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Rumours and prophecies played a part in moving people to action. As we saw, the sepoys who had arrived in Delhi from Meerut had told Bahadur Shah about bullets coated with the fat of cows and pigs and biting these bullets would corrupt their caste and religion. They were referring to the cartridges of the Enfield rifles which had just been given to them. The British tried to explain to the sepoys that this was not the case but the rumour that the new cartridges were greased with fat of cows and pigs spread like wild fire across the sepoy lines of North India.

Which among the following was NOT a rumour ?

British annexed Satara, Jhansi under the Doctrine of Lapse.

The correct answer is Option (3) → British annexed Satara, Jhansi under the Doctrine of Lapse.