Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow :Child Marriage : An Evil1. Child marriages are rampant in North India. They continue to blight the lives of people. Children bound by marriage are victims of blind customs and superstitions, prevalent in rural areas and certain urban concentrations among the weakest socio-economic groups. Nothing seems to stop this anti-social practice despite the Child Marriage ”ct passed as early as in 1929, which makes child marriage a grave offence.2. Why do child marriages take place and what can be done to prevent them from happening? The evil thrives because of illiteracy and other related causes - the most important of which is the anxiety of parents to marry off their daughters at the earliest. In many high illiteracy states, like Rajasthan, the practice of child marriage is in vogue. Akha Teej is D-day for the parents of minor girls, since, on that day, the parents seek salvation from the anxiety of girls growing up in their midst.3. A child marriage is less likely to take place if the parents are literate or at least the father is. He is, then, aware of the legal minimum age for marriage and the health hazards his daughter will face by an early marriage. If the mother, otherwise literate, has been exposed to the importance of family planning, she is also less likely to solemnise her daughter’s wedding before the legal minimum age.4. Among the other reasons that parents give away young daughters in marriage is the need, felt especially by families with more than one daughter, to keep wedding expenses down. By marrying two daughters simultaneously, parents save on expenses. Parental anxiety about grown-up (14 years and above) daughters going astray, forces the less educated to give away their female children in marriage.5. The Child Marriage Restraint Act in 1978, raised the minimum age of marriage for girls from 15 to 18 years and for boys from 18 to 21 years. The committee, on the status of women, in its report In 1974, had recommended that all offences under the Child Marriage Restraint Act should be made cognizable and special officers be appointed to enforce the law.6. The crux of the problem is that the role of a girl-child in traditional rural areas is circumscribed around marriage and motherhood.1. What are the reasons for child marriage in India?a. Child marriages take place to ensure that the family line continues without any interruptions. This is especially true for families that own land.b. Child marriages take place to ensure that the daughters are well taken care of in their old age, and do not have to worry about food or shelter.c. Child marriages take place because parents are anxious to marry off their daughters at the earliest and to keep the wedding expenses down.d. Child marriages take place so that the parents can plan and enjoy their daughter’s wedding before they are too old to do so.2. What are the recommendations of the committee on the status of women?a. The committee on the status of women recommended that all offences under the Child Marriage Restraint Act should be made punishable and special courts be appointed to enforce the law.b. The committee on the status of women recommended that all offences under the Female Abuse Restraint Act should be made cognizable and special officers be appointed to enforce the law.c. The committee on the status of women recommended that all offences under the Female Abuse Restraint Act should be made non cognizable and special courts be appointed to enforce the law.d. The committee on the status of women recommended that all offences under the Child Marriage Restraint Act should be made cognizable and special officers be appointed to enforce the law.3. What change did the Child Marriage Restraint Act 1978, bring about in the minimum legal age for marriage?a. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1978 changed the minimum legal age for marriage for females from 15 to 18 and for males from 18 to 21.b. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1978 changed the minimum legal age for marriage for females from 15 to 18 and for males from 21 to 18.c. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1978 changed the minimum legal age for marriage for females from 18 to 15 and for males from 18 to 21.d. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1978 changed the minimum legal age for marriage for females from 15 to 19 and for males from 18 to 25.4. What is the importance of Akha Teej for the parents of minor girls in Rajasthan?a. Akha Teej in Rajasthan is the day that parents of minor girls can appeal to the government to find grooms for their daughters.b. Akha Teej is the first day of the full moon, and parents of minor girls in Rajasthan believe that it will grant their wishes.c. Akha Teej in Rajasthan, is the day for the parents of minor girls because on this day, the parents seek salvation from the anxiety of girls growing up in their midst.d. Akha Teej is the day that in Rajasthan, the minimum legal age for marriage for females from 15 to 18 and for males from 18 to 21.5. Choose the correct option :The synonym of 'a feeling of worry or nervousness' as given in paragraph 2 is :a. salvationb. anxietyc. superstitiond. offence6. Choose the correct option :The antonym of 'singly' as given in paragraph 4 is _____.a. Expensesb. Anxietyc. Minord. Simultaneously7. The antonym of 'disapproved' as given in paragraph 5 is :a. Amendedb. Recommendedc. Enforceabled. Consummated8. The synonym of 'means of escape' as given in paragraph 9 is :a. Happeningb. Illiteracyc. Anxietyd. Salvation9. Choose the correct option :The Child Marriage Restraint Act in _____, raised the minimum age of marriage for girls from 15 to 18 years and for boys from 18 to 21 years.a. 1978b. 1968c. 1979d. 108010. Choose the correct option :Child marriages are rampant in _____ India.a. Southb. Northc. Eastd. West