Question

Mention any two significance of the revolt of 1857

Answer 1

IT IS SAID TO BE FIRST REVOLT FOR INDEPENDENCE.

VARIOUS REGIONS FOUGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE.

Answer 2

It gave birth to Indian nationalism, a realization that if Indians eschewed their differences and presented a united front, they would be able to take on the British.
It led to the transfer of India from the East India Company to the British crown. India became a part of the British Empire.
It led to the abandonment of Dalhousie’s infamous Doctrine of Lapse which was used as a pretext to annex kingdoms.
The British realized the importance of good governance and ushered in several administrative reforms.
The British started discouraging overt proselytization. They realized that religious resentments, if allowed to build up, could lead to serious trouble.
Ninety years later, on 15 August 1947, the sun finally set on the British Empire in India