Apart from abolition of Sati, what other social reform gained support from British government by giving legal binding?

Female infanticide

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Human sacrifice

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Widow remarriage

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B Widow remarriage
The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856 enacted on 26 July 1856, legalised the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule.

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List-I	List-II
A. Abolition of Sati	(i) $1843$
B. Legalisation of remarriage of widows	(ii) $1804$
C. Prohibition of female infanticide	(iii) $1829 - 30$
D. Abolition of slavery	(iv) $1856$