At what age does a person enter the adolescent age category under the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986?
Question and options
At what age does a person enter the adolescent age category under the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986?
18
10
14
21
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - 14
Section 2(i) of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 defines an adolescent as a person who has completed fourteen years of age but not eighteen. Below fourteen the person is a child under section 2(ii), and eighteen is where adolescence ends.
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