QUESTION 2
GS1
10 marks
The 1857 Uprising was the culmination of the recurrent big and small local rebellions that had occurred in the preceding hundred years of British rule. Elucidate.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Explain how the 1857 revolt grew out of a century of local revolts against British rule.
ElucidateExplain the statement clearly and bring out its meaning with examples.
Demand-wise check
- 1Civil rebellions: dispossessed rulers and zamindars (Poligars, Velu Thampi, Kittur Chennamma)≈30 words
- 2Peasant and tribal: Sanyasi–Fakir, Kol (1831), Santhal Hul (1855), Bhil, Paika (1817), Wahabi and Faraizi movements≈30 words
- 3Sepoy mutinies: Vellore (1806), Barrackpore (1824)≈30 words
- 4Common causes and how 1857 combined them; difference in scale≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
ThesisCategories of earlier revoltsCommon grievancesLink to 1857Conclusion
Where marks usually go
- Narrating 1857 only
- No pre-1857 examples
Draw this
- Timeline 1757–1857 with revolts
Value addition
- FactThe Santhal Hul (1855–56) under Sidhu and Kanhu led to the creation of the Santhal Parganas district.Historical record
- FactThe Vellore mutiny (1806) over dress regulations is regarded as the first large sepoy revolt.Historical record
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