Read the passage and answer the questions:
The sepoys began their action with a signal; in many places it was the firing of the evening gun or the sounding of the bugle. They first seized the bell of arms and plundered the treasury. They then attacked the government buildings – the jail, treasury, telegraph office, record room, bungalows – burning all records. The mutiny in the sepoy ranks quickly became a rebellion.
During the Revolt of 1857, the mutiny was started by:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Sepoys
The mutiny was started by the sepoys: on 10 May 1857 the sepoys in the cantonment of Meerut broke out in mutiny, and the ordinary people of the town and the surrounding villages joined them afterwards.
NCERT (2026-27): “Late in the afternoon of 10 May 1857, the sepoys in the cantonment of Meerut broke out in mutiny. It began in the lines of the native infantry, spread very swiftly to the cavalry and then to the city. The ordinary people of the town and surrounding villages joined the sepoys.… 1.1 How the mutinies began … The sepoys began their action with a signal: in many places it was the firing of the evening gun or the sounding of the bugle. They first seized the bell of arms and plundered the treasury.…” |