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1. Under Section 39(2), which orders are not appealable?
a. Final orders
b. Decrees
c. Interim orders
d. Orders under Section 37
2. Under Section 39(2), appeal lies to the court to which appeals ordinarily lie from decisions given in exercise of:
a. Criminal jurisdiction
b. Original jurisdiction
c. Revisional jurisdiction
d. Administrative jurisdiction
3. Under Section 39(3), no appeal lies on the subject of:
a. Jurisdiction only
b. Maintenance only
c. Costs only
d. Custody only
4. Under Section 39(4), every appeal shall be preferred within:
a. Thirty days
b. Sixty days
c. Ninety days
d. One hundred twenty days
5. Under Section 39(4), limitation is calculated from:
a. Date of filing petition
b. Date of decree or order
c. Date of marriage
d. Date of hearing
6. Under Section 39(2), appealability of orders is subject to:
a. Section 37 only
b. Section 38 only
c. Sub-section (3)
d. State Government approval
7. Section 39A of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Appeals from decrees and orders
b. Enforcement of decrees and orders
c. Custody of children
d. Permanent alimony
8. Section 39A applies to decrees and orders made in proceedings under:
a. Chapter III only
b. Chapter IV only
c. Chapter V or Chapter VI
d. Chapter VII only
9. Under Section 39A, decrees and orders shall be enforced:
a. By Marriage Officer only
b. In the like manner as decrees and orders passed in original civil jurisdiction
c. By criminal court procedure
d. By executive order
10. Under Section 39A, reference is made to decrees and orders of the court passed in exercise of:
a. Criminal jurisdiction
b. Revenue jurisdiction
c. Original civil jurisdiction
d. Revisional jurisdiction
11. Section 39A relates to enforcement of:
a. Interim police orders only
b. Administrative notifications
c. Decrees and orders under Chapter V or Chapter VI
d. Marriage notices only
12. Section 40 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Appeals from decrees
b. Application of Act 5 of 1908
c. Custody of children
d. Permanent alimony
13. The Act referred to in Section 40 is:
a. Indian Penal Code, 1860
b. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
c. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
d. Indian Evidence Act, 1872
14. Section 40 is subject to:
a. Rules made by Marriage Officer only
b. Other provisions of this Act and rules made by High Court
c. Orders of State Government only
d. Consent of parties
15. Under Section 40, proceedings under this Act shall be regulated:
a. Strictly by Criminal Procedure Code
b. Entirely by Evidence Act
c. As far as may be by Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
d. Only by rules framed under this Act
16. Under Section 40, rules in this behalf may be made by:
a. Central Government
b. State Government
c. Marriage Officer
d. High Court
17. Section 40 applies to:
a. Criminal proceedings only
b. Appeals only
c. All proceedings under this Act
d. Registration proceedings only
18. Under Section 40, applicability of the Code of Civil Procedure is:
a. Absolute and mandatory in all respects
b. Excluded entirely
c. Limited to execution proceedings
d. As far as may be
19. Section 40A of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Application of Code of Civil Procedure
b. Power to transfer petitions in certain cases
c. Appeals from decrees
d. Permanent alimony
20. Section 40A(1)(a) applies where a petition is filed for:
a. Registration of marriage only
b. Custody of children only
c. Judicial separation under Section 23 or divorce under Section 27
d. Maintenance under Section 37 only
21. Under Section 40A(1)(a), the first petition may be presented by:
a. Marriage Officer
b. Either party to the marriage
c. State Government
d. Any relative
22. Under Section 40A(1)(b), subsequent petition must be presented by:
a. Same petitioner
b. Marriage Officer
c. Other party to the marriage
d. State Government
23. Under Section 40A(1)(b), subsequent petition may seek:
a. Judicial separation or divorce
b. Registration of marriage
c. Succession certificate
d. Criminal prosecution
24. Under Section 40A(1)(b), subsequent petition may be filed:
a. Only in same district court
b. Only in same State
c. Only before High Court
d. In same or different district court and State
25. Under Section 40A(2)(a), if petitions are presented to same district court:
a. Earlier petition alone proceeds
b. Later petition is dismissed
c. Both petitions shall be tried and heard together
d. Matter is transferred to High Court
26. Under Section 40A(2)(b), where petitions are filed in different district courts:
a. Earlier petition is transferred
b. Both petitions are dismissed
c. Later petition is transferred to court of earlier petition
d. Parties must file fresh petitions
27. Under Section 40A(2)(b), both petitions shall be heard and disposed of by:
a. Court where later petition was filed
b. High Court
c. Supreme Court
d. District court where earlier petition was presented
28. Under Section 40A(3), transfer powers are exercised under:
