HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A soldier
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A drink
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A soldier who serves for the British in India
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sepoys were Indian soldiers recruited from the native population of India by the European colonial powers. The sepoys were trained and armed in the European manner, and were organised into battalions led by European officers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sepoy | Indian soldier | Britannica.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term Indian Army appears to have been first used informally, as a collective description of the Presidency armies, which collectively comprised the Bengal Army, the Madras Army and the Bombay Army, of the Presidencies of British India, particularly after the Indian Rebellion.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is ‘Sepoy Army’. The Company began recruitment for its own army, which came to be known as the sepoy army. The 1857 rebellion is also known as India’s first war of Independence and Sepoy Mutiny. In the early 19th century the British began to develop a uniform military culture.