The 1857 Revolt is also referred to as the Sepoy Mutiny by the British. With reference to the role played by the soldiers, answer the following question:
Why were soldiers unhappy with it?
Topic: Sepoy grievances
Answer
Because crossing the sea meant loss of caste for a Hindu sepoy. According to religious belief of the time, a man who crossed the "kala pani" (black water) was polluted and had to perform costly purification ceremonies to be received back into his caste.
The sepoys therefore saw the Act as one more attempt to interfere with their religion and to convert them to Christianity, and it deepened their distrust of the British.
The mark rests on the religious reason — loss of caste on crossing the sea — not on a general complaint about being posted far away. Use the phrase "kala pani" if you can. Connect it to the wider pattern in your closing line: the sepoys read this Act, the greased cartridges and the missionary activity as parts of a single design against their religion. That is the link the examiner wants.