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Which of the following rumour(s) did NOT play an important role in the uprising of 1857? |
The rumour of a prophecy that British rule would come to an end on the centenary of the Battle of Plassey, on 23 June 1857 the British had mixed the bone dust of cows and pigs into the flour that was sold in the market to destroy the caste and religion of Hindus and Muslims the British wanted to convert Indians to Christianity None of the above |
None of the above |
There was a rumour of prophecy that British rule would come to an end on the centenary of the Battle of Plassey, on 23 June 1857. The rumour that the new cartridges were greased with the fat of cows and pigs spread like wildfire across the sepoy lines of North India .There was the rumour that the British government had hatched a gigantic conspiracy to destroy the caste and religion of Hindus and Muslims. To this end, the rumours said, the British had mixed the bone dust of cows and pigs into the flour that was sold in the market. In There was fear and suspicion that the British wanted to convert Indians to Christianity. Panic spread fast. |
