Who among the following Governor General of Bengal outlawed the practice of Sati?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option 4- William Bentick
- The Governor-General of Bengal who outlawed the practice of Sati was Lord William Bentinck.
- Lord William Bentinck served as the Governor-General of Bengal from 1828 to 1835.
- His tenure is known for the social reforms such as Abolition of Sati in 1829, Suppression of Thugi, and Suppression of Infanticide etc. English was introduced as a medium of higher education on the advice of his council member, Thomas Babington Macaulay.
- This seven years period was an epoch for administrative reforms in India. It started a process by which the Indian population, which is furious of sudden changes, was made to obey the British rulers and administration slowly.