Question

Analyse the factor responsible for the outbreak of the revolt of 1857 in 12 marks
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Answer 1

What were the factors responsible for the failure of the revolt of 1857?

The revolt of 1857 suffered from a weak leadership. It was not planned and organized. There was a clear lack of unity among the rebels and there was no common purpose among them during the revolt of 1857. The revolt did not spread to all the parts of India instead it was confined to the Northern and Central India.

What were the causes of revolt of 1857 Class 12?

(i) The rebels wanted to uproot the rule of the English. (ii) They wanted that their rulers, nawabs, taluqdars, and zamindars should not be uprooted. The states of the princely rulers should not be annexed to the Company empire. (iii) The rebels wanted unity among Hindus and Muslims.