Under the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, what basic age threshold distinguishes a child, subject to any higher age specified under the education law?
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Under the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, what basic age threshold distinguishes a child, subject to any higher age specified under the education law?
13
15
14
12
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - 14
Section 2(ii) of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 defines a child as a person who has not completed fourteen years, or the age specified in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, whichever is more. A person between fourteen and eighteen is an adolescent, who may work except in hazardous occupations.
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