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Railways PYQCBT 2 2017

RRB NTPC · Question 57

Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829 was brought out by which Governor General?

  1. Edward Law

  2. Lord William Bentinck

  3. Sir Henry Hardinge

  4. William Butterworth Bayley

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Answer: (B) Lord William Bentinck

Explanation

Governor-General Lord William Bentinck passed the Bengal Sati Regulation (Regulation XVII) in December 1829, banning sati, with support from Raja Ram Mohan Roy.