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      Question

      Under the Hindu Succession Act, if an intestate has left

      no qualified heir to succeed to their property, what happens to the property?
      A It remains unclaimed Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B It is auctioned off to the highest bidder Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C It is transferred to the state government Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D It is distributed among distant relatives Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E It is divided equally among all the neighbors Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Escheat Section 26 Failure of heirs— If an intestate has left no heir qualified to succeed to his or her property in accordance with the provisions of this Act, such property shall devolve on the Government; and the Government shall take the property subject to all the obligations and liabilities to which an heir would have been subject.

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