Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Rebels and the Raj

Question:

Which region was known as the 'nursery of the Bengal Army' as many sepoys were recruited from the region?

Options:

Jhansi

Satara

Awadh

Delhi

Correct Answer:

Awadh

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Awadh

The large majority of the sepoys of the Bengal Army were recruited from the villages of Awadh and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Many of them were Brahmins or from the “upper” castes. Awadh was, in fact, called the “nursery of the Bengal Army’’.