Multiple choice

Which of the following was not one of the major political causes of the revolt of 1857?

  1. Doctrine of Lapse

  2. The withdrawal of the pension of Nana Sahib

  3. Annexation of Punjab

  4. The absence of sovereign ship of the British
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Explanation

The annexation of Punjab took place in 1849 under Lord Dalhousie, well before the major revolt of 1857, making it a prior territorial acquisition rather than one of the immediate political catalysts that directly triggered the 1857 uprising like the Doctrine of Lapse or pension withdrawals.

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