An amendment to the Hindu Succession Act 1956 was passed in the year ........

General Studies (CGL) Indian Polity

An amendment to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 was passed in the year ______.

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SSC CGL 12th April 2022 Shift-2

2012

2005

2010

2008

- The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 governs the inheritance laws for Hindus in India.

- To promote gender equality, an amendment was necessary.

- Option 2: 2005 is the correct answer. The amendment was indeed passed in 2005.

- This 2005 amendment gave daughters equal rights in their ancestral property, correcting a previous gender bias.

- Option 1: 2012 has no significant amendment related to inheritance laws.

- Option 3: 2010 doesn't correlate with any major change in this act.

- Option 4: 2008 is also incorrect for amendments to this specific act.

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