a. Indian Penal Code, 1860
b. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
c. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
d. Indian Evidence Act, 1872
29. Under Section 40A(3), transfer may be exercised by:
a. Marriage Officer only
b. State Government only
c. Court or Government competent under CPC
d. Supreme Court only
30. Under Section 40A(3), the petition to be transferred is:
a. Earlier petition
b. Appeal petition
c. Original petition only
d. Later petition
31. Under Section 40A(3), transfer is made to the district court:
a. Where appeal lies
b. Where earlier petition is pending
c. Where respondent resides
d. Where marriage was registered
32. Section 40B of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Appeals from decrees
b. Special provisions relating to trial and disposal of petitions
c. Transfer of petitions
d. Application of CPC
33. Under Section 40B(1), trial of petition shall ordinarily continue:
a. Weekly
b. Monthly
c. From day to day until conclusion
d. Only on fixed intervals
34. Under Section 40B(1), continuous trial is subject to:
a. State Government approval
b. Interests of justice
c. Consent of parties
d. Approval of High Court
35. Under Section 40B(1), adjournment beyond following day may be granted:
a. Without assigning reasons
b. Only with consent of parties
c. When necessary for reasons to be recorded
d. Only by High Court
36. Under Section 40B(1), the court must record:
a. Grounds of appeal
b. Reasons for adjournment
c. Evidence of witnesses only
d. Consent of parties
37. Under Section 40B(2), every petition shall be tried:
a. According to convenience of parties
b. As expeditiously as possible
c. Within mandatory thirty days
d. Only after mediation
38. Under Section 40B(2), endeavor shall be made to conclude trial within:
a. Three months
b. Six months
c. Nine months
d. One year
39. Under Section 40B(2), six-month period is calculated from:
a. Date of filing petition
b. Date of marriage
c. Date of service of notice on respondent
d. Date of evidence
40. Under Section 40B(3), every appeal shall be heard:
a. Only after admission
b. As expeditiously as possible
c. After one year compulsorily
d. Only in open court
41. Under Section 40B(3), endeavor shall be made to conclude appeal hearing within:
a. Thirty days
b. Two months
c. Three months
d. Six months
42. Under Section 40B(3), the three-month period is calculated from:
a. Date of decree
b. Date of filing appeal
c. Date of service of notice of appeal on respondent
d. Date of admission of appeal
43. Section 40C of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Oral evidence
b. Documentary evidence
c. Appeals from decrees
d. Transfer of petitions
44. Section 40C begins with:
a. A proviso
b. An explanation
c. A non-obstante clause
d. A deeming fiction only
45. Under Section 40C, no document shall be inadmissible in evidence on the ground that it is:
a. Unsigned
b. Unverified
c. Not duly stamped or registered
d. Photocopied
46. Section 40C applies in proceedings:
a. Before Marriage Officer only
b. At the trial of a petition under this Act
c. Before registration authority only
d. In criminal proceedings only
47. Under Section 40C, the protection against inadmissibility applies notwithstanding:
a. Consent of parties
b. Orders of district court
c. Anything contained in any enactment to the contrary
d. Rules framed by High Court
48. Section 40C specifically refers to documents not being:
a. Authenticated
b. Certified
c. Executed
d. Duly stamped or registered
49. Section 41 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Documentary evidence
b. Power of High Court to make rules regulating procedure
c. Appeals from decrees
d. Custody of children
50. Under Section 41(1), rules are made by:
a. Central Government
b. State Government
c. High Court
d. Marriage Officer
51. Under Section 41(1), rules shall be made by:
a. Circular
b. Executive order
c. Notification in Official Gazette
d. Resolution
52. Rules under Section 41(1) must be consistent with:
a. Indian Penal Code only
b. This Act and Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
c. Criminal Procedure Code only
d. Indian Divorce Act only
53. Under Section 41(1), rules may be made for carrying into effect provisions of:
a. Chapters I and II
b. Chapters III and IV
c. Chapters V, VI and VII
d. Chapter VIII only
54. Under Section 41(2)(a), rules may provide for impleading:
a. Witness as co-respondent
b. Adulterer as co-respondent
c. Marriage Officer as respondent
d. State Government as party
55. Under Section 41(2)(a), impleading adulterer arises in petition for divorce on ground of:
a. Cruelty
b. Desertion
c. Adultery
d. Unsoundness of mind
56. Under Section 41(2)(b), rules may provide for:
a. Criminal punishment
b. Awarding damages against co-respondent
c. Imprisonment of adulterer
d. Cancellation of marriage
57. Under Section 41(2)(c), intervention may be permitted in proceedings under:
a. Chapter III only
b. Chapter IV only
c. Chapter V or Chapter VI
d. Chapter VII only
58. Under Section 41(2)(c), intervention may be by:
