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Bengal Sati Regulation 1829 was brought out by which Governor General?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Lord Lytton
  2. Lord Dalhousie
  3. Lord William Bentinck
  4. Lord Hastings

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Lord William Bentinck

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C. Lord William Bentinck šŸ“š Explanation: Lord William Bentinck passed the Bengal Sati Regulation in 1829, which made the practice of Sati illegal and punishable as homicide. He was strongly supported in this effort by Raja Rammohan Roy. This was one of the most significant social reforms in British India. It aimed to stop the cruel custom of burning widows on their husband's funeral pyres.