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How did white officers generally treat sepoys in the 1820s?
AWith open suspicion and abuse
BAs racial inferiors to obey
CWith strict social distance
DLike disciplinarian father figures
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Like disciplinarian father figures
In the 1820s officers befriended sepoys, joined their leisure and spoke Hindustani, acting as disciplinarians and father figures.
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