State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

UPPCS · પ્રશ્ન 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
જવાબ બતાવો અને સમજૂતી

જવાબ: (C) Only 1

સમજૂતી

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