The CLAT exam requires strong analytical skills, critical thinking, and careful reading, along with a clear understanding of the Family Laws. This article provides a set of MCQs on Family Laws to help you practice and strengthen your knowledge with the help of detailed solutions, which will support your CLAT 2026 exam preparation.
Whether you're revising the basics or testing your knowledge, these MCQs will serve as a valuable practice resource.
The CLAT 2026 exam is expected to follow a similar trend to the CLAT 2025, with a total of 120 questions for one mark, and 0.25 marks are deducted for each incorrect answer.
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CLAT MCQs on Family Laws
1. Principle: A spouse is not permitted to put in evidence in any court, any communication during marriage between the spouses without the consent of the person who made the communication.
Facts: X who is the wife of Y saw her husband (Y) coming out of the neighbour‘s house at 6.00 am in the morning. Y told his wife X that he has murdered the neighbour and handed over the jewellery of that neighbour to his wife.
This question consists of legal principle(s) (hereinafter referred to as ‘principle‘) and facts. Such proposition may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purposes of this section. Principles have to be applied to the given facts to arrive at the most reasonable conclusion. Only one of the alternatives, i.e., (A), (B), (C), or (D) is the most reasonable conclusion. In other words, in answering the following questions, you must not rely on any principle except the principles that are given herein below for every question. Further you must not assume any facts other than those stated in the question. The objective of this section is to test your ability in legal aptitude, study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability even if the ’most reasonable conclusion‘ arrived at may be absurd or unacceptable for any other reason.
Facts: X who is the wife of Y saw her husband (Y) coming out of the neighbour‘s house at 6.00 am in the morning. Y told his wife X that he has murdered the neighbour and handed over the jewellery of that neighbour to his wife.
This question consists of legal principle(s) (hereinafter referred to as ‘principle‘) and facts. Such proposition may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purposes of this section. Principles have to be applied to the given facts to arrive at the most reasonable conclusion. Only one of the alternatives, i.e., (A), (B), (C), or (D) is the most reasonable conclusion. In other words, in answering the following questions, you must not rely on any principle except the principles that are given herein below for every question. Further you must not assume any facts other than those stated in the question. The objective of this section is to test your ability in legal aptitude, study of law, research aptitude and problem solving ability even if the ’most reasonable conclusion‘ arrived at may be absurd or unacceptable for any other reason.
A X is allowed to appear as a witness in court to depose that her husband has told her that he committed a murder\r
B X is not allowed to appear as a witness at all in any court
C X is not allowed to appear as a witness to depose what was told by the husband to her, however, she can depose what she saw
D X is an independent woman and she can do whatever she wants\r
2. Principles: (1) On the death of husband, the widow shall inherit the property of her deceased husband along with children equally.
(2) A widow cannot claim the property of the deceased if on the date when the question of succession opens, she has married.
(3) A female acquiring property in any way has the absolute title to the property.
Facts: When Sudhir died he had $\frac{1}{3}$ share of the family property, which the three brothers Rudhir, Sudhir, and Yasu inherited from their father, B. Sudhir died on September 23, 2006, without having any issue. The widow of Sudhir, Ms. Win, remarried on January 1, 2007. Rudhir and Yasu refused Win the share from Sudhir’s portion when Win claimed the entire property belonging to Sudhir on January 30, 2007.
List I – Decisions:
(a) Win cannot inherit the property of Sudhir
(b) Win can inherit the property of Sudhir
List II – Reasons:
(i) Widows not belong to the family.
(ii) Win was remarried.
(iii) Her claim was on the date of Sudhir’s death.
(iv) Her claim submitted after she was remarried.
(2) A widow cannot claim the property of the deceased if on the date when the question of succession opens, she has married.
(3) A female acquiring property in any way has the absolute title to the property.
Facts: When Sudhir died he had $\frac{1}{3}$ share of the family property, which the three brothers Rudhir, Sudhir, and Yasu inherited from their father, B. Sudhir died on September 23, 2006, without having any issue. The widow of Sudhir, Ms. Win, remarried on January 1, 2007. Rudhir and Yasu refused Win the share from Sudhir’s portion when Win claimed the entire property belonging to Sudhir on January 30, 2007.
List I – Decisions:
(a) Win cannot inherit the property of Sudhir
(b) Win can inherit the property of Sudhir
List II – Reasons:
(i) Widows not belong to the family.
(ii) Win was remarried.
(iii) Her claim was on the date of Sudhir’s death.
(iv) Her claim submitted after she was remarried.
A (i)
B (ii)
C (iii)
D (iv)
3. A husband and wife have a right to each other’s company. This right is called
A matrimonial right
B consortium right
C marital right
D conjugal right
4. The Child Marriage Restraint Act 2006 is applicable to
A only Hindus
B all Indians except Muslims as the minimum age of marriage among Muslim girls is puberty in Muslim personal law
C all irrespective of religion
D all except Muslim, Christians and Jews
5. Husband and wife have a right to each other’s company. The right is called
A Conjugal right
B Human right
C Civil right
D Fundamental right
6. A person ‘dying intestate’ means he
A Died without legal heirs
B Died without making a will
C Died without any property
D Died without a son
7. A child born after father’s death is
A Posthumous
B Heir
C Intestate
D Bastard
8. Muslim religious foundations are known as
A Din
B Wakfs
C Ulema
D Quzat
9. As per law the minimum age for the marriage of a boy and a girl in India is
A 21 years in both cases
B 18 years and 21 years respectively
C 21 years and 18 years respectively
D 18 years in both cases
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