Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET Oct 2020 Political Science
Which amongst the following is/are correct?
- I. The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act came in 1856
- II. Vishnu Shastri Pandit founded the Widow Remarriage Association in the 1850s
- III. Indian Women University was set up in 1916 at Bombay by Professor Karve
- IV. The Child Marriage Prohibition Act came in 1872
AI and III
BI, II and III ✓ Correct
CI, II and IV
DAll of these
Correct answer: (B) I, II and III — Statements I, II and III are correct, while statement IV is wrong, so the right set is I, II and III.
Explanation
★Statements I, II and III are correct, while statement IV is wrong, so the right set is I, II and III.
★The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act was passed in 1856, largely through the efforts of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
★Vishnu Shastri Pandit founded the Widow Remarriage Association in Bombay in the 1850s to promote such marriages.
★Dhondo Keshav Karve set up the Indian Women's University at Bombay in 1916, today the SNDT Women's University.
★The restraint on child marriage came through the Sarda Act of 1929, not 1872, so statement IV is incorrect.
★Sort the reform milestones: Widow Remarriage Act 1856, Karve's women's university 1916, Sarda Act 1929.
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