GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Inordinately high revenue demands.
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The revenue policies not only uprooted the ordinary peasants but also destroyed the gentry of the country.
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The beneficiaries of the new revenue policies were also not satisfied.
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is All of these. British Government had introduced and imposed various administrative policies to expand their territory. There were several reforms in the revenue system and taxation that affected the peasants heavily. This economic factor of Peasants was the main reason for revolt.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The main causes of the 1857 revolt were the policy of annexation, the Doctrine of Lapse, discrimination against Indians, and the economic and social policies of the British.
Detailed explanation-3: -The primary reason for the revolt was the poor treatment of the sepoys by their British officers.
Detailed explanation-4: -1 Frictions. 2 Economics. 3 Sepoys. 4 The Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifled Musket. 5 Prophecies, omens, signs and rumours. 6 Citations. 7 References. 8 External links.