Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Cultural Change

Question:

Raja Ram Mohan Roy Criticized the practice of sati because :

Options:

It was against social norms

He considered it to be inhuman

It challenged the very patriarchal system of India

It provided women with lot of freedom

Correct Answer:

He considered it to be inhuman

Explanation:
Ram Mohun Roy attacked the practice of sati on the basis of both appeals to humanitarian and natural rights doctrines as well as Hindu shastras.