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You are a soldier posted at the Meerut military base. You refused to use the recently introduced Enfield rifle. The officials have decided to take action against you for disobedience.
Don't worry! You are not alone. 85 soldiers from your base are with you in protest. You're all imprisoned.
What happens next?

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You all serve a full term of ten years in jail.
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Some of you are released early for good behaviour.
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A rebellion has broken out. You are released and sent to suppress it.
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Your comrades from the regiment break you out of prison.
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The correct option is D Your comrades from the regiment break you out of prison.
After the hanging of Mangal Pandey, the rumours about the greased cartidges were hard to suppress. Soon, soldiers in the Meerut military base also refused to use the cartridges. About 85 sepoys were punished with ten years of imprisonment. However, other soldiers broke them out of prison, and the band of rebels soon knocked on the door of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, declaring him Shahenshah-e-Hindustan, and persuading him to lead the rebellion.

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