Question

Sakshi was given an assignment to study in detail about the evil practice of ‘Sati’ in India. While doing so, she came to know that this practice was abolished by William Bentinck, the Governor-General of India in 1829. Who was the Indian social reformer whose efforts led to the abolition of this evil practice?

Options

• Swami Dayanand Saraswati

• Raja Rammohan Roy

• Jyotiba Phule

• Swami Vivekananda

Answer 1

Raja Rammohan Roy

Explanation:

Raja Rammohan Roy led a sustained campaign against the practice of Sati (he founded the Atmiya Sabha and later the Brahmo Samaj and agitated against social evils), and his efforts influenced Governor‑General William Bentinck to make the practice illegal in 1829.