Question

Read the excerpt given below and answer the questions that follow:

INDIAN SAILORS IN REVOLT SIX HOURS BATTLE WITH BRITISH TROOPS.

1. Identify the event associated with the above mentioned newspaper heading.
2. How did this event end?

Answer 1

1. The headline refers to the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) Mutiny of February 1946.
2. The uprising ended when the sailors surrendered on February 23, 1946 after appeals by national leaders (such as Vallabhbhai Patel and Jinnah); many participants were later court‑martialed or dismissed and some grievances were addressed by the authorities.