Sati System

What was the Sati system?

• The practice of child marriage

• The burning of widows on their husband’s funeral pyre

• The prohibition of widow remarriage

• The practice of female infanticide

Which social reformer played a key role in the abolition of the Sati system?

• • Mahatma Gandhi

• • Raja Ram Mohan Roy

• • Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

• • Swami Vivekananda

Which British Governor-General supported the efforts to abolish the Sati system?

• • Lord Dalhousie

• • Lord Curzon

• • Lord William Bentinck

• • Lord Mountbatten

What argument did Raja Ram Mohan Roy use to oppose the practice of Sati?

• • It was an economic burden on families

• • It had no religious basis in Hindu scriptures

• • It encouraged widow remarriage

• • It was against British law

What long-term effect did the abolition of Sati have on Indian society?

• • It led to the immediate freedom of women from all social constraints

• • It paved the way for further reforms concerning women’s rights

• • It resulted in a backlash against reformers

• • It brought an end to the practice of child marriage

Which Mughal emperors outlawed the practice of Sati in India?

• Babur

• Akbar

• Aurangzeb

• Humayun