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Which of the following statements about the ideology of Utilitarianism in the context of British India is/are correct?

1. Utilitarianism believed that the rule of law was necessary for societal betterment.

2. James Mill expounded the principles of Utilitarianism in his. famous book, 'Utilitarians and the Raj'.

3. Utilitarians differed from the liberals in significant ways.

4. Utilitarianism had distinct authoritarian tendencies.

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Utilitarianism is a moral theory that advocates actions that promote overall happiness or pleasure and rejects actions that cause unhappiness or harm. A utilitarian philosophy, when directed to making social, economic or political decisions, aims for the betterment of society. "The greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people" is a maxim of utilitarianism. The philosophy is associated with Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, two towering British philosophers and political thinkers.