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Which social reformer worked for the ban on Sati system?

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Vidya Sagar
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Raja Ram Mohun Roy
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Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
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Swami Vivekanand
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The correct option is B Raja Ram Mohun Roy
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the social reformer , who started working for ban on sati. It was because of his efforts that, William Bentinck, the Governor-General of India, passed a law in 1829 making the practices of Sati illegal & punishable by law.

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