Muslim Family Laws and Family Courts MCQs 2026

Procedure in Family Courts is governed by

1. A the Criminal Procedure Code primarily ✓
2. B the Arbitration Act exclusively ✓
3. C the Family Courts Act and Family Courts Rules ✓
4. D the Companies Act ✓

The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961 (MFLO) was enacted to

1. A abolish all Islamic law ✓
2. B reform Muslim personal law on marriage, divorce and inheritance in Pakistan ✓
3. C replace the Constitution ✓
4. D establish civil courts only ✓

Under MFLO Section 5, a man intending to contract another marriage during the subsistence of an existing marriage must

1. A marry without notice ✓
2. B obtain only the first wife's oral consent without notice ✓
3. C register divorce first always ✓
4. D apply in writing to the Chairman of the Union Council and obtain permission after notice ✓

The notice of polygamy under MFLO is delivered to

1. A the High Court directly ✓
2. B the Supreme Court ✓
3. C the foreign embassy only ✓
4. D the Chairman of the Union Council of the wife's residence ✓

After polygamy notice, the Chairman forms an Arbitration Council which

1. A imposes criminal imprisonment immediately ✓
2. B dissolves the first marriage automatically ✓
3. C transfers property to the state ✓
4. D attempts reconciliation and may grant or withhold permission ✓

Marriage under MFLO must be registered under

1. A the Contract Act only ✓
2. B the Penal Code ✓
3. C the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance and applicable rules ✓
4. D the Arbitration Act exclusively ✓

Talaq under MFLO Section 7 becomes effective after

1. A immediate pronouncement without notice ✓
2. B the expiry of 90 days from the date the notice is delivered to the Chairman ✓
3. C 7 days only ✓
4. D one year without notice ✓

Notice of talaq must be given by the husband to

1. A only the wife without Chairman ✓
2. B the Sessions Court ✓
3. C the Chairman of the Union Council ✓
4. D the Federal Shariat Court in every case ✓

During the iddat period after talaq notice, the Chairman constitutes

1. A an Arbitration Council for reconciliation ✓
2. B a criminal court ✓
3. C a military tribunal ✓
4. D an international tribunal ✓

Talaq-e-Tafweez (delegated divorce) allows

1. A only husband to divorce without procedure ✓
2. B the wife to divorce herself on happening of a specified event if delegated by husband ✓
3. C only court to divorce without notice ✓
4. D automatic divorce on marriage ✓

Khula is

1. A husband's unilateral talaq without notice ✓
2. B criminal prosecution of wife ✓
3. C dissolution of marriage at the wife's instance with return of consideration or compensation ✓
4. D adoption procedure ✓

Mubarat is

1. A unilateral talaq only ✓
2. B polygamy permission ✓
3. C inheritance distribution by state ✓
4. D mutual dissolution of marriage by agreement of both spouses ✓

A daughter's share in inheritance when there is a son under classical rules applied in Pakistan is generally

1. A half the share of a son ✓
2. B equal to the son always ✓
3. C double the son's share ✓
4. D excluded entirely ✓

A wife's share when there are children is generally

1. A one-half always ✓
2. B one-third always ✓
3. C excluded from inheritance ✓
4. D one-eighth of the estate ✓

A husband's share when there are children is generally

1. A one-half always ✓
2. B one-eighth always ✓
3. C nothing ✓
4. D one-fourth of the estate ✓

If a person dies leaving no children but parents and spouse, the wife's share is generally

1. A one-eighth ✓
2. B one-fourth ✓
3. C one-half ✓
4. D one-third ✓

The residuary (asaba) heirs take

1. A nothing ever ✓
2. B fixed shares only like sharers ✓
3. C only in non-Muslim estates ✓
4. D what remains after sharers receive their fixed shares ✓

MFLO Section 4 provides that children of a predeceased son or daughter inherit

1. A nothing ✓
2. B the share their parent would have received (representation) ✓
3. C only the estate of their grandparent always ✓
4. D only if male ✓

Dower (mahr) is

1. A criminal fine on husband ✓
2. B state tax ✓
3. C a sum or property promised to the wife upon marriage ✓
4. D arbitration fee ✓

Prompt dower is payable

1. A on demand anytime after marriage ✓
2. B only after death ✓
3. C only after divorce without demand ✓
4. D only after 10 years ✓

Deferred dower is payable

1. A before marriage ✓
2. B on first demand always ✓
3. C to the Union Council ✓
4. D on dissolution of marriage by death or divorce ✓

The Family Courts Act 1964 establishes

1. A criminal sessions courts ✓
2. B Family Courts for speedy disposal of family disputes ✓
3. C revenue courts only ✓
4. D military courts ✓

Family Courts have exclusive jurisdiction over

1. A all civil suits of any value ✓
2. B matters specified in the Schedule to the Family Courts Act ✓
3. C murder trials ✓
4. D tax appeals ✓

Matters in the Schedule include

1. A murder and robbery ✓
2. B income tax appeals ✓
3. C dissolution of marriage, dower, maintenance, restitution of conjugal rights and guardianship ✓
4. D land revenue only ✓

Family Courts are presided over by

1. A Family Court judges appointed under the Act ✓
2. B Union Council Chairmen in all cases ✓
3. C arbitrators without judicial appointment ✓
4. D Sessions Judges exclusively ✓

