Question

what was the main provision of the general service enlistment act of 1856?

Answer 1

The General Service Enlistment Act of 1856 required recruits to serveoverseas if ordered, a challenge to the castes who composed so much of the Bengal army. The general service enlistment act of 1856 provided that all the sepoys of the Bengal army should be ready for service anywhere within or outside India

Answer 2

The general service enlistment act of 1856 was passed by the British government which means According to it, a sepoy had to travel overseas whenever required by the Company.