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    Question

    Which of the following social and educational reforms

    was/were introduced by Akbar? 1. He completely prohibited the practice of sati throughout the Mughal empire. 2. He legalized widow remarriages. 3. He revised the educational syllabus to lay more emphasis on secular subjects. Select the correct answer using the code given below
    A 1 and 2 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 and 3 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1, 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Akbar introduced a number of social and educational reforms. He stopped sati, the burning of a widow, unless she herself, of her own free will, persistently desired it. Widows of tender age who had not shared the bed with their husbands were not to be burnt at all. He prohibited only the cases where women were forced to perform sati. Hence, statement 1 is not correct. • Widow remarriage was also legalised. Akbar was against anyone having more than one wife unless the first wife was barren. The age of marriage was raised to 14 for girls and 16 for boys. The sale of wines and spirits was restricted. Hence, statement 2 is correct. • Akbar also revised the educational syllabus, laying more emphasis on moral education and mathematics, and on secular subjects such as agriculture, geometry, astronomy, rules of government, logic, history, etc. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

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