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'Sati' was abolished by -

A. Lord Ripon
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. William Bentinck
Answer» D. William Bentinck
Explanation: The system of Sati was abolished in India during the governor-generalship of Lord William Bentinck. It was on 4 December 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Bentinck. By this regulation, the people who abetted sati were declared guilty of "culpable homicide."
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