alleryWhy were Hindu sepoys alarmed by sea voyages?
ARisk of lower wages
BRisk of tropical disease
CRisk of ritual defilement
DRisk of naval warfare
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Risk of ritual defilement
1. Cramped shipboard conditions made essential religious practices impossible, raising fears of ritual defilement and social ostracism.
2. Pay, disease and naval fighting were not the stated worry.
3. So ritual defilement is correct.
_Source: Wikipedia, Indian Rebellion of 1857, The Bengal Army_
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