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Read the passage given and answer the questions that follow:
The British showed total disregard towards the soldiers. In this context, which of the following statements is NOT true?
Topic: Treatment of the sepoys
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Answer
Exam answer
(c) They were given the same salaries as that of the British soldiers..
Explanation
Indian sepoys were paid FAR LESS than British soldiers doing the same duties, so statement (c) is false — the inequality of pay was one of their chief grievances. The other three are all true: the foreign service allowance (batta) was withdrawn, the General Service Enlistment Act of 1856 required service overseas, and however able a sepoy was he could rise no higher than Subedar. Together these make up the military causes of the Revolt.
In words
They were given the same salaries as that of the British soldiers..
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