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:

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Correct answer: 2 and 3 only. Statement 1 is incorrect: Dr. Rakhmabai was an Indian physician and a feminist. At the young age of eleven, she was married to Dadaji Bhikaji, who was then nineteen. The Rakhmabai case did not centrally involve the women’s right to gain education. Statement 2 is correct: The Rakhmabai case of 1884 was instrumental in the drafting of the Age of Consent Act in 1891. Statement 3 is correct: She was married off at the young age of eleven with Dadaji Bhikaji, who was nineteen years old. In 1885, after 12 years of marriage, Bhikaji filed a petition in the court and sought “restitution of conjugal rights”. 37

In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around:1. women’s right to gain education2. age of consent3. restitution of conjugal rightsSelect the correct answer using the code given below:

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