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Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, a child to be adopted should not have, in the absence of a valid custom, completed the age of

Option A: 8 years

Option B: 10 years

Option C: 12 years

Option D: 15 years

Correct Answer

Option: d

Explanation

Orphans, foundling and abandoned children can be adopted under HAMA. HAMA lays down that the child must not have completed the age of 15 years (Section 10). Thus, a child can be adopted up to the age of 14 years and 364 days. Under the Act, no person can adopt more than one son or one daughter.

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