WBCS.LIVE practice question

The Sepoy Mutiny in India started from ________.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Rajkot
  2. Meerut
  3. Bareilly
  4. Champaran

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Meerut

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Meerut šŸ“š Explanation: While early sparks occurred in Barrackpore, the armed uprising of the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny officially broke out on a mass scale in the cantonment town of Meerut on May 10, 1857. The native sepoys revolted against their British officers and marched toward Delhi. This open rebellion marked the formal beginning of the war against British rule. The soldiers successfully entered Delhi and proclaimed the aging Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar as their leader.