Imagine you are a sepoy in the Company army, advising your nephew not to take employment in the army. What reasons would you give?

3

(a)

What were the important concerns in the minds of the people according to Sitaram and according to Vishnubhatt?

3

(a)

Why did the Mughal emperor agree to support the rebels?

3

(a)

Write a paragraph on the assessment he may have made before accepting the offer of the sepoys?

3

(a)

Make a list of places where the uprising took place in May, June and July 1857

3

(a)

What did the British do to protect the interests of those who converted to Christianity?

3

(a)

What objections did the sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?

3

(a)

What could be the reasons for the confidence of the British rulers about their position in India before May 1857?

3

(a)

What impact did Bahadur Shah Zafar's support of the rebellion have on the people and the ruling families?

3

(a)

What do you think was the main cause of the uprising against British rule in India?

3

(a)

The atrocities committed by both sides during the uprising were horrifying. Why do you think they happened?

3

(a)

List the steps taken by the British to reform their army after the rebellion was suppressed.

3

(a)

How did the last Mughal emperor live the last years of his life?

3

(a)

How did the mutiny become a popular rebellion?

3

(a)

Why was the British army reorganized after the revolt of 1857?

3

(a)