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The name of Mangal Pande is remembered in Indian history because

  1. he was a great warrior

  2. he helped the Britishers at the time of Indian revolution

  3. he was a great social-reformer of British period

  4. he provoked the army for revolt
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Explanation

Mangal Pandey is remembered as the first martyr of the 1857 revolt. He provoked his fellow soldiers in the Barrackpore army to revolt against British rule, which sparked the wider rebellion. He was not a social reformer, did not help the British, and while he was a soldier, his historical significance is specifically for provoking the revolt.

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