alleryWhich 1856 law gave legal safeguards to remarrying Hindu widows?
AWidow Remarriage Act
BSati Regulation
CAge of Consent Act
DSpecial Marriage Act
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Widow Remarriage Act
1. Upper-caste Hindu society long frowned on widow remarriage.
2. The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856, gave legal safeguards against loss of some inheritance.
3. Very few widows actually remarried even so.
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