Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and then answer the question given below the passage. The move is reminiscent of the barbaric system of indentured labor introduced through the Bengal Regulations VII, 1819 for the British planters in Assam tea estates. Workers had to work under a five-year contract and desertion was made punishable. Later, the Transport of Native Laborers’ Act, 1863 was passed in Bengal which strengthened control of the employers and even enabled them to detain laborers in the district of employment and imprison them for six months. Bengal Act VI of 1865 was later passed to deploy Special Emigration Police to prevent laborers from leaving and return them to the plantation after detention. Identify the tone of the passage?

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Examese Editorial Team · Accepted Answer

Angry The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Angry Explanation- The tone of Angry shows that the author’s anger towards the subject in a justified way. The author is reminding the barbaric system that was introduced through Bengal Regulations. In the given paragraph, he is explaining the conditions of laborers and how they are exploited by colonial rule. The meaning of the other tones are: Cynical: Passages that are written in cynical tone reveal the author’s view of society being driven purely by self-interest. Dogmatic: When the author is assertive regarding his opinions, he uses a dogmatic tone to convey his viewpoint.