alleryUnder the 1856 Act, what did a remarrying widow give up?
AHer dowry gifts
BHer husband's estate
CHer right to teach
DHer family name
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Her husband's estate
1. The Act gave legal safeguards against loss of certain inheritances.
2. But the widow forsook any inheritance due from her deceased husband.
3. Dowry, education and citizenship were not affected.
_Source: Wikipedia, Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856, Lead section_
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