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1. What was the nature of the Revolt of 1857? Was it just a Sepoy Mutiny?
2. What were the political and economic causes of the Revolt of 1857 ?
3. What were the military reasons for the Revolt of 1857 ?
4. List the reforms introduced by the British that aggravated the people and ruling classes
5. What were the main centres of the Revolt? Was it a countrywide phenomenon ?
Answers
Answer:
ans1)According to Seeley, the Revolt of 1857 was a wholly unpatriotic and selfish sepoys mutiny with no native leadership and no popular support. He further maintains that it was a rebellion of the Indian sepoys. Some states, which had grievances against their annexation, also joined the rebellion.
ans2)The revolt of 1857 also known as the Sepoy Mutiny, the Great Rebellion and India s first war of independence was the result of colonial policies of the British Raj and prolonged resentment of different sections of Indian society such as Sepoys, Zamindars, Peasants, Artisans against discriminatory British policies.
ans3)Military Causes;
Low salary and poor prospects of promotion.
Disproportion between Indian and British troops.
Social distance between officers and Indian soldiers.
Loss of British prestige in Afghan War.
General Service Enlistment Act by which Indians enlisted in British Army could be sent overseas.
ans4)Some of the reforms introduced by the British that aggravated the people and ruling classes in India are :
The ban on sati created resentment among people and ruling classes.
Encouragement of widow-remarriage.
Ban on child marriage.
ans5)The main centres of revolt in these regions namely meerut, Delhi, Lucknow, kanpur, Jhansi, Gwalior, Barrackpore, Bareilly, and Arrah in Bihar.
Explanation:
5.The main centres of revolt in these regions namely meerut, Delhi, Lucknow, kanpur, Jhansi, Gwalior, Barrackpore, Bareilly, and Arrah in Bihar.
