HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Ancient Indian custom of sacrifice where a widow would burn herself to death during the funeral of her husband.
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varnas
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pariahs
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suttee
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sudras
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sati or suttee is a historical Hindu practice in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband’s funeral pyre.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sati was a custom or act of a Hindu widow burning herself to death on her husband’s funeral pyre.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct option is B Sati. The practice of having a widow immolate herself in the funeral pyre of her husband called sati.
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