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Question
The law that permitted widows to remarry (Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act) was passed in the year ______.
Options
1854
1856
1855
1858
MCQ
Solution
The law that permitted widows to remarry (Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act) was passed in the year 1856.
Explanation:
The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act 1856, also known as Act XV, 1856, was approved on July 16, 1856, and it made widow remarriage legal throughout all of India that was ruled by the East India Company.
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