Question

Indian sepoys began to be recruited in the British army from a) 1746b) 1749c) 1740d) 1742

Answer 1

In 1742 the Indian sepoys began to be recruited in the British army.

Answer 2

The answer is option (a) 1746.

The outbreak of the war between English and the French in 1740 developed hostilities between the two. The issue between the two parties was that which one should succeed the Mughals as the masters of India. The well developed British army was considered inadequate in India because they lost the wars. Then, the French began training Indian soldiers and in 1746, they were recruited first and even fought in 1746 and emerged as winners.