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Question
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It was due to Raja Rammohan Roy’s efforts that ___________, the Governor-General of India, banned ____________.
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Solution
It was due to Raja Rammohan Roy’s efforts that Lord William Bentinck, the Governor-General of India, banned Sati in 1829.
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