Under section 5(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, what minimum age must the bridegroom have…
Section 5(iii) requires the bridegroom to have completed twenty-one years at marriage. The same clause sets eighteen years as the minimum for the bride.
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Under section 5(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, what minimum age must the bridegroom have completed at the time of marriage?
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Correct answer C
Section 5(iii) requires the bridegroom to have completed twenty-one years at marriage.
The same clause sets eighteen years as the minimum for the bride.
Option feedback
Option A
Eighteen is the age condition for the bride.
Option B
Sixteen is below the age condition for the bridegroom.
Option C
The bridegroom must have completed twenty-one years.
Option D
A bridegroom aged twenty-five satisfies the age condition, whose minimum is twenty-one.
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