Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Rebels and the Raj

Question:

When was Sati abolished in India?

Options:

1829

1835

1857

1860

Correct Answer:

1829

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1 - 1829

The British established laws to abolish customs like sati (1829) and to permit the remarriage of Hindu widows.

 

As we know, from that time, under the leadership of Governor General Lord William Bentinck, the British adopted policies aimed at “reforming” Indian society by introducing Western education, Western ideas and Western institutions. With the cooperation of sections of Indian society they set up English-medium schools, colleges and universities which taught Western sciences and the liberal arts. The British established laws to abolish customs like sati (1829) and to permit the remarriage of Hindu widows.