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With reference to social reforms brought by Governor General Lord Bentinck, choose the correct statement:

With reference to social reforms brought by Governor General Lord Bentinck, choose the correct statement: Correct Answer Both 1 and 2 are correct

The correct answer is option 3 i.e Both 1 and 2 are correct.

  • Lord William Bentinck served as Governor-General of Bengal and India from 1828 to 1835.
  • Along with Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Bentinck tried to suppress many superstitious practices like Sati, the practice of widow burning.
  • It was abolished by the Bengal Sati Regulation, passed in 1829.
  • He also tried to control practices like polygamy, child marriages and caste rigidity.
  • In 1831 William Bentinck took control of Mysore on grounds of misgovernance.
  • Bentick passed the English Education Act 1835 that replaced Persian with English in the higher courts.

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