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Sati was banned in:

A1929
B1829
C1856
D1875
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 1829
1. Roy showed the practice had no sanction in ancient texts. 2. Sati was banned in 1829. 3. Widow remarriage was legalised in 1856. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 8, Women, Caste and Reform._
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