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The jailed Meerut sepoys were sentenced to:
ATen years
BTwo years
CSix years
DFive years
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ten years
1. The sentence was meant as a warning to the other soldiers.
2. Instead it brought the rest of the lines out in revolt.
3. The sepoys were sentenced to ten years in jail.
4. So the answer is ten years.
_Source: NCERT Class 8 History Our Pasts III, Ch 5 'When People Rebel'_
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