Under Hindu Succession Act, one person is said to be ‘agnate’ of another if the two are related

Option A: by blood or adoption wholly through males

Option B: by blood or adoption but not wholly through males

Option C: by half blood through males

Option D: None of these.

Correct Answer

Option: a

Explanation

Agnate means a person related to wholly through males either by blood or by adoption. The agnatic relation may be a male or a female. Cognate means a person related not wholly through males. Where a person is related to the deceased through one or more females, he or she is called a cognate.

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