a. Any person not already a party
b. Marriage Officer only
c. State Government only
d. Witnesses only
59. Under Section 41(2)(d), rules may provide for form and contents of petitions for:
a. Registration only
b. Custody only
c. Nullity of marriage or divorce
d. Criminal proceedings
60. Under Section 41(2)(d), rules may also provide for payment of:
a. Damages only
b. Costs incurred by parties
c. Court fees only
d. Maintenance only
61. Under Section 41(2)(e), reference is made to:
a. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
b. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
c. Indian Succession Act, 1925
d. Indian Divorce Act, 1869
62. Under Section 41(2)(e), rules may provide for matters:
a. Already fully provided in this Act
b. For which no provision or insufficient provision exists in this Act
c. Relating only to criminal law
d. Outside matrimonial matters
63. Section 42 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Appeals from decrees
b. Saving
c. Documentary evidence
d. Custody of children
64. Under Section 42, nothing contained in the Act shall affect validity of:
a. Only marriages solemnized under this Act
b. Marriages not solemnized under provisions of this Act
c. Void marriages only
d. Voidable marriages only
65. Under Section 42, the Act shall not be deemed directly or indirectly to affect validity of:
a. Divorce decrees
b. Judicial separation
c. Any mode of contracting marriage
d. Registration procedure
66. Section 42 preserves validity of:
a. Marriages not solemnized under this Act
b. Modes of contracting marriage
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Appeals only
67. Under Section 42, the validity of any mode of contracting marriage is:
a. Abolished
b. Indirectly restricted
c. Subject to approval of Marriage Officer
d. Not affected directly or indirectly
68. Section 43 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Saving clause
b. Penalty on married person marrying again under this Act
c. Documentary evidence
d. Appeals from decrees
69. Section 43 begins with the words:
a. Subject to this Act
b. Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere
c. Save as otherwise provided in Chapter III
d. Without prejudice to other laws
70. Section 43 applies where a person:
a. Is unmarried at the time of marriage
b. Being already married procures another marriage under this Act
c. Marries outside India
d. Registers customary marriage
71. Under Section 43, the person shall be deemed to have committed offence under:
a. Section 302 IPC
b. Section 420 IPC
c. Section 82 OF BNS
d. Section 376 IPC
72. Under Section 43, which IPC provisions are specifically referred to?
a. Sections 120B and 121
b. Sections 82 BNS
c. Sections 299 and 300
d. Sections 499 and 500
73. Under Section 43, marriage solemnized by a person already married shall be:
a. Valid
b. Voidable
c. Irregular only
d. Void
74. Under Section 43, criminal liability arises when marriage is:
a. Registered under Chapter III only
b. Procured to be solemnized under this Act by a married person
c. Performed outside India
d. Conducted without witnesses
75. Section 44 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Penalty on married person marrying again under this Act
b. Punishment of bigamy
c. Saving clause
d. Documentary evidence
76. Section 44 applies to:
a. Every unmarried person
b. Every person whose marriage is solemnized under this Act
c. Marriage Officers only
d. Foreign citizens only
77. Under Section 44, liability arises when a person contracts another marriage during:
a. Separation only
b. Pendency of appeal
c. Lifetime of spouse
d. Judicial separation only
78. Under Section 44, penalties are those provided under:
a. Sections 302 and 304 IPC
b. Sections 420 and 406 IPC
c. Sections 82 Of BNSS
d. Sections 499 and 500 IPC
79. Under Section 44, the offence referred to is:
a. Kidnapping
b. Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife
c. Adultery
d. Fraudulent registration
80. Under Section 44, the subsequent marriage contracted shall be:
a. Valid
b. Voidable
c. Irregular
d. Void
81. Under Section 44, the prohibition applies during the lifetime of:
a. Parents
b. Children
c. Wife or husband
d. Witnesses
82. Section 45 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Punishment of bigamy
b. Penalty for signing false declaration or certificate
c. Saving clause
d. Documentary evidence
83. Under Section 45, liability may arise against a person:
a. Making declaration only
b. Signing declaration only
c. Attesting certificate only
d. Making, signing or attesting declaration or certificate
84. Under Section 45, the declaration or certificate must be:
a. Voluntary only
b. Required by or under this Act
c. Registered compulsorily
d. Issued by High Court
85. Under Section 45, liability arises where statement contained in declaration or certificate is:
a. Incomplete
b. Ambiguous
c. False
d. Unsigned
86. Under Section 45, the person must:
a. Know or believe statement to be false
b. Not believe statement to be true
c. Either (a) or (b)
