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Q1 — Dissolution of marriage under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 Options (summarised): (I) whereabouts unknown for two years; (II) husband sentenced to imprisonment for five years; (III) failed to perform marital obligations for one year; (IV) neglected to provide maintenance for a period. Answer: (D) None of these (with explanation & caution). Explanation: Section 2 of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 lists specific statutory grounds on which a Muslim wife may obtain a decree of dissolution — such as disappearance of husband for a longer statutory period, imprisonment for a specified (generally longer) term, failure to maintain or to provide marital obligations for a period specified in the statute, etc. The options in the question give particular durations (two years, five years, one year) which do not match the precise periods stated in Section 2. Because all of the options use incorrect periods/wording, the...