Question

What was the most significant result of the uprising of 1857?
A) End of the rule of East India company
B) Start of the rule of East India company
C) Rise of British rule
D) None of these

Answer 1

Hint: An uprising is a planned rebellion, typically against a government or authority. A revolt begins with a feeling of outrage and disgust toward a situation and then takes the form of a refusal to surrender to or follow the authority in charge of the issue. Individual or collective rebellion can be peaceful or violent.

Complete answer:
Indian revolt was fueled by a variety of perceptions, including invasive British-style social reforms, heavy land taxes, summary treatment of some wealthy landowners and princes, and scepticism about the benefits of British rule. Many Indians revolted against the British, but many also fought for them, and the majority appeared to be submissive to British rule.

The revolt of 1857 marked the formal start of the fight for independence from British colonial control. It is known by several names: India's First War of Independence, Sepoy Mutiny, and so on. The revolt began as a sepoy mutiny on May 10, 1857, at Meerut. Sepoys started it in Bengal against British officials in the Bengal Presidency.

The revolt of 1857 rattled the British East India Company's foundations and exposed their inefficiency in managing the Indian administration. The approval of the Government of India Act dissolved the rule of the British East India Company and signalled the start of the British raj, which gave the British government the right to control India directly through representatives. The most major outcome of the 1857 rebellion was the termination of the East India Company's authority and the Crown's direct absorption of the Indian government.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: Despite the fact that the British East India Company lost its control in India and was eventually dissolved, Indians continued to face racial atrocities and economic hardships. Britain would continue to govern over the Indian subcontinent, but not through the British East India Company. The Indian government celebrated the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of "India's First War of Independence" in 2007.