UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1998 · Q3 · 60 marks
Examine the nature of the Revolt of 1857 and indicate the manifold changes in British civil and military administration of India after 1857.
- Chapter
- Indian Response to British Rule
- Topic
- Revolt of 1857: Nature and Consequences
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