d. Intend to remarry
87. Section 45 refers to the offence described in:
a. Section 120B IPC
b. Section 236 BNS
c. Section 420 IPC
d. Section 494 IPC
88. Under Section 45, attesting a false certificate may:
a. Attract no liability
b. Attract offence under Section 236 BNS
c. Make marriage void only
d. Result only in fine under this Act
89. Under Section 45, which mental element is relevant?
a. Mere negligence
b. Honest mistake only
c. Knowledge or belief of falsity
d. Absence of registration
90. Section 46 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Penalty for signing false declaration
b. Penalty for wrongful action of Marriage Officer
c. Punishment of bigamy
d. Documentary evidence
91. Under Section 46, liability is imposed upon:
a. Husband only
b. Wife only
c. Marriage Officer
d. Witnesses
92. Under Section 46, Marriage Officer must knowingly and willfully:
a. Register property
b. Solemnize marriage in contravention of Act
c. Refuse registration
d. Publish decree
93. Under Section 46(1), liability arises if marriage is solemnized without:
a. Registration certificate
b. Witnesses
c. Publishing notice as required by Section 5
d. Consent of parties
94. Section 46(1) specifically refers to:
a. Section 4
b. Section 5
c. Section 11
d. Section 27
95. Under Section 46(2), liability arises if marriage is solemnized within:
a. Seven days of notice
b. Fifteen days of notice
c. Thirty days of publication of notice
d. Sixty days of notice
96. Under Section 46(3), liability arises where marriage is solemnized:
a. Without registration only
b. In contravention of any other provision of the Act
c. Without court decree only
d. Outside district only
97. Under Section 46, the prescribed imprisonment is:
a. Rigorous imprisonment up to two years
b. Simple imprisonment up to one year
c. Simple imprisonment up to six months only
d. Rigorous imprisonment up to one year
98. Under Section 46, fine may extend to:
a. One hundred rupees
b. Two hundred rupees
c. Five hundred rupees
d. One thousand rupees
99. Under Section 46, punishment may consist of:
a. Imprisonment only
b. Fine only
c. Both imprisonment and fine
d. Any of the above
100. Section 47 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Penalty for wrongful action of Marriage Officer
b. Marriage Certificate Book to be open to inspection
c. Documentary evidence
d. Appeals from decrees
101. Under Section 47(1), the Marriage Certificate Book shall be open for inspection:
a. Only during office hours notified specially
b. At all reasonable times
c. Once every month
d. Only with court order
102. Under Section 47(1), the Marriage Certificate Book shall be:
a. Confidential and inadmissible
b. Admissible as evidence of statements contained therein
c. Destroyed after registration
d. Open only to parties
103. Under Section 47(1), what is admissible as evidence?
a. Oral statements of Marriage Officer
b. Statements contained in Marriage Certificate Book
c. Private agreements of parties
d. Affidavits of witnesses only
104. Under Section 47(2), certified extracts shall be given:
a. Suo motu by district court
b. Only to parties to marriage
c. On application
d. Without fee
105. Under Section 47(2), certified extracts are issued by:
a. District court
b. State Government
c. High Court
d. Marriage Officer
106. Under Section 47(2), certified extracts are given upon payment of:
a. Penalty
b. Prescribed fee
c. Court costs only
d. Stamp duty only
107. Under Section 47(2), extracts referred to are:
a. Ordinary extracts
b. Unverified copies
c. Certified extracts from Marriage Certificate Book
d. Gazette notifications
108. Section 48 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Marriage Certificate Book inspection
b. Transmission of copies of entries in marriage records
c. Appeals from decrees
d. Documentary evidence
109. Under Section 48, copies are to be sent by:
a. District court
b. Registrar-General
c. Marriage Officer in a State
d. State Government
110. Under Section 48, copies are sent to:
a. High Court
b. Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages of the State
c. Central Government directly
d. Supreme Court
111. Under Section 48, what is required to be sent?
a. Original Marriage Certificate Book
b. Gazette notification
c. True copy of entries made in Marriage Certificate Book
d. Copies of petitions
112. Under Section 48, entries relate to those made:
a. Since commencement of Act
b. During previous year only
c. Since the last of such intervals
d. During appeal proceedings only
113. Under Section 48, intervals for sending copies shall be:
a. Fixed by district court
b. Prescribed
c. Decided by parties
d. Annual only
114. Under Section 48, the form for transmission shall be:
a. Prescribed
b. Decided by Marriage Officer
c. Oral
d. Approved by parties
115. Under Section 48, special provision is made for Marriage Officers:
a. In metropolitan cities
b. Outside territories to which the Act extends
c. In Union Territories only
d. Appointed temporarily
116. Under Section 48, in case of Marriage Officers outside territories to which the Act extends, copies are sent to authority specified by:
