Discussion
Name the soldier who revolted in Barrackpore Cantt. and killed an officer in 1857?
Answer: B
The soldier was Mangal Pandey.
On 29 March 1857, Mangal Pandey, a sepoy of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry at Barrackpore near Calcutta, attacked his British officers in protest against the greased cartridges. He was hanged on 8 April 1857, and his act is remembered as the first spark of the revolt of 1857.
The other names are not associated with the Barrackpore incident.
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