Question

Har Bilas Sarda was instrumental in the passage of the famous Sarda Act of, which provided for
A. Enforcing monogamy
B. Removal of restrictions on inter caste marriages
C. Penalisation of parties to a marriage in which the girl was below 14 or the boy was below 18 years of age
D. Civil marriages

Answer 1

Hint: Let us discuss what were its terms and why and when was it passed and what was it. The Imperial Legislative Council of India passed the Sarada Act. It was passed in spite of strong opposition from British authorities. They feared that it would reduce the support of Hindu and Muslim Empires.

Complete answer:
To eradicate the evil of child marriage, this Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in $1929$.This Saradha Act is also known as the Child marriage restriction act. It fixed the age of marriage for women as $14$ years and boys $18$ years. It penalized the parties that married which a girl was below $14$ or the boy was below $18$ years of age. It was due to the Social Reform Movement in India which applied to every citizen of India due to the social reformer Har Bilas Sarda. The main objective was to eliminate the special evil which had the potentialities of dangers to the life and health of a girl child, who could not withstand the stress and strains of life after marriage, and to avoid early deaths of young mothers. It effectively dealt with the problem of child marriages in India this act was made. The law makes the child marriage voidable by giving choice to the children in the marriage . It confirms the maintenance and residence of the girl contracting party. It gives a legal status to all children who have taken birth from child marriages and makes provisions for their custody and maintenance. The law provides for all support and aid including treatment, legal aid, counseling, and rehabilitation support to children once they are rescued.
So, the correct answer is Option C.

Note: Child marriage is an age-old practice that has both social and nonsecular sanction and cuts across all sections of society. On Recognizing child marriage as a social evil, the Child Marriage Restraint Act (CMRA) $1929$, popularly referred to as the Sharda Act was passed. It was completely amended in April $1930$.With the help of several social reformers, it was abolished.