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How did later nationalist writing describe the revolt of 1857?
AA mere protest over pay
BThe First War of Independence
CA purely tribal uprising
DA purely religious dispute
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The First War of Independence
The twentieth-century national movement celebrated 1857 as the First War of Independence in which all sections fought imperial rule.
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