Multiple choice

Sharada Act deals with:

  1. widow remarriage

  2. child marriage

  3. intercaste marriage

  4. polygamy

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, popularly known as the Sharada Act after its sponsor Harbilas Sharada, fixed the minimum age of marriage for girls at 14 and boys at 18. It deals with child marriage, not widow remarriage (Widow Remarriage Act 1856), intercaste marriage, or polygamy.

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