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Correct Answer: Option (B) — 2 and 3 only
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Standard Reference Verified- Statement 1 is incorrect: The lawsuit was not about women's education; it was a legal battle over child marriage and consent.
- Statement 2 is correct: Rakhmabai's defiance and writings in the media generated intense debate among reformers (like Behramji Malabari) and conservatives (like Tilak), directly influencing the enactment of the Age of Consent Act, 1891.
- Statement 3 is correct: Dadaji Bhikaji filed a petition in 1885 for 'restitution of conjugal rights' after Rakhmabai refused to live with him following their child marriage solemnized when she was eleven.
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