Q. Who was the Governor General when Sati was prohibited?

A
William Bentick
B
Charles Metcalfe
C
Auckland
D
Hardinge I
Solution:

The Bengal Sati Regulation, or Regulation XVII, in British India under East India Company rule, by the then Governor-General Lord William Bentinck, made the practice of sati or illegal in all jurisdictions of British India and subject to prosecution.

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