Commerce (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

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Rumours and prophecies played a part in moving people to action. The Sepoys who had arrived in Delhi from Meerut had told Bahadur Shah about the bullets coated with the fat of cow and pigs and that biting those bullets would corrupt their caste and religion. They were referring to the cartridges of the Enfield Rifles that had just been given to them. The British tried to explain to the Sepoys that this was not the case but the rumour of greased cartridge spread like wildfire across the Sepoy lines of North India.

Why did the Sepoys march to Delhi from Meerut?

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Rumours and prophecies played a part in moving people to action. The Sepoys who had arrived in Delhi from Meerut had told Bahadur Shah about the bullets coated with the fat of cow and pigs and that biting those bullets would corrupt their caste and religion. They were referring to the cartridges of the Enfield Rifles that had just been given to them. The British tried to explain to the Sepoys that this was not the case but the rumour of greased cartridge spread like wildfire across the Sepoy lines of North India.

How did the rumour of greased cartridges spread like wildfire across the cantonments?

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Rumours and prophecies played a part in moving people to action. The Sepoys who had arrived in Delhi from Meerut had told Bahadur Shah about the bullets coated with the fat of cow and pigs and that biting those bullets would corrupt their caste and religion. They were referring to the cartridges of the Enfield Rifles that had just been given to them. The British tried to explain to the Sepoys that this was not the case but the rumour of greased cartridge spread like wildfire across the Sepoy lines of North India.

Choose the correct option.

Assertion(A): According to the rumour the cartridges were greased with the fat of cows and pigs.

Reason(R): The Sepoys refused to use these cartridges because for Hindu Sepoys, the cow was a revered animal and for the Muslims, the pig was a hated animal.

Read the following excerpt carefully and answer the question :

Rumours and prophecies played a part in moving people to action. The Sepoys who had arrived in Delhi from Meerut had told Bahadur Shah about the bullets coated with the fat of cow and pigs and that biting those bullets would corrupt their caste and religion. They were referring to the cartridges of the Enfield Rifles that had just been given to them. The British tried to explain to the Sepoys that this was not the case but the rumour of greased cartridge spread like wildfire across the Sepoy lines of North India.

Consider the following statements:

a) The greased cartridges were to be used in the new Enfield Rifles.

b) The British officers tried to explain to the Sepoys that cartridges were not greased. It was just a rumour.

Choose the correct option:

Critically analyse the Fifth Report which was submitted to the British Parliament in 1813.

Examine the policies adopted by the British towards Paharias during 18th century.

Why have many scholars written the months after Independence as being Gandhiji's "finest hours? Explain.

Abul Fazal describes the ideal of Sulh- i -Kul (absolute peace) as the cornerstone of Akbar enlightened rule”. Support the statement with few examples.

‘The officer corps of the Mughals were described as bouquet of flowers held together by loyalty to the emperor.’ Justify the statements with suitable arguments

On the same outline map of India, a place related to the centres of the Revolt of 1857 is marked as A. Identify it and write its name on the line drawn near them.

Who wrote the book Kitab-ul-Hind?

Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?

Abu'l Fazl was a court historian of which Mughal emperor?

Kitab ul Hind : Al-Biruni, Rihla : ______ :

Which among the following is correctly matched?

Which of the following options is correct?

“The power of the Jotedars was more effective than that of the zamindars.” Justify the statement with suitable arguments.

How did rumours play an important part in the Revolt of 1857? Explain with examples. 

Read the following source carefully and answer the questions that follow:

1. Why was Sanchi an interest to Alexander Cunningham?
2. How was Sanchi related with Buddhism?
3. How did Shahjahan Begum conserve Sanchi's stupa?

Describe the three lists of Federalism provided by the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly.