SC: foreign divorce does not automatically end an Indian marriage – Quiz (12.11.2026)

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SC: foreign divorce does not automatically end an Indian marriage – Quiz (12.11.2026) – 5 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Which section of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) says when a foreign judgment is not conclusive?

Correct Answer: C [Section 13]

Explanation:

CPC Section 13: a foreign judgment fails if, e.g., the court lacked jurisdiction or it breaches Indian law. Section 44A deals with executing decrees of reciprocating territories.

2.  
Which Article does the Supreme Court use to grant divorce directly on irretrievable breakdown of marriage?

Correct Answer: D [Article 142]

Explanation:

Article 142 lets the Supreme Court do "complete justice" (Shilpa Sailesh case, 2023); it is not a ground under the Hindu Marriage Act.

3.  
Bigamy, earlier under IPC Section 494, is now under which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

Correct Answer: A [Section 82]

Explanation:

BNS Section 82 covers marrying again while a spouse is alive; this case was filed under the old IPC 494. (BNS 103 – murder, 318 – cheating.)

4.  
Which case laid down the tests for recognising foreign divorces in India?

Correct Answer: C [Y. Narasimha Rao (1991)]

Explanation:

Case: Y. Narasimha Rao v. Y. Venkata Lakshmi. The 1991 ruling said a foreign divorce must rest on a ground available under the law the couple married under. Sarla Mudgal dealt with conversion for a second marriage.

5.  
1. Irretrievable breakdown: no ground in HMA.
2. Foreign citizenship validates a foreign divorce.
3. Mutual-consent divorce: Section 13B.
Which are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 3 only]

Explanation:

A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar said on 3 Nov 2026 that British citizenship does not free a man from his Indian marriage, so 2 is wrong.

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