Multiple choice

What caused the Sepoy Mutiny?

  1. Hunger strikes from Gandhi

  2. Rumor of pig and cow fat used as grease for cartridges

  3. Rumor that the British were placing a tax on salt

  4. The arrest of 100,000 Indian protestors
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The immediate trigger for the Sepoy Mutiny was the rumor that the grease used for the new Enfield rifle cartridges was derived from cow and pig fat, which offended both Hindu and Muslim soldiers.

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