History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2023 History
The 'Thuggee' Act (XXX) of 1836 and the Thuggee department aimed at policing and prosecuting gangs seen as perpetrating a crime in the name of religion. Which of the following are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. It was a colonial construct to brand various peripatetic groups as thugs
- 2. The British considered actions against thuggee an act of social reform
- 3. Sir William Sleeman was the architect of the campaign against Thuggee
- 4. 'Confessions of a Thug' is authored by Mike Desh
- 5. 'Thuggee' is authored by Sir William Sleeman
A1, 3 and 4 only
B2, 4 and 5 only
C1, 2 and 3 only ✓ Correct
D3, 4 and 5 only
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2 and 3 only — The correct statements are 1, 2 and 3 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 2 and 3 only.
★The Thuggee Act was a colonial construct that branded various peripatetic groups as thugs.
★The British treated their actions against thuggee as a measure of social reform.
★Sir William Sleeman was the chief architect of the campaign against Thuggee.
★The book Confessions of a Thug was written by Philip Meadows Taylor, not Mike Desh, so the fourth is wrong.
★The fifth statement is also inaccurate, so only the first three are correct.
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