Multiple choice

The Sati Pratha was declared illegal during the Governer Generalship of

  1. William Bentinck

  2. Dalhousie

  3. Canning

  4. Cornwallis

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Explanation

Lord William Bentinck, the Governor-General of India (1828-1835), declared Sati Pratha illegal through Regulation XVII in 1829. This social reform abolished the practice of widow immolation. Dalhousie, Canning, and Cornwallis were his predecessors/successors but did not abolish Sati.