Appeals from Family Court decrees lie to

1. A the Supreme Court directly in every case ✓
2. B the District Judge as per the Family Courts Act ✓
3. C the Union Council ✓
4. D the High Court in first instance ✓

Family Courts aim to

1. A dispose of cases expeditiously with minimal formality ✓
2. B delay proceedings for years ✓
3. C apply only criminal law ✓
4. D bar all evidence ✓

Maintenance (nafaqah) claims can be filed in

1. A Sessions Court for murder ✓
2. B Family Court ✓
3. C Revenue Court ✓
4. D Anti-Terrorism Court ✓

Restitution of conjugal rights is

1. A criminal prosecution for zina ✓
2. B a suit to compel a spouse to resume cohabitation when unjustifiably withdrawn ✓
3. C polygamy permission ✓
4. D inheritance mutation only ✓

Dissolution of marriage on ground of cruelty may be sought in

1. A Banking Court ✓
2. B Labour Court ✓
3. C Anti-Corruption Court ✓
4. D Family Court ✓

MFLO applies to

1. A only non-Muslims ✓
2. B only foreigners ✓
3. C Muslim citizens of Pakistan in matters it covers ✓
4. D only government servants exclusively ✓

A marriage solemnized under Muslim law without registration under MFLO is

1. A void ab initio always ✓
2. B a criminal offence only without validity question ✓
3. C still valid but registration is legally required ✓
4. D valid only if polygamous ✓

Arbitration Council under MFLO differs from Family Court in that it

1. A handles pre-divorce reconciliation and polygamy permission administratively ✓
2. B tries murder cases ✓
3. C issues land revenue orders ✓
4. D conducts Senate elections ✓

Hizanat (mother's custody) principles in Pakistan generally favour

1. A father always regardless of age ✓
2. B state orphanage always ✓
3. C mother for young children subject to rules and welfare of child ✓
4. D grandfather exclusively ✓

Guardians and Wards Act matters relating to minors are triable in

1. A Anti-Terrorism Court ✓
2. B Family Court under the Schedule ✓
3. C Accountability Court ✓
4. D Customs Court ✓

Legitimacy of children born during valid marriage is

1. A presumed under law ✓
2. B denied always ✓
3. C proved only by DNA in all cases without presumption ✓
4. D irrelevant to inheritance ✓

MFLO Section 9 deals with

1. A polygamy notice only ✓
2. B maintenance of wives and children ✓
3. C criminal procedure ✓
4. D land acquisition ✓

A wife may sue for past maintenance in

1. A Sessions Court exclusively ✓
2. B Family Court ✓
3. C Supreme Court in first instance ✓
4. D Labour Court ✓

Option of puberty (khiyar-ul-bulugh) allows

1. A permanent polygamy ✓
2. B criminal appeal ✓
3. C a minor given in marriage to repudiate on attaining puberty in certain cases ✓
4. D arbitration award enforcement ✓

Inheritance mutation is recorded by

1. A Family Court decree alone without revenue process ✓
2. B police station ✓
3. C revenue authorities after determination of heirs ✓
4. D passport office ✓

Family Court may pass interim order for maintenance

1. A during pendency of suit ✓
2. B only after 10 years ✓
3. C never before evidence ✓
4. D only in criminal cases ✓

MFLO reforms on polygamy aim to

1. A encourage unlimited marriages secretly ✓
2. B abolish marriage ✓
3. C transfer divorce to criminal courts ✓
4. D protect existing wife and ensure accountability through notice and permission ✓

Talaq pronounced in violation of MFLO notice procedure is

1. A ineffective under the Ordinance though debate exists on Islamic validity ✓
2. B automatically valid without notice ✓
3. C a criminal murder ✓
4. D registered as marriage ✓

Family Courts Act excludes certain forums from trying scheduled matters to

1. A avoid multiplicity of proceedings and forum shopping ✓
2. B increase delays ✓
3. C bar all appeals ✓
4. D abolish dower ✓

Suit for jactitation of marriage is triable in

1. A Family Court ✓
2. B Banking Court ✓
3. C High Court in original civil jurisdiction always ✓
4. D Anti-Terrorism Court ✓

The Chairman of the Union Council in MFLO procedures is

1. A a Supreme Court judge ✓
2. B a Sessions Judge ✓
3. C a local administrative official facilitating family law notices ✓
4. D an arbitrator under the Arbitration Act only ✓

Succession to property of a Muslim dying intestate is governed by

1. A Muslim personal law (sharia) as applicable in Pakistan with MFLO modifications ✓
2. B the Contract Act only ✓
3. C the Penal Code ✓
4. D the Companies Ordinance ✓

Family Court evidence rules allow

1. A recording of evidence with less rigidity than ordinary civil courts ✓
2. B no evidence at all ✓
3. C only documentary evidence ✓
4. D criminal standard of beyond reasonable doubt ✓

An order of Family Court for maintenance is

1. A only a moral recommendation ✓
2. B only after Supreme Court approval ✓
3. C not binding on parties ✓
4. D enforceable as a decree ✓

Nikah Khawan or marriage registrar under MFLO is required to

1. A grant polygamy permission alone ✓
2. B conduct arbitration awards ✓
3. C issue succession certificates ✓
4. D register the marriage and report solemnization as prescribed ✓