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Under section 2(a) of the central Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, what are the minimum…

Section 2(a) treats a male below 21 or a female below 18 as a child for this Act. These are the thresholds in the central statutory definition.

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Under section 2(a) of the central Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, what are the minimum completed ages for a male and a female, respectively, to fall outside the definition of a child?

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Section 2(a) treats a male below 21 or a female below 18 as a child for this Act. These are the thresholds in the central statutory definition.

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Option A

A male who has completed 18 but is under 21 remains a child under section 2(a).

Option B

Section 2(a) sets the thresholds at 21 for a male and 18 for a female.

Option C

This pair reverses the statutory thresholds.

Option D

A female falls outside the definition on completing 18.

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