Question

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

Which of the following steps led to the Sepoy Mutiny?

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. 1 and 2 only
• D. 2 and 3 only

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1 only

The British replaced the Brown Bess Guns with the Enfield Rifles that had greased cartridges. There was a rumour that the cartridges were greased with fat from pigs and cows. Pork is forbidden food for Muslims and cows are revered by the Hindus. So, the Indian soldiers refused to use the rifles; this led to the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny.