Static GK for All Competitive Exams: Part-3
🔴 Ban on Infanticide
1795 AD: Sir John Shore – Ban on infanticide
1804 AD: Lord Wellesley – Under Regulation XXI of 1795
Source: Drishti IAS
🔴 Ban on Sati Practice
1829 AD: Lord William Bentinck (Collaborator: Raja Ram Mohan Roy)
Action: Complete ban on the practice of Sati, under Regulation XVII of 1829
🔴 Ban on Slavery
1843 AD: Ellenborough
Action: Slavery was prohibited in 1843 via the Charter Act of 1833.
🔴 Hindu Widow Remarriage
1856 AD: Lord Canning
Action: Permission for widow remarriage
🔴 Native Marriage Act
1872 AD: Lord Northbrook
Action: Inter-caste marriage
🔴 Age of Consent Act
1891 AD: Lansdowne
Action: Marriage age for girls fixed at 12 years
🔴 Sarda Act
1930 AD: Irwin
Action: Minimum marriage age fixed at 14 years for girls and 18 years for boys.