Question

The Indian soldiers in the British army were paid a very handsome salary.
A. True
B. False

Answer 1

Hint: General service enlistment act stated that the Army should be ready for service anywhere within or outside the country. There was a social distance between British officers and Indian soldiers. There was a disappointment and disaffection in the Bengal Army.

Complete answer:
To reach the conclusion we got to know about conditions of the army during british rule.British army comprising of Indian soldiers were highly disappointed by the treatment done to them.They were unhappy. Traditional and religious symbols were not allowed, they were not even allowed to wear headgears. They were paid a meagre salary and promotion options were next to nil. It was a partial system as British soldiers were given high wages and provided with food facilities .Far of distant places were allocated to Indian soldiers. No additional pay was given to Indian soldiers for extra work.There was a law according to which soldiers were expected to work in distant places, the law was Lord Cannings Common Civil Rules Act .These all treatments created resentment among Indian soldiers. The postings were less prestigious for Indian army and more prestigious for British army.The posts were reserved for highly placed officers. Indians were allowed to hold low ranking places.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note:All the higher ranks in the army were for British ; the native sepoys could not rise above the rank of Subedar . Due to Britishers entering the army, a large number of the Indians were unemployed.Indian army was treated very brutly by british officials.