History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET November 2017 History
Who among the following passed the Infant Marriage Preservation Act in 1901, which fixed the minimum marriageable age in the state for girls at 12 and for boys at 16?
AHolkar of Indore
BBhonsle of Nagpur
CBhonsle of Kolhapur
DGaikwad of Baroda ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Gaikwad of Baroda — The Gaikwad of Baroda passed this Act, so the answer is the Gaikwad of Baroda.
Explanation
★The Gaikwad of Baroda passed this Act, so the answer is the Gaikwad of Baroda.
★He passed the Infant Marriage Preservation Act in 1901.
★It fixed the minimum age of marriage at 12 for girls and 16 for boys.
★This was a reform in the princely state of Baroda.
★The Gaikwad rule of Baroda began when Pilaji Rao Gaikwad took the city in 1721.
★So the ruler who passed this Act was the Gaikwad of Baroda.
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