{"id":71361,"date":"2024-04-20T11:11:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T11:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=71361"},"modified":"2024-04-20T11:11:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T11:11:22","slug":"the-immediate-cause-that-sparked-the-revolt-of-1857-was-the-introduction-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-immediate-cause-that-sparked-the-revolt-of-1857-was-the-introduction-of\/","title":{"rendered":"The immediate cause that sparked the Revolt of 1857 was the introduction of:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9781967ff54\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Taxation on salt                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Greased cartridges for rifles                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    The Doctrine of Lapse                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Widow remarriage laws                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: b) Greased cartridges for rifles.<\/p>\n<p>The greased cartridges for rifles were made of cow and pig fat, which was offensive to both Hindus and Muslims. The cartridges had to be bitten open before loading, which caused outrage among the soldiers who were forced to use them. 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However, it was not the immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857.<\/li>\n<li>The Doctrine of Lapse was a policy that allowed the British East India Company to annex the territories of any Indian prince who died without a male heir. This policy was also unpopular among the Indian people, but it was not the immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857.<\/li>\n<li>Widow remarriage laws were introduced by the British in the early 1850s. These laws allowed widows to remarry, which was a radical change from the traditional Hindu practice of widowhood. 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