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SSC MTS 2023 PYQ — Question 75

SSC MTS - 04 May 2023 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q75

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The prohibition on of child Marriage (Amondment) Bill, 2021 socks to increase the marriage age  of women to _______ years.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is 1 i.e. 21

  1. The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 aims to increase the age at which women in India can legally get married from 18 to 21 years old. With this change, women will be able to marry at the same age as men—21—to advance gender equality.
  2. The goal of the bill is to empower young women generally by providing greater job, health, and educational possibilities.
  3. The Act also seeks to improve mother and child health outcomes by delaying marriage and lowering the dangers related to early pregnancies.
  4. Additionally, by facilitating women's greater participation in society, it advances more general objectives of social and economic growth.