Concept:Utilitarianism holds that the best action is the one that maximizes overall happiness or utility, and its most famous advocates were Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.
Explanation:• Statement 1 is incorrect because utilitarianism values derive from utility, not from land.
• Statement 2 is correct: Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill are the celebrated spokesmen of utilitarianism.
• Statement 3 is incorrect: Utilitarians, such as Thomas Macaulay, supported British legal reforms (like the Indian Penal Code), not indigenous laws and customs.
• Statement 4 is correct: Bentham argued for the “greatest good for the greatest number of people.”
Thus, only statements 2 and 4 are features of utilitarianism.
Answer:B. 2 and 4 only