Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Lexi Loci Act of 1850?

Q. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Lexi Loci Act of 1850? [APPSC Group-2 Prelims 2024]

(1) It prohibited child marriage below the age of 14.

(2) It extended the prohibition of Sati all across the British India

(3) It provides the right to inherit ancestral property to Hind converts to Christianity.

(4) It granted the legal recognition to widow marriage

Answer: 3

The Lex Loci Act, 1850 was for protecting the right of a convert to inherit ancestral property. It gave the Christian converts the right to inherit their ancestral properties. The act, the Hindus widely believed, would open floodgates to Christian conversion.

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