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    Consider the following statements in respect of the social reforms brought by the British rule, up to 1857, in India:
    1. The biggest achievement of the British rule in India against the social evils was the prohibition against the Sati custom.
    2. Raja Rammohun Roy as well as the Christian missionaries agitated persistently for the abolition of Sati custom.
    3. Female infanticide prevalent in South India was prohibited forcefully by Thomas Munro.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    A)  1 and 2 only                

    B)  2 and 3 only

    C)  1 and 3 only               

    D)  1 only

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     During 18th and 19th centuries in India female infanticide was prevalent in Western and Central India. To prohibit this social evil the regulations were passed by the British rule in 1795 and 1802 but these regulations were sternly enforced by Bentinck and Hardinge.


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