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प्रश्न
Give a reason why:
The Indian sepoys refused to bite the cartridges of the Enfield rifle.
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उत्तर
The Indian sepoys refused to bite the cartridges of the Enfield rifle as it was rumoured that these cartridges were greased with the fat of cows and pigs. This enraged the Hindus and Muslims as the cow is a holy animal of Hindus and the pig is considered taboo for the Muslims.
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