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Choose the most appropriate option:
As per law the minimum age for the marriage of a boy and a girl in India is-
Options
21 years in both cases
18 years and 21 years respectively
21 years and 18 years respectively
18 years in both cases
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Solution
21 years and 18 years respectively
Explanation:
The prohibition of the Child Marriage Act states that a girl in India can't marry before 18 and the boy can't marry before completing 21 years of age.
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