History · 1857 Revolution in Rajasthan
Consider the following statements regarding the outbreak of the 1857 Revolution in Rajputana: Assertion (A): At the beginning of the 1857 revolution, Commissioner Dixon deployed soldiers of the Mer Regiment of Beawar to Ajmer to protect the strategic treasury and ammunition arsenal. Reasoning (R): These soldiers were considered highly trustworthy by the British administration as they were generally unaffected by the religious frenzy spreading over the cow and pig fat cartridges. Choose the correct option:
- 1Both (A) and (R) are false.
- 2(A) is true, but (R) is false.
- 3Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- 4Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).✓
Correct answer
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
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