Which of these is a socio-religious cause of the revolt?

Topic: Socio-religious causes

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Taxing religious places.Decay of cottage industries.Drain of wealth.Exploitation of economic resources.

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(a) Taxing religious places..

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Taxing lands and buildings attached to temples and mosques struck directly at religion and was deeply resented — so it is a SOCIO-RELIGIOUS cause. The other three are all ECONOMIC causes: the decay of cottage industries, the drain of wealth, and the exploitation of resources. The question is really asking whether you can sort the causes of 1857 into their categories — political, military, economic, socio-religious — which is worth doing once and remembering.

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Taxing religious places..

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