State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

UPPCS · প্রশ্ন 17

With reference to the Age of Consent Act, 1891, consider the following statements: 1. It was Behramji Malabari, a Parsi reformer from Bombay, who advocated for this legislation. 2. The Act was supported by the extremist wing led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 2
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Only 1
  4. Both 1 and 2
উত্তর দেখান ও ব্যাখ্যা

উত্তর: (C) Only 1

ব্যাখ্যা

Malabari campaigned for the Act, but Tilak opposed it as interference in Hindu social customs.