1. The system of Sati prevailed among upper caste Hindus in the 19th century.
P. However, reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, launched powerful anti-Sati campaign.
Q. Between 1815 and 1818 in Bengal alone, 800 women became Satis.
R. The British did not take any legal action against this practice.
S. They feared a backlash from orthodox elements.
6. Lord William Bentinck was responsible for passing a law abolishing Sati.
5Directions: The 1st and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four part and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Rend the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate it in the Answer-Sheet.
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1. The system of Sati prevailed among upper caste Hindus in the 19th century.
P. However, reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, launched powerful anti-Sati campaign.
Q. Between 1815 and 1818 in Bengal alone, 800 women became Satis.
R. The British did not take any legal action against this practice.
S. They feared a backlash from orthodox elements.
6. Lord William Bentinck was responsible for passing a law abolishing Sati.
- 1PQRSfalse
- 2QRPStrue
- 3QPSRfalse
- 4RSPQfalse
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