Question

Match the years in which the following social legislations were passed.

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) $1856$

• A. A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv
• B. A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D-iii
• C. A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i
• D. A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii

Answer 1

The correct option is C A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i

Abolition of sati - 1829-30 - Bengal Sati Regulation banned the Sati practice in all jurisdictions of British India.

Legalisation of remarriage of widows - 1856 - Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856 legalized marriage of Hindu widows.

Prohibition of female infanticide- 1870 - The Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870, also Act VIII of 1870 was a legislative act passed in British India, to prevent murder of female infants.

Abolition of slavery - 1843 - The Indian Slavery Act, 1843, also known as Act V of 1843, was an act passed in British India under East India Company rule, which outlawed many economical transactions associated with slavery.