A historian reads an arzi of rebel sepoys of 1857 about the new cartridges and the troopers who refused them. Which of the following pairs of a point in the arzi and what it states is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → New cartridges from England - the fats of cows and pigs were mixed in them
Option (1) Aim of the two-year war - to win back the lands taken from the taluqdars — Incorrect. The sepoys say they fought for two years to save their faith and religion. Loss of land is the grievance of the taluqdar's account; this arzi speaks of faith.
Option (2) Powdered bones - mixed into the gunpowder of the new cartridges — Incorrect. The arzi links powdered bones with food that was to be eaten, mixed with attah of wheat. It was a second fear, beside the greased cartridges.
Option (3) Jailing of the troopers - a punishment for an attack on their officers — Incorrect. The 84 troopers were jailed so that the others would be frightened into biting the new cartridges. The arzi names no attack on officers.
Option (4) New cartridges from England - the fats of cows and pigs were mixed in them — Correct. In the arzi, the new cartridges and muskets came from England, and the cartridges had the fats of cows and pigs mixed in them. Biting them would break the religious rules of both Hindus and Muslims.
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