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प्रश्न
State the immediate cause for the revolt of 1857.
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उत्तर
The sepoys were ordered to use new Enfield Rifles, the cartridges of which were greased with fat of cows and pigs. Both Hindu and Muslim sepoys refused to use them and felt the English were defiling their religion.
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