Question

When did the Revolt of 1857 break out?

• A. ${11}^{th}$ October 1857
• B. ${10}^{th}$ May 1857
• C. ${11}^{th}$ February 1857
• D. ${11}^{th}$ December 1857

Answer 1

The correct option is B ${10}^{th}$ May 1857

The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the Company's army in the garrison town of Meerut, 40 miles northeast of Delhi. It then erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions chiefly in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, though incidents of revolt also occurred farther north and east.