Answer-“White mutiny” in the history of modern India was related to which of the following?

Option B is correct A section of European forces employed under EIC resented the transfer of power from the British East India Company to the British Crown. This move led to White Mutiny. Before 1861, there were separate military forces in British India for the Queen Queens Army and the Company which comprised the units of the East India Company. The Companys troops received extra allowances of pay to cover many expenses related to operations in areas outside the home territories. These allowances were called batta. Batta was stopped after the transfer of powers. . Lord Cannings legalistic view of the laws regarding the transfers also infuriated the affected White soldiers.

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“White mutiny” in the history of modern India was related to which of the following?

A It was a struggle of power among white and Indian sepoys as the whites wanted more power than the latter.

B There was resentment among the British army due to the transfer of power from the British East India Company to the British Crown.

C It was a rebellion of white soldiers to deny their deployment outside India for the purpose of war.

D It was resentment among Indian soldiers for their land rights provided by British authority.

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