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UPSC 2020: In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around 1. women's right to gain education 2. age of consent 3. restitution of conjugal rights Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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The 1884–88 suit ‘Dadaji Bhikaji v. Rukhmabai’ centred on (i) her husband’s petition for restitution of conjugal rights and (ii) the wider debate on the legal age of consent for girls that culminated in the Age of Consent Act, 1891. It was not primarily about women’s access to education; hence only statements 2 and 3 are correct. ([cambridge.org](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/law-and-history-review/article/withholding-consent-to-conjugal-relations-within-child-marriages-in-colonial-india-rukhmabais-fight/003924F297C8B4B42B31AE85FE07DA5C?utm_source=openai))
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