Question

What were the military causes of the 1857 Revolt ?

Answer 1

• The Indian soldiers were prohibited from wearing religious symbols and headgear. 
• Indian soldiers were paid paltry sums and denied opportunities for promotion. 
• The British soldiers were given higher salary and other facilities. 
• Indian soldiers were sent to the far-flung areas without any additional renumeration. 
• All soldiers had to go wherever the British ordered them to for work.