alleryWhich Act of 1994 banned sex selection before birth?
ADowry Prohibition Act
BHindu Succession Act
CPre-natal Diagnostics Act
DRight to Information Act
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Pre-natal Diagnostics Act
1. Sex-selective abortion contributes to the falling child sex ratio.
2. Gender selection was banned under the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostics Technique Act in 1994, here named in short as the Pre-natal Diagnostics Act.
3. The other Acts deal with dowry, inheritance and information.
_Source: Wikipedia, Gender inequality in India, Sex-selective abortion_
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