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Q Indian Mutiny began in

Question ID
#3239
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Modern Indian History
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  • A 1857 ✔ ✖
  • B 1557 ✔ ✖
  • C 1957 ✔ ✖
  • D 1657 ✔ ✖
Correct Answer: A

Explanation

The Mutiny proper began at Meerut on 10 May 1857 when 85 members of the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry, who had been jailed for refusing to use the new cartridges, were broken out of prison by their comrades. They ransacked the nearby military station and killed any Europeans they could find.

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