Which region was called the "nursery of the Bengal Army"?
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’’. The changes that the families of the sepoys saw around them and the threats they perceived were quickly transmitted to the sepoy lines.…” |