Question

Sati was declared a punishable offence in _______
1. 1727
2. 1729
3. 1829
4. 1834

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1829

The correct answer is 1829.

• A regulation for declaring the practice of sati, or of burning or burying alive the widows of Hindus, illegal, and punishable by the criminal courts, passed by the governor-general in council on 4 December 1829.
  • The British made Sati illegal in 1829.
    • This is a rare example of British rule interfering with local religious beliefs.
  • After the great rebellion in India in 1857-8, the British treated Indian religions with even greater respect.
  • The banning of Sati is a good example of why British rule in India was controversial.
• Hence option 3 is correct.