UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1985 · Q1(c) · 20 marks
'On the whole, it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the so-called First National War of Independence. was neither First, nor National, nor a war of Independence.'
- Chapter
- Indian Response to British Rule
- Topic
- Revolt of 1857: Nature and Consequences
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