Question

1. A majority of the sepoys in the Company's army were from ________
2. British historians refer to the uprising as the _______
3. the act of 1858 transferred all administrative powers to the _______
4. the British declared the Pathans as a ______ race ​

Answer 1

1. Explanation: Participation came mainly from the East India Company's army units, whose South Asian recruits were known as sepoys, an Anglo-Indian term derived from the Persian word sipahi (soldier). The vast majority of soldiers who served in the Indian army were native South Asians.

2. Complete Answer: The British called it Sepoy Mutiny (the revolt of 1857). The first head administrator of India, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru demanded utilizing the term 'First War of Independence' to allude to the 1857 revolt and the public authority of India received the wording.

3. The Government of India Act 1858 was an Act of the British parliament that transferred the government and territories of the East India Company to the British Crown. The company's rule over British territories in India came to an end and it was passed directly to the British government.

4. The British regarded the 'martial races' as valiant and strong but also intellectually inferior, lacking the initiative or leadership qualities .

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