In the concluding part of the judgment excerpted above, preliminary inquiries were permitted for which of the following class or classes of cases?

Offences related to matrimonial disputes

Allegations of corruption against public officers

Where the information was received after substantial delay, such as more than three months after the alleged incident

Which of the following is not correct regarding the parens patriae jurisdiction?

It is not to secure the welfare of the minor.

It is to secure the welfare of the minor.

Welfare of the minor is of paramount consideration.

Court is called upon in parens patriae to decide the best interest of the child.

Which of the following judgments does not relate to the welfare of minor being of paramount consideration?

Revanasiddappa v. Mallikarjun, (2011) 11 SCC 1.

Mounami Moitra Ganguli v. Jayant Ganguli, (2008) 7 SCC 673.

Gaurav Nagpal v. Sumedha Nagpal, (2009) 1 SCC 42.

Jitender Arora v. Sukriti Arora, (2017) 3 SCC

Which of the following statements correctly expresses the interpretation of the word ‘solemnise’ under Hindu law?

Solemnisation means celebrating the marriage with proper customary rites and ceremonies of either party to a marriage.

Solemnisation includes and means promising each other a lifetime of happiness.

Solemnisation is not necessary in modern marriages when registration of marriage is complete.

Solemnisation is a mere formal practice and not a mandate. CORRECT OPTION: A

On the basis of Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 , which of the following statements does not relate to the remedy?

The introduction of this ground of divorce is unnecessary as it disturbs the sanctity of marital institution.

The object of the Section was to provide an opportunity to the wife in the form of remedy of divorce.

A remedy is only available under this Section if the husband has the other wife living.

The living status of either spouse is immaterial to claim the remedy. CORRECT OPTION: B

Family Law — CLAT Previous Year Questions

61 solved PYQs · 2016–2026 · Legal Reasoning

Solved PYQs: 61
Years covered: 2016–2026
Avg / year: ~6
Subject: Legal Reasoning

How many CLAT questions come from Family Law?

Family Law has contributed 61 questions to Common Law Admission Test papers between 2016 and 2026 — an average of about 6 questions a year. That count is measured from EByAi’s bank of 19,890 CLAT questions, not estimated from a syllabus. Every one of the 61 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to Family Law within Legal Reasoning, so you can drill this chapter across every year at once instead of hunting through paper PDFs. Practising a chapter’s full PYQ history is the fastest way to learn the patterns examiners reuse.

Sample Family Law questions from real CLAT papers

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Question 1 · CLAT 2023
In the concluding part of the judgment excerpted above, preliminary inquiries were permitted for which of the following class or classes of cases?
1. (A) $Offences related to matrimonial disputes$
2. (B) $Allegations of corruption against public officers$
3. (C) $Where the information was received after substantial delay, such as more than three months after the alleged incident$
4. (D) $All of the above$
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$Answer: (D) All of the above$
Question 2 · CLAT 2021
Which of the following is not correct regarding the parens patriae jurisdiction?
1. (A) $It is to secure the welfare of the minor.$
2. (B) $Welfare of the minor is of paramount consideration.$
3. (C) $It is not to secure the welfare of the minor.$
4. (D) $Court is called upon in parens patriae to decide the best interest of the child.$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (C) It is not to secure the welfare of the minor.$
Question 3 · CLAT 2021
Which of the following judgments does not relate to the welfare of minor being of paramount consideration?
1. (A) $Mounami Moitra Ganguli v. Jayant Ganguli, (2008) 7 SCC 673.$
2. (B) $Revanasiddappa v. Mallikarjun, (2011) 11 SCC 1.$
3. (C) $Gaurav Nagpal v. Sumedha Nagpal, (2009) 1 SCC 42.$
4. (D) $Jitender Arora v. Sukriti Arora, (2017) 3 SCC$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (B) Revanasiddappa v. Mallikarjun, (2011) 11 SCC 1.$
Question 4 · CLAT 2021
Which of the following statements correctly expresses the interpretation of the word ‘solemnise’ under Hindu law?
1. (A) $Solemnisation means celebrating the marriage with proper customary rites and ceremonies of either party to a marriage.$
2. (B) $Solemnisation includes and means promising each other a lifetime of happiness.$
3. (C) $Solemnisation is not necessary in modern marriages when registration of marriage is complete.$
4. (D) $Solemnisation is a mere formal practice and not a mandate. CORRECT OPTION: A$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (A) Solemnisation means celebrating the marriage with proper customary rites and ceremonies of either party to a marriage.$
Question 5 · CLAT 2021
On the basis of Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 , which of the following statements does not relate to the remedy?
1. (A) $The object of the Section was to provide an opportunity to the wife in the form of remedy of divorce.$
2. (B) $The introduction of this ground of divorce is unnecessary as it disturbs the sanctity of marital institution.$
3. (C) $A remedy is only available under this Section if the husband has the other wife living.$
4. (D) $The living status of either spouse is immaterial to claim the remedy. CORRECT OPTION: B$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (B) The introduction of this ground of divorce is unnecessary as it disturbs the sanctity of marital institution.$

Family Law questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2026	2
2025	8
2024	11
2023	4
2022	16
2021	8
2020	1
2019	1
2018	6
2017	3
2016	1

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