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UKPSC PCS 2016 · Question 48 of 99

Which Governor General abolished 'Thagi' in India?

History

  1. ASir John Shore
  2. BLord Wellesley
  3. CLord William BentinckCorrect
  4. DLord Mayo

Answer: C. Lord William Bentinck

Explanation

Lord William Bentinck suppressed thagi in the 1830s.

Source: UKPSC Lower PCS Prelims 2016, Part-I General Studies, Series-A (SRA)

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