GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the Governor General who abolished sati in 1829
A
Lord Dalhousie
B
Lord Curzon
C
Lord Clive
D
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s campaign against Sati was quite successful, as the Governor-General William Bentinck abolished the practice of Sati in 1829.

Detailed explanation-2: -A regulation for declaring the practice of Sati or of burning or burying alive the Widows of Hindus, illegal, and punishable by the Criminal Courts. Governor-General of India, Lord William Bentinck, in Council, Calcutta.

Detailed explanation-3: -Read a brief summary of this topic Lord William Bentinck, in full William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, (born September 14, 1774, Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire, England-died June 17, 1839, Paris, France), British governor-general of Bengal (1828–33) and of India (1833–35).

Detailed explanation-4: -The first Governor-General of India, Lord William Bentinck died on 17 June 1839 in Paris. He is most remembered for his abolition of Sati in British India.

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