a. State Government
b. High Court
c. Central Government
d. Registrar-General
117. Under Section 48, the copies transmitted must be:
a. Certified copies only
b. Photocopies only
c. True copies
d. Electronic copies only
118. Section 49 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Transmission of marriage records
b. Correction of errors
c. Documentary evidence
d. Appeals from decrees
119. Under Section 49(1), errors may be corrected by:
a. Registrar-General only
b. District court only
c. Marriage Officer
d. State Government
120. Under Section 49(1), errors may relate to:
a. Form or substance of entries
b. Judicial decrees only
c. Succession certificates only
d. Court orders only
121. Under Section 49(1), correction may be made within:
a. Fifteen days
b. One month after discovery of error
c. Three months
d. Six months
122. Under Section 49(1), correction shall ordinarily be made in presence of:
a. Registrar-General
b. Persons married
c. District Judge
d. State Government officer
123. Under Section 49(1), in case of death or absence of persons married, correction may be made in presence of:
a. One witness
b. Marriage Officer alone
c. Two credible witnesses
d. Registrar-General
124. Under Section 49(1), correction shall be made:
a. By altering original entry
b. By fresh entry only
c. By entry in margin without altering original entry
d. By cancelling certificate
125. Under Section 49(1), Marriage Officer shall:
a. Destroy original entry
b. Sign marginal entry and add date of correction
c. Refer matter to district court
d. Publish correction in Gazette
126. Under Section 49(2), every correction shall be attested by:
a. Registrar-General
b. District Judge
c. Witnesses in whose presence correction was made
d. State Government
127. Under Section 49(3), special procedure applies where copy has already been sent under:
a. Section 47
b. Section 48
c. Section 50
d. Section 41
128. Under Section 49(3), Marriage Officer shall send:
a. Fresh Marriage Certificate Book
b. Original erroneous entry only
c. Separate certificate of erroneous entry and marginal corrections
d. Criminal complaint
129. Under Section 49(3), separate certificate shall be sent to:
a. Registrar-General or other authority
b. District court only
c. Parties to marriage only
d. Supreme Court
130. Section 51 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Correction of errors
b. Repeals and savings
c. Documentary evidence
d. Appeals from decrees
131. Under Section 51(1), which Act is repealed?
a. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
b. Indian Divorce Act, 1869
c. Special Marriage Act, 1872
d. Indian Succession Act, 1925
132. Under Section 51(1), laws corresponding to the Special Marriage Act, 1872 in:
a. Union Territories only
b. Part B States
c. Part C States only
d. Foreign territories
133. Under Section 51(1), corresponding laws must have been in force:
a. After commencement of this Act
b. Immediately before commencement of this Act
c. Ten years before commencement
d. After repeal only
134. Under Section 51(2)(a), marriages solemnized under the Special Marriage Act, 1872 shall be deemed:
a. Void
b. Voidable
c. Solemnized under this Act
d. Invalid unless re-registered
135. Under Section 51(2)(a), which marriages are saved?
a. Only registered marriages
b. All marriages duly solemnized under 1872 Act or corresponding law
c. Customary marriages only
d. Foreign marriages only
136. Under Section 51(2)(b), pending matrimonial suits shall be:
a. Dismissed automatically
b. Transferred compulsorily to High Court
c. Dealt with and decided as if instituted under this Act
d. Re-filed afresh
137. Under Section 51(2)(b), pending suits and proceedings are those pending:
a. Before Marriage Officer
b. In any court
c. Before State Government
d. Before Registrar-General
138. Under Section 51(2)(b), the relevant time for pendency is when:
a. Marriage was solemnized
b. Petition was filed
c. This Act comes into operation
d. Appeal is preferred
139. Under Section 51(2)(b), pending proceedings shall be dealt with:
a. Exactly under old law only
b. So far as may be as if instituted under this Act
c. Only after amendment
d. Subject to executive directions
140. Under Section 51(3), reference is made to:
a. Indian Penal Code, 1860
b. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
c. General Clauses Act, 1897
d. Indian Evidence Act, 1872
