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Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. The main reason of sepoy mutiny was the pattern 1853 Enfield rifle musket. To load a new rifle, the soldiers had to bite the cartridge and open to pour gunpowder into the rifles muzzle . There was a widespread rumour that these cartridges were greased with Lard or tallow. Lard is the pork fat, Which the Muslims regarded as unclean and tallow came from cow, The Hindus regarded as sacred. The british Army constituted of 96% Indians and so both the Hindu and the Muslim soldiers refused to accept these categories. Everyone had a firm belief that this was done intentionally and this discontent turned into a major revolt. a) Which word in the passage means the opposite of the word satisfied? b) What objections did the sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use? |
Answer» <html><body><p>a.The word 'miserable' from the passage means <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/wretchedly-7723423" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WRETCHEDLY">WRETCHEDLY</a> unhappy and so it is the opposite of 'happy'. b.The sepoys refused to do the army drill using the new cartridges with some <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/objections-1127366" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OBJECTIONS">OBJECTIONS</a>. They suspected that the cartridges were coated with the fat of cows and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/pigs-600409" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PIGS">PIGS</a>. Both Hindus and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/muslims-567776" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MUSLIMS">MUSLIMS</a> felt insulated.</p></body></html> | |