Multiple choice

In what way did the British improve the position of Indian women?

  1. Banned the act of self-sacrifice after a husband's death

  2. Played rival princes against each other

  3. Gave them the right to vote in government

  4. Encouraged them to own businesses
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Explanation

The British colonial government banned the practice of sati, which was the act of a widow self-sacrificing on her husband's funeral pyre, as part of their social reform efforts.

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