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The famous social reformer Harvilas Sharda was related to the elimination of which social evil?1. Child marriage2. Slavery practice3. Sati Practice4. Thagi Practice

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Child marriage

The correct answer is Child marriage

  • Harvilas Sharda was one of the leading social reformers of India.
  • Harvilas Sharda was born on 3 June 1867 in Ajmer city of Rajasthan.
  • The Sharda Act was enacted in 1928 to prevent child marriages.
  • In the Sharda Act, the minimum marriage age of the girl was fixed at 14 years and that of the boy at 18 years.
  • Harvilas Sharda was a famous educationist, politician, social reformer, and writer of India.
  • The abolition of slavery was carried out by Governor-General Lord Ellenborough.
  • The practice of Sati was banned throughout British India on 4 December 1829 by Lord William Bentick.
  • The ban on cheating was imposed in 1830.


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