Which Act was passed in 1929 prohibiting marriage of girls below 14 and boys below 18 years of age ........

General Studies (MTS) Indian Polity

Which Act was passed in 1929 prohibiting marriage of girls below 14 and boys below 18 years of age?

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SSC MTS 15th July 2022 Shift-2

Pitt’s India Act

Sharda Act

Vernacular Press Act

Rowlett Act

- Option 1: Pitt’s India Act

- Enacted in 1784, it aimed to address the administrative and political control of India by the British.

- Option 2: Sharda Act

- Correct! Also known as the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929.

- Prohibited the marriage of girls below 14 and boys below 18.

- It was a progressive step towards addressing child marriage in India.

- Option 3: Vernacular Press Act

- Implemented in 1878 to curb the freedom of the Indian-language press.

- Aimed to suppress the criticism of British policies.

- Option 4: Rowlett Act

- Passed in 1919, it allowed the British government to arrest and imprison any suspect without trial.

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