Lord William Bentinck, Governor-General, is best remembered for a law passed in 1829. What did this law do?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → It declared the practice of sati illegal
In 1829, under Lord William Bentinck, the British made the practice of sati (burning of widows on the funeral pyre of the husband) illegal, after a long campaign by reformers such as Raja Rammohun Roy.