Which region was known as the ‘nursery of the Bengal Army” from 1840s onwards ?

(1) Bombay
(2) Punjab
(3) Bengal
(4) Awadh

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A large majority of the sepoys of the Bengal Army were recruited from the villages of Awadh and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Many of them were Brahmins or from the “upper” castes. Awadh was, in fact, called the “nursery of the Bengal Army’’.