Multiple choice

'Sati' was abolished in India during the reign of

  1. Lord Delhousie

  2. General Dyre

  3. Lord Curzon

  4. Lord William Bentic
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Explanation

Lord William Bentinck abolished Sati in 1829 through Regulation XVII, making it illegal throughout British India. This social reform was supported by Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Lord Dalhousie came later and introduced railways, General Dyer was associated with Jallianwala Bagh massacre, and Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905.

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