Question

With reference to social reforms brought by Governor General Lord Bentinck, choose the correct statement:

1. Abolition of sati
2. Suppression of child sacrifices and female infanticide 
3. Both 1 and 2 are correct
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Both 1 and 2 are correct

The correct answer is option 3 i.e Both 1 and 2 are correct.

• Lord William Bentinck served as Governor-General of Bengal and India from 1828 to 1835.
• Along with Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Bentinck tried to suppress many superstitious practices like Sati, the practice of widow burning.
• It was abolished by the Bengal Sati Regulation, passed in 1829.
• He also tried to control practices like polygamy, child marriages and caste rigidity.
• In 1831 William Bentinck took control of Mysore on grounds of misgovernance.
• Bentick passed the English Education Act 1835 that replaced Persian with English in the higher courts.