Consider the following statements about the photograph "Execution of Mutinous Sepoys in Peshawar". Which out of these are correct ?

(A) In this scene of execution 12 rebels hang in a row.
(B) It shows a routine punishment.
(C) It was to instil fear among people.
(D) Punishment was discreetly met in enclosed spaces.
(E) It reflects performance of terror.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (C), (E) Only

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (C), (E) Only

Given statements:

(A) In this scene of execution 12 rebels hang in a row.
(B) It shows a routine punishment. (INCORRECT)
(C) It was to instil fear among people.
(D) Punishment was discreetly met in enclosed spaces. (INCORRECT)
(E) It reflects the performance of terror.

Execution of mutinous sepoys in Peshawar, Illustrated London News, 3 October 1857: In this scene of execution 12 rebels hang in a row, with cannons all around them. What you see is not routine punishment: it is the performance of terror. For it to instil fear among people, punishment could not be discreetly meted out in enclosed spaces. It had to be theatrically performed in the open.