Match List-I (Item in the sepoys' arzi, 1857) with List-II (What the…

Match List-I (Item in the sepoys' arzi, 1857) with List-II (What the arzi states).

List-I	List-II
(A) 1,400 English soldiers	(I) Made prisoners and put in jail with irons
(B) Six guns	(II) Surrounded the men of the 3 Regiments after they were paraded
(C) 84 new troopers	(III) Given the new cartridges and ordered to bite them
(D) Sowars of the 3rd Cavalry	(IV) Placed before each of the infantry regiments

Choose the correct answer:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) 1,400 English soldiers	(II) Surrounded the men of the 3 Regiments after they were paraded	The British officers had 1,400 English soldiers ready, with other European troops, and they surrounded the paraded men.
(B) Six guns	(IV) Placed before each of the infantry regiments	Six guns, loaded with grape, were placed before each infantry regiment to threaten the sepoys.
(C) 84 new troopers	(I) Made prisoners and put in jail with irons	84 new troopers were made prisoners and jailed in irons to frighten the rest.
(D) Sowars of the 3rd Cavalry	(III) Given the new cartridges and ordered to bite them	The sowars, or mounted soldiers, of the 3rd Cavalry were given the cartridges and told to bite them, and they objected.

NCERT (2026-27): “3.1 The vision of unity …
Our forefathers have always served them, and we also entered their service … By the mercy of God and with our assistance the British also conquered every place they liked, in which thousands of us, Hindostani men were sacrificed, but we never made any excuses or pretences nor revolted … But in the year eighteen fifty seven the British issued an order that new cartridges and muskets which had arrived from England were to be issued; in the former of which the fats of cows and pigs were mixed; and also that with powdered bones was to be eaten; and even distributed them in every Regiment of infantry, cavalry and artillery … They gave these cartridges to the sowars (mounted soldiers) of the 3 Cavalry, and ordered them to bite them; the troopers objected to it, and said that they would never bite them, for if they did, their religion and faith would be destroyed … upon this the British officers paraded the men of the 3 Regiments and having prepared 1,400 English soldiers, and other Battalions of European troops and Horse Artillery, surrounded them, and placing six guns before each of the infantry regiments, loaded the guns with grape and made 84 new troopers prisoners, and put them in jail with irons on them … The reason that the the Cantonment were put into jail was that we should be frightened into biting the new cartridges. …”

Match List-I (Item in the sepoys' arzi, 1857) with List-II (What the arzi states).

List-I	List-II
(A) 1,400 English soldiers	(I) Made prisoners and put in jail with irons
(B) Six guns	(II) Surrounded the men of the 3 Regiments after they were paraded
(C) 84 new troopers	(III) Given the new cartridges and ordered to bite them
(D) Sowars of the 3rd Cavalry	(IV) Placed before each of the infantry regiments

Choose the correct answer:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) 1,400 English soldiers	(II) Surrounded the men of the 3 Regiments after they were paraded	The British officers had 1,400 English soldiers ready, with other European troops, and they surrounded the paraded men.
(B) Six guns	(IV) Placed before each of the infantry regiments	Six guns, loaded with grape, were placed before each infantry regiment to threaten the sepoys.
(C) 84 new troopers	(I) Made prisoners and put in jail with irons	84 new troopers were made prisoners and jailed in irons to frighten the rest.
(D) Sowars of the 3rd Cavalry	(III) Given the new cartridges and ordered to bite them	The sowars, or mounted soldiers, of the 3rd Cavalry were given the cartridges and told to bite them, and they objected.