Teaching UGC NET Mock Test Series 2025 (Paper 1 & 2) General Knowledge Modern India (Pre-Congress Phase) India under East India Company’s Rule
"Thuggee" Act (xxx) of 1836 and the Thuggee department were simply aiming at policing and prosecuting gangs seen as perpetrating a crime in the name of religion
(A). It was a colonial construct to brand various peripatetic groups as thugs
(B). The British considered actions against was an act of social reform
(C). Sir William Sleeman was the architect of the compaign against Thuggee
(D). 'Confessions of a Thug' is authored by Mike Dash
(E). Thugee is authored by Sir William Sleeman
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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(A), (C) and (D) only.
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(B), (D) and (E) only.
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(A), (B) and (C) only.
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(C), (D) and (E) only.