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  1. Who among the following was instrumental in the abolition of Sati in 1829?
    1. Lord Hastings
    2. Lord Ripon
    3. Lord Bentick
    4. Lord lrwin
Correct Option: C

It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck. By this regulation, the people who abetted sati were declared guilty of "culpable homicide."


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