UPSC History Expansion Company and Bengal Nawabs Question Bank East India Company and Regional Powers

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    Which Governor General had abolished slavery in India?

    A)  Lord Cornwallis

    B)  Lord Wellesley

    C)  Lord William Bentinck

    D)  Lord Ellen borough

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     Lord Ellen borough had abolished slavery in India. The Indian Slavery Act, 1843, also Act V of 1843, was an act passed in British India under East India Company rule, which outlawed many economic transactions associated with slavery.


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