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GK QUESTION#2676

Consider the following statements regarding the Caste Disabilities Removal Act (Lex Loci Act) of 1850: 1. The Act gave converts to Christianity the right to inherit ancestral property. 2. The Act was passed during British Crown Rule in India. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

  1. A1 onlyCorrect answer
  2. B2 only
  3. CBoth 1 and 2
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2
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A. 1 only

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The 1850 law protected inheritance after conversion. It preceded the transfer from Company to Crown rule in 1858.

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