Special Marriage Act Questions and Answers

Q: Under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936, for what duration can maintenance be awarded ?

Maintenance may be awarded for a term not exceeding the life of the plaintiff.Section 40 of the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 lets the court, on passing a decree, order the defendant to pay the plaintiff a gross sum or a monthly or periodical sum for a term not exceeding the life of the plaintiff, having regard to the defendant's income and property, the plaintiff's own means and the conduct of the parties. The order can later be varied, and it can be rescinded if the plaintiff remarries or, in the case of a wife, does not remain chaste.The Act fixes no ten-year or five-year ceiling, and the decision belongs to the court, not to a Registrar.

Q: Under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, what is the maximum fine that may be imposed for printing or publishing matter in contravention of provisions relating to in-camera proceedings ?

The maximum is a fine up to one thousand rupees.Section 33 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 provides for proceedings under the Act to be conducted in camera and makes it unlawful for any person to print or publish any matter in relation to such a proceeding, except a judgment of the High Court or the Supreme Court printed or published with the court's previous permission. Section 33(2) punishes a person who prints or publishes in contravention of this with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.The other amounts are not the figure in the section; the penalty is a fine only, with no term of imprisonment.

Q: Under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872, between which hours must a marriage generally be solemnized ?

A marriage must generally be solemnized between six in the morning and seven in the evening.Section 10 of the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 requires every marriage under the Act to be solemnized between the hours of six in the morning and seven in the evening, subject to limited exceptions such as marriages by special licence.The other windows, five to six, seven to eight and six to nine, are not the hours the section prescribes; the trap is that each is close to the real one.

Q: Section - 8 of Special marriage Act-1954, talks about which of the following Provisions?

Section 8 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with the procedure on receipt of objection: when an objection to the intended marriage is made to the Marriage Officer, he must not solemnise the marriage until he has inquired into the matter and is satisfied that it ought not to be prevented, within thirty days of the objection.The powers of the Marriage Officer in inquiries are in Section 9, the procedure on objection received by a Marriage Officer abroad is in Section 10, and the declaration by the parties and witnesses is in Section 11. These are the headings of the neighbouring sections, which is why they appear as the other options.

Under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936, for what duration can maintenance be awarded ?

A.For a fixed term not exceeding ten years
B.For a maximum of five years only
C.For a period determined solely by the Registrar
D.For a term not exceeding the life of the plaintiff

Exam Year(s)

AIBE - 2026,

Answer: D

Maintenance may be awarded for a term not exceeding the life of the plaintiff.

Section 40 of the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 lets the court, on passing a decree, order the defendant to pay the plaintiff a gross sum or a monthly or periodical sum for a term not exceeding the life of the plaintiff, having regard to the defendant's income and property, the plaintiff's own means and the conduct of the parties. The order can later be varied, and it can be rescinded if the plaintiff remarries or, in the case of a wife, does not remain chaste.

The Act fixes no ten-year or five-year ceiling, and the decision belongs to the court, not to a Registrar.

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Under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, what is the maximum fine that may be imposed for printing or publishing matter in contravention of provisions relating to in-camera proceedings ?

A.Fine up to five thousand rupees
B.Fine up to two thousand rupees
C.Fine up to five hundred rupees
D.Fine up to one thousand rupees

Exam Year(s)

AIBE - 2026,

Answer: D

The maximum is a fine up to one thousand rupees.

Section 33 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 provides for proceedings under the Act to be conducted in camera and makes it unlawful for any person to print or publish any matter in relation to such a proceeding, except a judgment of the High Court or the Supreme Court printed or published with the court's previous permission. Section 33(2) punishes a person who prints or publishes in contravention of this with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.

The other amounts are not the figure in the section; the penalty is a fine only, with no term of imprisonment.

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Under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872, between which hours must a marriage generally be solemnized ?

A.Between five in the morning and six in the evening
B.Between six in the morning and seven in the evening
C.Between seven in the morning and eight in the evening
D.Between six in the morning and nine in the evening

Exam Year(s)

AIBE - 2026,

Answer: B

A marriage must generally be solemnized between six in the morning and seven in the evening.

Section 10 of the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 requires every marriage under the Act to be solemnized between the hours of six in the morning and seven in the evening, subject to limited exceptions such as marriages by special licence.

The other windows, five to six, seven to eight and six to nine, are not the hours the section prescribes; the trap is that each is close to the real one.

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Provisions regarding Marriage Notice Book and publication has been described in which section of Special marriage Act-1954?

A.Section - 12
B.Section - 6
C.Section - 10
D.Section - 23

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: B

The Marriage Notice Book and the publication of notice are provided for in Section 6 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954: the Marriage Officer enters the notice of the intended marriage in the Marriage Notice Book, and publishes it by affixing a copy in a conspicuous place in his office.

Section 12 deals with the place and form of solemnisation of the marriage, which comes after the notice and objection stages. Section 10 deals with the procedure on receipt of objection by a Marriage Officer abroad, so it is also a different subject. Section 23 belongs to a later chapter on matrimonial relief, not to the notice procedure.

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Section - 8 of Special marriage Act-1954, talks about which of the following Provisions?

A.Procedure on receipt of objection.
B.Powers of Marriage Officers in respect of inquiries.
C.Procedure on receipt of objection by Marriage Officer abroad.
D.Declaration by parties and witnesses.

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: A

Section 8 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with the procedure on receipt of objection: when an objection to the intended marriage is made to the Marriage Officer, he must not solemnise the marriage until he has inquired into the matter and is satisfied that it ought not to be prevented, within thirty days of the objection.

The powers of the Marriage Officer in inquiries are in Section 9, the procedure on objection received by a Marriage Officer abroad is in Section 10, and the declaration by the parties and witnesses is in Section 11. These are the headings of the neighbouring sections, which is why they appear as the other options.

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Select the correct option based on the statements and conclusions given below regarding Special Marriage Act 1954.

Statements:-
I. Conditions relating to solemnization of special marriages have been discussed in section 4 of Special marriages act- 1954.
II. Provisions regarding Marriage Notice Book and publication have been described in section 6 of Special marriages act- 1954.

Conclusions:-
I. The Marriage Officer shall cause every such notice to be published by affixing a copy thereof to some conspicuous place in his office.
II. For the purposes of Special marriage Act 1954, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint one or more Marriage Officers for the whole or any part of the State.

A.Only Conclusion I follows
B.Only Conclusion II follows
C.Both Conclusion I and Il follows
D.Neither I Nor II Conclusion follows

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB - 2023,

Answer: A

Only Conclusion I follows. Statement II says that the Marriage Notice Book and publication are in Section 6 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, and Conclusion I gives the effect of that section: the Marriage Officer causes every notice to be published by affixing a copy to a conspicuous place in his office.

Conclusion II, that the State Government appoints Marriage Officers by notification, is a provision of the Act, in Section 3, but the statements concern Section 4 and Section 6 and do not mention the appointment of Marriage Officers, so it is not derived from them. Only Conclusion I follows.

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