Explanation:

- The Sarda Act, also called the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 1929, was a big step in banning child marriage in India.

- Here’s what the law actually set:

- For girls, it raised the minimum age at marriage to 14 years.

- For boys, the age was set at 18 years.

- Option 1: 14 –  This is the correct answer. That’s what the Act originally said for females.

- Option 2: 15 – No, the Sarda Act didn’t set the age at 15.

- Option 3: 13 – Wrong. The age before the Act was generally lower, but the Sarda Act bumped it up to 14.

- Option 4: 13-1/2 – Nope, that’s not the age specified in the Act.