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Under the definitions in the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, who is the 'appropriate Government' for a mine and for a private shop respectively?

For a mine the appropriate Government is the Central Government, and for a private shop it is the State Government. The Act names Central establishments, railways, major ports, mines and oilfields as Central, and all other cases as State.

  1. AState Government for the mine; Central Government for the shop
  2. BCentral Government for both
  3. CCentral Government for the mine; State Government for the shopCorrect
  4. DState Government for both

Explanation

Section 2 makes the Central Government appropriate for establishments under its control, railway administrations, major ports, mines or oilfields. In all other cases, such as a private shop, it is the State Government. Option one reverses this.

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