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प्रश्न
“The relationship of the sepoys with the superior white officers underwent a significant change in the years preceding the uprising of 1857”, support the statement with examples.
उत्तर
- The relationship of the sepoys with their superior white officers underwent a significant change in the years preceding the uprising of 1857.
- In the 1820s, white officers made it a point to maintain friendly relations with the sepoys. They would take part in their leisure activities – they wrestled with them, fenced with them and went out hawking with them. Many of them were fluent in Hindustani and were familiar with the customs and culture of the country. These officers were disciplinarian and father figure rolled into one.
- In the 1840s, this began to change. The officers developed a sense of superiority and started treating the sepoys as their racial inferiors, riding roughshod over their sensibilities.
- Abuse and physical violence became common and thus the distance between sepoys and officers grew.
- Trust was replaced by suspicion. The fears of the sepoys about the new cartridge, their grievances about leave, their grouse about the increasing misbehaviour and racial abuse on the part of their white officers were communicated back to the villages.
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Write a Short Essay (250-300 Words) on the Following:
Why Was the Revolt Particularly Widespread in Awadh? What Prompted the Peasants, Taluqdars and Zamindars to Join the Revolt?
Why were the sepoys discontented with the British?
Which of the following statements was not a justified reason for the annexation of Awadh by the British in 1857?
Wajid Ali Shah was the Nawab of ______.
Awadh was annexed into the British empire in ______.
Awadh and Satara were captured under ______.
Describe the role of any six prominent leaders of northern India who fought against the British in the Revolt of 1857.
Mangal Pandey, in 1857, killed British Officer(s):
The major reasons to explain why the rebellious soldiers turned to native rulers for leadership is/are:-
The revolt was widespread in Awadh due to which of the following reason/s?
The subsidiary alliance was imposed on Awadh in ______.
Who led the Revolt from Lucknow?
Match the following.
| List I | List II |
| A. Lord Wellesley | 1. Commander of British Forces in India |
| B. Lord Dalhousie | 2. Introduced Doctrine of Lapse |
| C. Lord Canning | 3. Introduced Subsidiary Alliance |
| D. Colin Campbell | 4. Governor-General during Revolt of 1857 |
In which year Awadh was annexed to the British Empire?
The Subsidiary Alliance System was devised by ______.
Explain why the Revolt of 1857 became an expression of popular resistance in Awadh than any where else to the British rule.
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Explain the impact of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah's exile in 1856 on the people of Awadh.
Which one of the following regions was called as the "Nursery of the Bengal Army" by the British during 1850's?
“A cherry that will drop into our mouth one day”, who made this remark?
Explain the series of events that eventually led the cherry to fall into the mouth of the British.
