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Which Governor-General of British India helped Raja Ram Mohan Roy in the legal abolition of the sati practice?

1. Lord Ripon
2. Lord Curzon
3. Lord Cornwallis
4. Lord William Bentinck

Correct answer: Lord William Bentinck

Solution

Lord William Bentinck, as Governor-General, abolished the practice of sati in 1829 with the support of reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy. He is closely associated with major social reforms in British India.

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