Who among the following was associated with the suppression of Thugs?
- AGeneral Henry Prendergast
- BCaptain SleemanCorrect
- CAlexander Burnes
- DCaptain Robert Pemberton
Explanation
The correct answer is B, Captain Sleeman.
Captain William Sleeman was a British officer specifically appointed by Lord William Bentinck in the 1830s to eliminate the Thuggee cult. He is famously known for organizing the Thuggee and Dacoity Department and leading a highly successful campaign that involved tracking, capturing, and convicting thousands of Thugs. His strategic intelligence gathering and systematic operations effectively ended the menace of ritualized highway robbery and murder in India. While the other individuals listed were British officials or explorers, they were not primarily associated with the suppression of the Thugs.
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