Multiple choice

When was sati abolished?

  1. 1825

  2. 1821

  3. 1827

  4. 1829

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The practice of Sati, where a widow immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre, was formally banned in December 1829 by Governor-General Lord William Bentinck, with significant support from Indian reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy.