alleryStart learning →One key reason the Revolt of 1857 failed in Assam was
AAbsence of Indian soldiers in Assam
BLack of secrecy in the rebels' plans
CAbsence of poppy cultivation revenue
DA ban on the Assamese language
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Lack of secrecy in the rebels' plans
1. The rebels of Assam failed to maintain the secrecy of their activities.
2. The British came to know of the entire conspiracy and could suppress it early.
3. Maniram Dewan was also arrested before he could bring arms to Assam.
4. The new Assamese middle class of Nowgaon and Gauhati did not support the revolt either.
_Source: SEBA Class X Social Science, History Part-I, Ch 3, §3.1_
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