Which Governer General abolished the 'Sati System' in India?

Options

A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Lord Dalhousie

Answer

C

Explanation

Sati system (the immolation of a Hindu widow on the funeral pyre of her deceased husband) was formally banned in all jurisdictions of British India by Lord William Bentinck on 4 December, 1829. It was done do under the Bengal Sati Regulation that described the practice of Sati as revolting to the feelings of human nature.