Question

E. Answer the following questions.
1. Describe the course of the Revolt of 1857.
2. Describe five main causes of the First War of Independence.
3. What steps did the British take to suppress the Revolt?
4. Why did the First War of Independence fail inspite of the participation of different sections of Indian
Society? Explain.
5.
What changes were made in the administration of India after the Revolt was suppressed?​

Answer 1

1. The events that led to the revolt began on 29 March 1857 at Barrackpore. Mangal Pandey (a sepoy) refused to use the greased cartridges and single handedly attacked and killed his officer. Mangal Pandey was hanged. The regiment toAvhich his belonged was disbanded and sepoys guilty of rebellion punished.

2. The Five main causes of the revolt of 1857 or first war of Independence were :-

• 1. Doctrine of lapse which snatched the kingdoms of princes without legal heirs was one of the major causes of first war of independence.
• 2. Economic exploitation of people in the form of taxes,  land revenue etc was another main cause of first war of independence.
• 3. Interference in the social and religious life of people also made Indians to turn against the British.
• 4. Discrimination in army with Indian sepoys made the sepoys to turn against the British.
• 5. The immediate cause was the introduction of new rifles with a rumor of greased cartridges of fat of cow and pig.

3. British kn India takes many steps to suppress the revolts going on after the jallianwla bagh incident :

• 1. They picked leaders from Amritsar, and don't allow Gandhi to enter in Delhi.
• 2. They also make satyagrahis to rub their nose on the ground.
• 3. They also make satyagrahis to crawl on the ground and to salute the sahibs.