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Why has the Government of India enacted the law to fix the minimum age of marriage as 18 in girls and 21 in boys?

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a. Government of Indiahas legally fixed the minimum age of marriage as 18 years in girls and 21 yearsin boys as,sexual maturity is attained by 10 to 17 years of age.
b.Fixing a minimum age of marriage helps in controlling population explosion.
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