Multiple choice general knowledge history

Which governor General abolished the practice of sati?

  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. William Bentick

  3. Lord Hastings

  4. Lord Cornwallis
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Lord William Bentinck, as Governor-General of India (1828-1835), abolished the practice of Sati in 1829 through Regulation XVII. Lord Dalhousie came later, and Cornwallis and Hastings were earlier governors who did not address this specific social evil.

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