Which region was known as the 'nursery of the Bengal Army' as many sepoys were recruited from the region?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
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, so Awadh was called the “nursery of the Bengal Army”.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.3 Firangi raj and the end of a world … It is also important to remember that close links existed between the sepoys and the rural world of North India. 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’’.…” |