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Which of the following social and political leaders strongly opposed the passage of the ‘Age of Consent Bill’ in 1891?

  1. A
    W. C. Bonnerjee
  2. B
    Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  3. C
    Mahadev Govind Ranade
  4. D
    Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak vehemently opposed the Age of Consent Bill of 1891, which sought to raise the age of consent for sexual intercourse for married and unmarried girls from ten to twelve years. Tilak opposed it not because he necessarily favored child marriage, but because he strongly objected to British colonial state interference in Hindu religious and social customs, arguing that reforms must come from within society itself.

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Which of the following social and political leaders strongly opposed the passage of the ‘Age of Consent Bill’ in 1891?
A
W. C. Bonnerjee
B
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C
Mahadev Govind Ranade
D
Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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