Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Rebels and the Raj

Question:

Which one of them was not a prophecy/rumor of the 19th century?

Options:

New cartridges were greased with the fat of cows and pigs.

The Britishers had mixed the bone dust of crows and cats into the flour that was sold in the market.

There was fear and suspicion that the British wanted to convert Indians to Christianity.

The British government had hatched a gigantic conspiracy to destroy the caste and religion of Hindus and Muslims.

Correct Answer:

The Britishers had mixed the bone dust of crows and cats into the flour that was sold in the market.

Explanation:

The rumours said the British had mixed the bone dust of cows and pigs into the flour that was sold in the market. In towns and cantonments, sepoys and the common people refused to touch the atta.