82 History—XII VI. CASE STUDIES BASED MCQs Case Study—1 R ead the following excerpt carefully and answer the questions: Rumours and prophecies played a part in moving people to action. The Sepoys who had arrived in Delhi from Meerut had told Bahadur Shah about the bullets coated with the fat of cow and pigs and that biting those bullets would corrupt their caste and religion. They were referring to the cartridges of the Enfield Rifles that had just been given to them. The British tried to explain to the Sepoys that this was not the case but the rumour of greased cartridge spread like wild fire across the Sepoy lines of North India. (a) Why did the Sepoys marched to Delhi from Meerut? (i) The Governor-General of East India company lived in Delhi. (ii) Delhi was the seat and symbol of Mughal authority. (iii) Rani Laxmi Bai urged the Sepoys to move to Delhi. (iv) The greased cartridges were being made in Delhi. (b) How did the rumour of greased cartridges spread like wild fire across the cantonments? (i) The cantonments were connected through the Telegraph Lines. (ii) The cantonments published their own newspapers, in which this was reported. (iii) This news was broadcasted on the Television. (iv) All of the above (c) Choose the correct option. Assertion (A) : According to the rumour the cartridges were greased with the fat of cows and pigs. Reason (R) : The Sepoys refused to use these cartridges because for Hindu Sepoys, cow was a revered animal and for the Muslims the pig was a hated animal. (i) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. (ii) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A. (iii) A is incorrect but R is correct. (iv) R is incorrect but A is correct. (d) Consider the following statements: (a) The greased cartridges were to be used in the new Enfield Rifles. (b) The British officers tried to explain to the Sepoys that cartridges were not greased. It was just a rumour. Choose the correct option: (i) Only (a) is correct. (ii) Both (a) and (b) are correct. (iii) Only (b) is correct. (iv) Neither (a) nor (b) is correct. Case Study—2 Read the following excerpt carefully and answer the questions: Late in the afternoon of 10 May 1857, the sepoys in the cantonment of Meerut broke out in mutiny. It began in the lines of the native infantry, spread very swiftly to the cavalry and then to the city. The ordinary people of the town and surrounding villages joined the sepoys. The
Rebels and the Raj 83 sepoys captured the bell of arms where the arms and ammunition were kept and proceeded to attack white people, and to ransack and burn their bungalows and property. Government buildings – the record office, jail, court, post office, treasury, etc. – were destroyed and plundered. The telegraph line to Delhi was cut. As darkness descended, a group of sepoys rode off towards Delhi. The sepoys arrived at the gates of the Red Fort early in the morning on 11 May. It was the month of Ramzan, the Muslim holy month of prayer and fasting. The old Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah, had just finished his prayers and meal before the sun rose and the fast began. He heard the commotion at the gates. The sepoys who had gathered under his window told him: “We have come from Meerut after killing all the Englishmen there, because they asked us to bite bullets that were coated with the fat of cows and pigs with our teeth. This has corrupted the faith of Hindus and Muslims alike.’’ Another group of sepoys also entered Delhi, and the ordinary people of the city joined them. Europeans were killed in large numbers; the rich of Delhi were attacked and looted. It was clear that Delhi had gone out of British control. Some sepoys rode into the Red Fort, without observing the elaborate court etiquette expected of them. They demanded that the emperor give them his blessings. Surrounded by the sepoys, Bahadur Shah had no other option but to comply. The revolt thus acquired a kind of legitimacy because it could now be carried on in the name of the Mughal emperor. (a) Sepoys in the cantonment of Meerut broke out in mutiny on: (i) 20 May 1857 (ii) 10 May 1857 (iii) 11 May 1857 (iv) 12 May 1857 (b) Which of the following marked the beginning of mutiny of sepoys in1857? (i) Sepoys captured the bell of arms (ii) Sounding of the bugle (iii) Firing of the evening gun (iv) All of the above (c) What is a Bell of arms? (i) Storeroom of weapons (ii) Storeroom of clothes (iii) Storeroom of grains (iv) Storeroom of belts (d) How did the revolt seek to acquire legitimacy? (i) By seeking the blessings of Indian leaders like Rani Lakshmi Bai. (ii) By seeking the blessings of Bahadur Shah. (iii) By calling on the population both Hindus and Muslims to unite, rise and exterminate the ‘firangis’. (iv) By seeking everything connected with ‘white’ people. Answers Case Study – 1 : (a) (ii) (b) (i) (c) (i) (d) (ii) Case Study – 2 : (a) (ii) (b) (iv) (c) (i) (d) (ii)
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