HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Boys
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Girls
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The age of marriage is most commonly 18 years old, but there are variations, some higher and some lower. The marriageable age should not be confused with the age of majority or the age of consent, though they may be the same in many places.
Detailed explanation-2: -Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (age 12), was betrothed in a wedding contract at age 8-days-old, she was officially married at the age of twelve in 1476, to her cousin Louis, Duke of Orléans (aged 14).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Child Marriage Restraint Act was a legislative act passed on 28 September 1929. The act fixed the marriageable age for girls at 14 years and 18 years for boys. It is popularly known as the Sharda Act after its sponsor, Harbilas Sarda.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nujood Ali was just an eight-year-old child when her father arranged for her get married.