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Why were moneylenders attacked by rebels in Lucknow and Kanpur?
AThey were mostly Christian converts
BPeasants saw them as British allies
CThey supplied the new cartridges
DThey refused to pay rebel taxes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Peasants saw them as British allies
Peasants regarded moneylenders as oppressors and as allies of the British, so their houses were looted once ordinary people joined.
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