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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?

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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?

  1. 13

  2. 15

  3. 14

  4. 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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