Immediate Cause

Q. Below listed is the procedure to load a shot in a Enfield Rifle that replaced the Brown Bess Guns:

1. The gunman had to bite-open a cartridge.
2. Pour the gunpowder in the cartridge.
3. Slide the lead shot or the bullet inside the muzzle and ram the bullet down with a ramrod.

Which of the following steps led to the Sepoy Mutiny?

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 2 only
4. 2 and 3 only

Q. I am an Indian sepoy working with the British Army in 1857. I follow the religion of Islam. I am not sure about using the latest Enfield Rifle that replaced the Brown Bess Guns. Identify my concern.

1. Cartridges greased with lamb fat.
2. Cartridges greased with cow fat.
3. Cartridges greased with pig fat.
4. Cartridges greased with both cow and pig fat.

Q. Which of these actions/policies of the British were responsible in provoking the Indian soldiers against them?

1. The Indian soldiers in the British army were paid lower salaries compared to European soldiers.
2. The Indian soldiers weren't allowed to rise to very high positions within the British army.
3. The British forced the Indian soldiers to cross the sea/ocean.
4. The British forced peasants to join their army.

Q. Why is the First War of Indian Independence also referred to as the Sepoy Mutiny?

1. The Mutiny started with the Sepoys.
2. The Sepoys were the only ones who took part in the Mutiny.
3. The Mutiny was mainly led by the Sepoys.
4. The Sepoys benefitted the most from the Mutiny.

Q. Read the following statements and select the correct option.

Statement 1: In 1830, permission was granted to Christian missionaries to operate freely in the territories of the East India Company and they were even allowed to own land and property.

Statement 2: During the mid 19th century, Indians felt like the English were trying to promote Christianity at the expense of the local faiths.

1. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.
2. Both statements are true and statement 2 was a consequence of statement 1.
3. Both statements are false.
4. Both statements are true and independent of each other.