Directions: Choose the best option. In which year was there a mutiny and revolt throughout northern India under the East India Company?
Question and options
Directions: Choose the best option.
In which year was there a mutiny and revolt throughout northern India under the East India Company?
- 1856
- 1855
- 1857
- 1858
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - 1857
The Revolt of 1857 began with the sepoy mutiny at Meerut on 10 May 1857 and spread across northern and central India. After it was suppressed, the Government of India Act, 1858 ended the Company's rule, which is why 1858 is a common confusion.
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