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Correct Answer: Option (B) — 2 only
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Standard Reference Verified- Statement 1 is incorrect: The distinction between Mitakshara (written by Vijnanesvara) and Dayabhaga (written by Jimutavahana) is geographical, not caste-based. Mitakshara applied across most of India, while Dayabhaga prevailed in Bengal and Assam.
- Statement 2 is correct: Under Mitakshara, coparcenary right in ancestral property is acquired by birth (meaning sons acquire rights during the father's lifetime). Under Dayabhaga, rights arise only upon the death of the last owner (the father).
- Statement 3 is incorrect: Neither system dealt with property exclusively held by males; both systems addressed Stridhana and women's succession under specific circumstances.
Statements 1 and 3 create artificial rigid binaries ('upper vs lower caste' and 'males only vs both'). Traditional Hindu legal treatises were regionally differentiated rather than segregated by caste civil codes.
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