In the context of Indian History, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around 1) Women’s right of gain education 2) Age of consent 3) Restitution of conjugal rights Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The correct answer is B. Statements 2 and 3 are the legal issues at the heart of the Rakhmabai case.

• Statement 2 (age of consent): Rakhmabai had been married as a child, and her husband Dadaji Bhikaji sought to claim her as a wife while she refused cohabitation. The case exposed how the law and society tolerated child marriage and early consummation, and it became a major push for the Age of Consent Act, 1891, which raised the age from 10 to 12.
• Statement 3 (restitution of conjugal rights): The husband filed a suit under this matrimonial remedy in the Bombay High Court, which ordered her to live with him. She chose to face imprisonment rather than comply.
• Statement 1 (women's education): Rakhmabai was indeed educated and later became a doctor, but education was not the legal question before the court. Statement 1 is therefore not part of the case.

Core concept: colonial legal reform of personal law, where the state gradually intervened in child marriage and women's consent. For Mains (GS-1 social reform, and GS-2 on the limits of law in changing customs), this case shows how a single court dispute can trigger legislation.

Trap: Aspirants pick option C because Rakhmabai's education is the best-known part of her story. Remember the question asks what the case was about in law.