Question

The Revolt of 1857 began from Bareilly.
A) True
B) False

Answer 1

Hint: The 1857-59 Indian Mutiny was a large but ultimately unsuccessful revolt against the British East India Company's control in India, which served as a sovereign power on behalf of the British crown. It was the first organised act of opposition to the British East India Company. It all started with the sepoys of the British East India Company's army revolting.

Complete answer:
The insurrection began in Meerut on May 10, 1857. The uprising spread like wildfire in a short period of time. Delhi, Lucknow, Bareilly, Jhansi, and Ara in Bihar were important revolution hotspots. Colonel Bhukth Khan led the revolts in Delhi, Nana Saheb and Tantya Tope led the revolts in Kanpur, Begum Hazrat Mahal led the revolt in Lucknow, Lakshmi Bai led the revolt in Jhansi, and Kunwar Singh led the insurrection in Bihar. These uprisings were put down one by one by the British.

The British expansion had resulted in the proliferation of unfair policies, resulting in the loss of authority of the Nawabs and Zamindars residing throughout India. The introduction of unfair policies such as Trade and Commerce, Indirect Subordination, War and Annexation, Direct Subordination, and Misgovernance (through which Awadh was annexed) severely hampered the interests of the rulers of the native states, and they became victims of British expansionism one by one. As a result, those monarchs who had lost their nations to the British were naturally anti-British and sided with the rebels throughout the revolution.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: The introduction of the ‘Enfield' rifle was the immediate factor. Before inserting the cartridge into the pistol, it had to be chewed off. The cartridge was lubricated with either pig fat or cow fat, according to the Indian sepoys. This was in violation of Hindu and Muslim beliefs. The soldiers were enraged at the British, therefore this was a flashpoint. This was thought to be the immediate cause of the 1857 uprising.