History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-II)
In 1850, the new Enfield rifle replaced which old gun?
ABrown Bess ✓ Correct
BDelvigne
CBrunswick
DBaker
Correct answer: (A) Brown Bess — It replaced the Brown Bess, so the answer is the Brown Bess.
Explanation
★It replaced the Brown Bess, so the answer is the Brown Bess.
★The new Enfield rifle replaced the old Brown Bess musket.
★The Enfield rifle used greased cartridges that had to be bitten open.
★A rumour spread that the grease was made of cow and pig fat.
★This offended the religious feelings of both Hindu and Muslim sepoys.
★So the gun replaced by the Enfield rifle was the Brown Bess.
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