Question

state four changes introduced in the organisation of the army after the first war of independence​

Answer 1

The changes made in the Indian army after the First War of Independence are as follows :

⇒ The strength of the European men were increased in the army .

⇒ The Europeans were kept in key and strategic locations .

⇒ The newspapers and other journals were not allowed to reach them .

⇒ Caste discrimination and racial discrimination was practised in the recruitment .

EXPLANATION :

The army was reorganized after 1858 .

The Sepoy Mutiny was held on 1957 .

Another uprising was feared and hence the British took these steps.

The ratio of of Europeans to Indians was increased significantly .

This ensured that the Indian army cannot rebel against the British army.

These were the military changes brought about after the First War of Independence .