Multiple choice general knowledge

Which of the following was not a reason for the uprising?

  1. Lower salaries of the Indian Soldiers than that of the British soldiers.

  2. The proclamation of Queen Victoria

  3. Doctrine of Lapse.

  4. Rumour that the cartridges which had to be bitten off before use, were coated with animal fat
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The proclamation of Queen Victoria was issued after the uprising had already begun, as a response to the rebellion rather than a cause of it. It was issued in 1858 to address Indian grievances and promise non-interference in religious matters.

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