141. Under Section 51(3), corresponding law shall be treated:
a. As executive instruction
b. As if it had been an enactment
c. As subordinate legislation only
d. As repealed notification
142. Under Section 51(3), application of Section 6 of General Clauses Act is:
a. Excluded
b. Subject to State approval
c. Without prejudice to sub-section (2)
d. Specifically preserved
143. Section 50 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:
a. Repeals and savings
b. Power to make rules
c. Correction of errors
d. Documentary evidence
144. Under Section 50(1), rules may be made by:
a. High Court only
b. Marriage Officer only
c. Central Government and State Government
d. Registrar-General only
145. Under Section 50(1), Central Government may make rules in case of:
a. All Marriage Officers
b. Officers of Central Government
c. Officers of State Government only
d. District Judges
146. Under Section 50(1), State Government may make rules:
a. In all other cases
b. Only for Union Territories
c. Only regarding appeals
d. Only with High Court approval
147. Under Section 50(1), rules are made by:
a. Circular
b. Executive instruction
c. Notification in Official Gazette
d. Judicial order
148. Under Section 50(1), rules may be made for:
a. Amending the Constitution
b. Carrying out purposes of this Act
c. Creating criminal offences only
d. Abolishing district courts
149. Section 50(2) is:
a. Restrictive of general power
b. Without prejudice to generality of foregoing power
c. Limited to criminal matters
d. Applicable only to Central Government
150. Under Section 50(2)(a), rules may provide for:
a. Duties and powers of Marriage Officers
b. Areas of jurisdiction of Marriage Officers
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Judicial powers of High Court
151. Under Section 50(2)(a), rules may regulate areas where Marriage Officers may:
a. Exercise jurisdiction
b. File appeals
c. Conduct criminal trials
d. Frame rules
152. Under Section 50(2)(b), rules may provide for:
a. Appeals from decrees
b. Manner in which Marriage Officer may hold inquiries and procedure therefor
c. Criminal trials
d. Succession matters
153. Under Section 50(2)(c), rules may regulate:
a. Custody of children
b. Form and manner of maintaining books
c. Appeals to High Court
d. Divorce decrees
154. Under Section 50(2)(d), rules may provide for:
a. Criminal penalties
b. Court fees only
c. Fees leviable for duties of Marriage Officer
d. Maintenance allowance
155. Under Section 50(2)(e), rules may regulate manner of giving public notice under:
a. Section 5
b. Section 10
c. Section 16
d. Section 48
156. Under Section 50(2)(f), rules may provide for form and intervals of sending copies under:
a. Section 41
b. Section 47
c. Section 48
d. Section 49
157. Under Section 50(2)(g), rules may provide for:
a. Only specified matters
b. Matters requiring prescription under the Act
c. Criminal offences outside the Act
d. Constitutional amendments
158. Under Section 50(3), rules made by Central Government shall be laid before:
a. High Court
b. State Legislature
c. Each House of Parliament
d. Supreme Court
159. Under Section 50(3), rules shall lie before Parliament for total period of:
a. Fifteen days
b. Thirty days
c. Sixty days
d. Ninety days
160. Under Section 50(3), thirty-day period may be comprised in:
a. One session only
b. Two sessions only
c. One or more successive sessions
d. Joint sitting only
161. Under Section 50(3), both Houses may:
a. Modify the rule
b. Agree that rule should not be made
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Dissolve the Act
162. Under Section 50(3), if both Houses agree to modification:
a. Rule becomes void automatically
b. Rule operates in modified form
c. Rule lapses permanently
d. Rule requires Presidential assent again
163. Under Section 50(3), modification or annulment shall be:
a. Retrospective automatically
b. Without prejudice to validity of previous acts done under rule
c. Subject to court approval
d. Effective only after one year
164. Under Section 50(4), rules made by State Government shall be laid before:
a. Parliament
b. High Court
c. State Legislature
d. Registrar-General
165. Under Section 50(4), State Government rules shall be laid:
a. Before commencement only
b. As soon as they are made
c. After approval by Parliament
d. After one year
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