Military Causes of the Sepoy Mutiny

Q. Why did the Indian Sepoys refuse to use the newly introduced rifles?

1. Because they were difficult to use.
2. Because they wanted to revolt against British.
3. Because the cartridge grease was made with cow fat.
4. Because the cartridge grease was made with pig fat.

Q. What was/were the rumor/s regarding the Enfield cartridges?

1. Grease in the cartridge was made of cow fat.
2. Grease in the cartridge was made of pig fat.
3. Grease in the cartridge was made of horse fat.
4. Grease in the cartridge was made of the dog fat.

Q. Which infantry did Mangal Pandey belong to?

1. 35th Karnataka Native Infantry
2. 32nd Tamil Nadu Native Infantry
3. 36th Delhi Native Infantry
4. 34th Bengal Native Infantry

Q. You are a sepoy serving in the English East India Company's army. The Company has made an upgrade in the armaments used by your troops. Great news? Wait.
The upgrade meant the introduction of Enfield rifles. In these rifles, you have to bite off the cartridge before loading a bullet. It is being rumoured that the cartridge grease is made of pig fat. You refuse to use these cartridges. Why?

1. You believe that this new system of reloading bullets is inefficient.
2. Your religion is strictly against the killing of any animal for human needs.
3. Your religion prohibits you from consuming anything derived from pigs.
4. The rifles given to British soldiers have better loading mechanisms.

Q. What was the highest rank that an Indian soldiers could hold during the colonial rule in India?

1. Superintendent
2. Inspector
3. Subedar
4. Thana incharge

Q. Which of the following facts is true with reference to the General Service Enlistment Act?

1. It demanded that Indian soldiers be ready to fight abroad.
2. It forbade Indian soldiers from fighting within Indian territory.
3. It significantly reduced the pay of Indian soldiers.
4. It declared that Indian soldiers could only reach the rank of subedar.

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What are the types of errors of omission?

Q. Where was Mangal Pandey stationed?

1. Meerut
2. Barackpore
3. Delhi
4. Bareilly

Q. Which rifle is associated with the Sepoy Mutiny?

1. M1 Garand
2. Nagant M1895
3. Enfield
4. Gewehr 98

Q. Under Company Rule, Indian Sepoys weren’t promoted beyond the rank of .

1. Havildar Major
2. Jemadar
3. Subedar
4. Subedar Major

Q. Where was Mangal Pandey stationed when he shot at an English officer?

1. Jhansi
2. Satara
3. Banaras
4. Barrackpur

Q. Which regiment of the Company's army was the first to be disturbed by the rumour about the greased catridges?

1. 24th Native Infantry
2. 34th Native Infantry
3. 44th Merwara Infantry
4. 5th Bengal European Regiment

Q. Which animal is considered holy according to certain principles of Hinduism?

1. Cow
2. Buffalo
3. Goat
4. Pig

Q. The religion you follow forbids you from embarking on sea voyages. Which of the following Acts will be a cause of concern for you?

1. Charter Act of 1853
2. Rowlatt Act
3. General Service Enlistment Act
4. Government of India Act 1858

Q. What was Maqbool’s ambition?

Q. S1: Imitation is not civilization.
S6: When a man has begun to be ashamed of his ancestors, the end has come.
P: As ass in a lion's skin never makes a lion.
Q: It is verily the sign of awful degradation in a man.
R: Cowardly imitation never makes for progress.
S: When a man has begun to hate himself, then the last blow has come.

1. PQRS
2. SPRQ
3. PRQS
4. QSRP

Q. Which of these animals is considered unclean according to the doctrines of Islam?

1. Cow
2. Buffalo
3. Goat
4. Pig

Q. Choose the word that gives the antonym of the word italicized.
He puts on airs and claims himself to be omniscient.

1. ignorant
2. uneducated
3. unqualified
4. backward