Question

The mutineers hoisted the flag of Tipu at the _____fort.
A. Red
B. Raigad
C. Vellore
D. Pratapgad

Answer 1

Hint:It is a city in the state of Tamil Nadu, in southern India. It's known for a 16th-century Fort, with its imposing granite walls and surrounding moat.

Complete answer:
 The Britishers were insensitive to the religious faith of the Hindu and Muslim Indian sepoys. Sir John Craddock, the Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army , issued orders barring soldiers from wearing religious marks on their foreheads and also to trim their moustaches and shave off their beards. This offended both Hindu and Muslim soldiers who were outraged. This led to suspicion among the sepoys that they were being proselytized to Christianity. A few sepoys who had protested against these new orders were taken to Fort St. George and were given heavy flogging.Also present in the Vellore Fort were the wife and children of Tipu Sultan (who was killed in the Battle of Seringapatam in 1799) who were stationed in a palace within the fort where Tipu Sultan’s sons also instigated the rebellion after the Mutiny took momentum and mutineers hoisted Tipu's flag instead of the British one. Now let's see the options:-

Red Fort- The Red Fort is present in New Delhi not in near Madras where the Vellore mutiny took place hence this option is incorrect.
Raigad- Raigad fort was a bastion of Shivaji Maharaj which is in Maharashtra not near Madras hence it is not the correct option.
Vellore- Vellore fort was a place where the sons of Tipu Sultan and his wife were kept. The mutineers climbed up the fortand removed the British flag from the top and placed the Tipu Sultan flag which was a symbolic measure to defy the British rule. Hence it is the correct option.
Pratapgarh- Pratapgarh fort was built by Shivaji Maharaj in Maharashtra not in Madras hence it is the incorrect option .

Hence the correct answer is option C.

Note:This gave the British a wake up call and the Central Authority ordered the British officers to be considerate to the religious feelings of the Indian sepoys. The Vellore mutiny took place some thirty years before the first War of Independence in 1857 and is considered to be the very first mutiny against the British rule.