Q. In 1891, through the enactment of the Age of Consent act, the minimum marriageable age for girls was raised to __ years.

A
12
B
10
C
14
D
15
Solution:

The Age of Consent Act, 1891, also Act X of 1891, was a legislation enacted in British India on 19 March 1891 which raised the age of consent for sexual intercourse for all girls, married or unmarried, from ten to twelve years in all jurisdictions, its violation subject to criminal prosecution as rape.

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