Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: Sometimes
Explanation:
Concept/Approach
India has multiple personal laws and community customs. Certain relationships are permitted by custom in some communities but prohibited in others. Therefore, the scenario described neither holds universally nor is it universally forbidden.
Reasoning
Some groups/customs permit a widow to marry her brother-in-law (levirate-type custom), while other communities do not.Similarly, a man marrying his deceased wife’s sister can be disallowed or allowed depending on personal law and community custom.
Final Answer
Sometimes — it depends on the personal law and custom.
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