History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET December 2020 History (Shift-II)
Chronologically arrange the following Acts on the basis of their enactment. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. India Act V that declared slavery to be illegal in India
- 2. The Act XXXI that opened inheritance to Christian converts
- 3. Regulation VI which declared child sacrifice to be murder
- 4. Regulation XVII that declared Sati to be illegal in the Bengal Presidency
A3, 4, 1, 2 ✓ Correct
B4, 1, 3, 2
C1, 3, 2, 4
D2, 1, 4, 3
Correct answer: (A) 3, 4, 1, 2 — The correct order is 3, 4, 1, 2.
Explanation
★The correct order is 3, 4, 1, 2.
★Regulation VI, which declared child sacrifice to be murder, came earliest.
★Regulation XVII, which declared Sati illegal in Bengal, came in 1829.
★India Act V, which declared slavery illegal in India, came in 1843.
★The Act XXXI, which opened inheritance to Christian converts, came in 1850.
★So the order is Regulation VI, Regulation XVII, Act V and Act XXXI.
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