The famous revolt of 1857, of which Mangal Pandey was a part, is related to:
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The famous revolt of 1857, of which Mangal Pandey was a part, is related to:
✓ Correct answer: a) 34th Native Infantry
ExplanationMangal Pandey was an Indian soldier whose attack on British officers on March 29, 1857, was the first major incident of what came to be known as the Indian, or Sepoy, Mutiny.Pandey was born in a town near Faizabad in what is now eastern Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, although some give his birth place as a small village near Lalitpur (in present-day southwestern Uttar Pradesh).He was from a high-caste Brahman landowning family that professed strong Hindu beliefs.Pandey joined the army of the British East India Company in 1849, some accounts suggesting that he was recruited by a brigade that marched past him.He was made a soldier (sepoy) in the 6th Company of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry, which included a large number of Brahmans.While he was posted at the garrison in Barrackpore in the mid-1850s, a new Enfield rifle was introduced into India that required a soldier to bite off the ends of greased cartridges in order to load the weapon.A rumour spread that the lubricant used was either cow or pig lard, which was repugnant to Hindus or Muslims, respectively The belief arose among the sepoys that the British had deliberately used the lard on the cartridges leading to the revolt of 1857. Hence, the correct answer is Option A i.e 34th Native Infantry.
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