A. Answer the following questions in one word/sentence.
1. Mention any political cause of the revolt of 1857.
2. Why do you think the Sepoys refused to go to Burma in 1824?
3. What was the immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857 ?
4. Mention any four centres of the Revolt of 1857.
5. Why do you think the Indian Civil Service Act of 1861 was passed ?
Answers
1. The main political cause for the great Revolt of 1857 was the policy of Doctrine of Lapse. It was an annexation policy purportedly used by Lord Dalhousie as per which any princely state or territory under the British East India Company would automatically be annexed if the ruler died without a male heir.
2.In 1824, the Sepoys were ordered to go to Buma crossing the sea to fight for East India Company. The sepoys refused to it as they believed if the cross the sea or “Kalapani” they will lose their caste and religion. They also believed that crossing seas is impure and bring bad luck. So they refused to go to Burma.
3. The immediate cause of the Indian Revolt of 1857 was a seemingly minor change in the weapons used by the British East India Company's troops. The East India Company upgraded to the new Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle, which used greased paper cartridges.
4. Centers of 1857 Revolt
Delhi,
Kanpur,
Lucknow,
Jhansi, and.
Arrah in Bihar.
5. The Indian Civil Services Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of Lord Canning in the year 1861. It provided the reservation of certain principal posts for the members of the covenanted services. Thus, the Principal posts were reserved for British.
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