dies intestate (without a will) ?

    1. AHis friends
    2. BHis daughter’s husband
    3. CHis Class I heirs like wife, sons, daughters and mother
    4. DThe village head
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    Answer C. His Class I heirs like wife, sons, daughters and mother

    Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the property of a male who dies intestate goes first to the Class I heirs of the Schedule, who take simultaneously.

    Source: APPSC EO Gr III 2026 Paper II (Notification 10/2025), Q74, final key

  3. Q8 EO Gr III 2026 Paper II, Q74

    In Hindu adoption, which of the following is a valid condition ?

    1. AA child above 21 years can be adopted
    2. BOnly married women can adopt
    3. CThe adopted child must not already be adopted
    4. DA child can be adopted more than once
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    Answer C. The adopted child must not already be adopted

    Section 10 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 requires that the child has not already been adopted and, unless custom allows, is under 15 and unmarried.

    Source: APPSC EO Gr III 2026 Paper II (Notification 10/2025), Q75, final key

  4. Q9 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q109

    Which section of the Hindu Succession Act disqualifies a murderer from inheriting the victim's property?

    1. ASection 24
    2. BSection 26
    3. CSection 28
    4. DSection 25
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    Answer D. Section 25

    Section 25 disqualifies anyone who commits or abets murder from inheriting the victim's property or any property in furtherance of whose succession the murder was done.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive)

  5. Q10 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q111

    Under Section 15 of HAMA, a valid adoption can be cancelled by whom?

    1. AThe adoptive father
    2. BThe District Court
    3. CNo one
    4. DThe child on reaching majority
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    Answer C. No one

    Section 15 says a valid adoption cannot be cancelled by the adoptive parents or anyone else, and the child cannot renounce it and return to the birth family.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive)

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