Question

. At Barrackpore, Mangal Pandey was hanged on March 29, 1857 and became a martyr. His crime

was that he:

(A) Refused to obey his officers

(B) Refused to use the greased cartridges

(C) Incited his fellow sepoys not to use the greased cartridges

(D) Revolted and attacked his superior officers​

Answer 1

Answer:

A) Refused to obey his officers

Answer 2

(B) Refused to use the greased cartridges.

Trivia:

It was rumoured that the grease of the cartridges (the ones Mangal Pandey refused to use) was made of cow and pig fat. Both Hindus and Muslims refused to use it as the cow is sacred to Hindus and the pig is detestable to Muslims.