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GK QUESTION#2780

In what way did Raja Rammohan Roy contribute to abolishing the Sati system in early 19th-century Bengal?

  1. ABy leading armed revolts in rural Bengal
  2. BBy campaigning through newspapers and public debatesCorrect answer
  3. CBy issuing official orders against traditional leaders
  4. DBy forming partnerships with British Christian missionaries
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B. By campaigning through newspapers and public debates

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Rammohan Roy opposed Sati through writings, public discussion and campaigning. His journal Sambad Kaumudi helped spread his arguments against the practice and build public opinion for reform.

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