Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Maharashtra Civil Services (Declaration of Small Family) Rule?

Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Maharashtra Civil Services (Declaration of Small Family) Rule?

A. The Maharashtra Civil Services (Declaration of Small Family) Rule of 2005 stipulates that a person is not eligible for a job with Maharashtra Government if he or she has more than two children after 2005.

B. The definition of child under these rules does not include adopted children.

C. Both A & B

D. None of these

Explanation:

A woman officer from the Maharashtra Prison department, posted in Pune, has been dismissed from service by the state government after an inquiry revealed that she violated the Maharashtra Civil Services (Declaration of Small Family) rules by having three children and also suppressed the information from authorities. The Maharashtra Civil Services (Declaration of Small Family) Rule of 2005 defines a small family as wife, husband and two children and stipulates that a person is not eligible for a job with Maharashtra Government if he or she has more than two children after 2005. The definition of child under these rules does not include adopted children.