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Question
Consider the following events:
- Abolition of sati.
- Passing of Widow Remarriage Act.
- The beginning of the revolt.
- Queen's Proclamation.
The correct chronological order of these events is:
Options
i, ii, iii, iv
ii, iii, iv, i
iii, iv, i, ii
ii, i, iii, iv
Solution
i, ii, iii, iv
Explanation:
On December 4, 1829, the then-Governor-General Lord William Bentinck issued the Bengal Sati Regulation, which prohibited the practice of Sati in all jurisdictions of British India. Sati practice was described in the regulation as repugnant to human feelings.
The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856, also known as Act XV, 1856, was enacted on July 26, 1856, and legalised remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule. Lord Dalhousie drafted it, and Lord Canning signed it before the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, but ultimately unsuccessful, uprising in India between 1857 and 1858 against the rule of the British East India Company, which acted as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.
Allahabad hosted a grand Darbar on November 1, 1858. Lord Canning issued the royal proclamation announcing the queen's accession to the throne of India. This proclamation declared the British rule in India to be futile.
