alleryWhich law is called the first major social reform legislation by the British in India?
AWidows' Remarriage Act
BChild Marriage Restraint Act
CBengal Sati Regulation
DSati (Prevention) Act
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Bengal Sati Regulation
1. The source calls the sati ban the first major British social reform law.
2. The Widows' Remarriage Act of 1856 followed it.
3. The 1987 Sati (Prevention) Act and 1929 Act are much later.
_Source: Wikipedia, Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829, Lead section_
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