Question

F. Short Answer Questions 1. Why was Awadh annexed?
2. What were the social and religious grievances of the people?
3 What was the rumour about the enfield rifles?
4. On what pretect was Awadh annexed?
5. How far were the British policies responsible for the revolt of 1857?
G.Long Answer Questions
1. Discuss the political causes of the revolt. 2. Mention four important steps taken by the British after the revolt.
3. How were the British able to suppress the revolt?
4. Describe the events of the revolt.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

3. How were the British able to suppress the revolt?

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1) the revolt was not organised in a suitable manner so it became easy to Britishers to oppress it. 2) it didn't started on the scheduled time , it started before the scheduled time of the revolt so this gave the hint to Britishers regarding a revolution.

Answer 2

2) Besides the above political and administrative, economic, social and religious grievances, another major cause was the unrest of the sepoys in the army of the British. ... There was a clash between the service conditions and religious practices of the upper caste sepoys due to the policies of the British.