Which relation between girls’ education and marriage age is correct under the National Population Policy?

Correct answer: Girls’ education promotes delayed marriage and better health decisions

Direct answer: A. Education for girls generally increases knowledge, confidence, opportunities, and the ability to participate in decisions. These benefits can support marriage at a more appropriate age and improve decisions about nutrition, health care, pregnancy, and family planning. The relationship is not a mechanical rule for every individual, but education is an important social measure that helps reduce early marriage and improves informed choices. Option B is wrong because education does not promote child marriage; greater schooling is associated with awareness of its harms and with more opportunities outside early marriage. Option C is the opposite of the expected effect: education usually strengthens health awareness. Option D is also wrong because informed education can help families understand and use family-planning choices. Memory cue: “More education, more informed choices, later marriage.”