Q. When was the practice of “Sati” abolished in India?

A
1800
B
1856
C
1877
D
1829
Solution:

Sati or suttee is an obsolete funeral custom where a widowimmolates herself on her husband’s pyreor takes her own life in another fashion shortly after her husband’s death,Brahmin Hindu reformers such as Ram Mohan Roy, the provincial government banned sati in 1829.

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