Question

Which of the options below was a social reform in India during the colonial rule?

1. Reduction of voting age from 21 to 18

2. Introduction of postal system

3. Establishment of Railways

4. Abolition of Sati​

Answer 1

Answer:

4.Abolition of sati which was abolished in 1823

Answer 2

During the colonial rule, the social reform in India was

• Option(4) Abolition of Sati.

Sati was an ill practice that involved the burning of a woman alive along with her husband, who was dead. It was known that many people voluntarily accepted Sati while others refused. Raja Rammohan Roy was a social reformer who was against Sati he wrote many books and journals speaking against this malpractice. When William Bentinck became the governor-general of Bengal in 1828 he helped Raja Rammohan in his campaign and banned the practice of Sati in Bengal.