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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 45

SSC CHSL - 13th October 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q45

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Which governor-general of India abolished Sati system in 1829 by declaring it an offence?

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Correct answer: A

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The correct answer is option 1 i.e Lord William Bentinck

  • Sati or suttee was a historical Hindu practice, in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband's funeral pyre
  • Lord William Bentick(1828 AD-1834 AD): He abolished the Sati system in 1829 by declaring it an offence.
  • Lord Dalhousie (1848 AD-1856 AD): Abolished Titles and pensions, Widow Remarriage Act (1856 AD).
  • Lord Wellesley (1798 AD-1803 AD ): Introduced the system of the Subsidiary alliance. Madras Presidency was formed during his tenure.
  • Lord Cornwallis (1786 AD-1793 AD ): First-person to codify laws (1793 AD).