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Match the years in which the following social legislations were passed

List-I List-II

Abolition of Sati - 1843
Legalisation of remarriage of widows - 1870
Prohibition of female infanticide - 1829-30
Abolition of slavery - 1856

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1-2-3-4

2-1-4-3

3-4-2-1

3-4-1-2

Explanation:

The Bengal Sati Regulation which banned the Sati practice in all jurisdictions of British India was passed on December 4, 1829 by the then Governor-General Lord William Bentinck.
The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856, also Act XV, 1856, enacted on 26 July 1856, legalised the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule. It was drafted by Lord Dalhousie and passed by Lord Canning before the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870. The Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870, also Act VIII of 1870 was a legislative act passed in British India, to prevent murder of female infants.
Slavery was abolished in the possessions of the East India Company by the Indian Slavery Act, 1843.

By: Kritika Kaushal

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