Question

Person with intersex variations means a person who at birth shows variation in his or her primary sexual characteristics, external genitalia, chromosomes or hormones from ____ of male or female body.

• A. biological standard
• B. social standard
• C. normative standard
• D. legal standard

Hint:

The Transgender Persons Act uses the term “normative standard”, not biological or social standard.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Source of the definition.
The definition of a “person with intersex variations” is provided under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.
Step 2: Meaning of the expression used in the statute.
The statute uses the phrase “variation from the normative standard of male or female body”, indicating deviation from generally accepted biological norms.
Step 3: Distinction from other standards.
The law does not rely on social, legal, or purely biological standards in isolation, but specifically refers to a normative standard, which reflects accepted biological norms.
Step 4: Conclusion.
Therefore, the correct answer is (C) normative standard.