Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Seventy-five thousand of the Company’s sepoys belonged to which of the following states?
Options
Jaipur
Awadh
Mysore
Sambalpur
Advertisements
Solution
Awadh
Explanation:
Of the Company’s sepoys, 75,000 were from Awadh; the annexation of Awadh in 1856 and the dissolution of its forces/privileges enraged these soldiers and helped spark the 1857 uprising.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
The Indian Nationalists described the Great Uprising of 1857 as the First War of Independence. With reference to this, answer the following question:
Mention any three policies used by the British to expand their political power in India.
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. With reference to this, answer the following question:
The British used many policies of expansion. Mention any three such policies.
Where was the family seat of Nana Saheb located?
Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance in India?
After the initial success of the Uprising of 1857, the objective of the leaders of the Uprising included ______.
What was the subsidiary alliance?
Name two Indian States brought under the British control using the Subsidiary Alliance.
Name the two states annexed by the British using the Doctrine of Lapse.
Why did Rani Laxmi Bai become a bitter enemy of the British?
Mention any two consequences of the annexation of Awadh.
