UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1999 · Q2 · 60 marks
Do you believe that the uprising in 1857 was nationalist in nature? If not, what was its character?
- Chapter
- Indian Response to British Rule
- Topic
- Revolt of 1857: Nature and Consequences
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