The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in 1929. According to this Act, what was the respective minimum age approved for marriage, for men and women?
- A.17 years and 15 years
- B.20 years and 18 years
- C.18 years and 14 years
- D.21 years and 18 years
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, 18 years and 14 years. The 1929 Act fixed these as the lowest ages at which men and women could marry. It is also called the Sarda Act, after Har Bilas Sarda, who moved the bill in the Central Legislative Assembly. The Act was passed in 1929 and came into force on 1 April 1930, and it applied to people of all religions. NCERT's history book treats it as a milestone in the long campaign of reformers against child marriage. Independent India raised the limits to 21 years for men and 18 years for women in 1978, and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 later replaced the old law. A is wrong because the Act did not fix 17 years for men and 15 years for women. B is wrong because 20 and 18 were never the ages set by this Act. D is wrong because 21 and 18 came only with the 1978 amendment, not in 1929. Exam tip: Sarda Act 1929, boys 18 and girls 14; amendment of 1978, 21 and 18.
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