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5(c) Was the greased cartridge incident the most important cause of the War ofIndependence of 1857? Give reasons for your answer.Level Description MarksLevel 5Level 4Level 3Level 2Level 1Explains more than one reason and also produces a judgement orevaluation.Explains more than one reason, e.g.A new cartridge was introduced by the British which was coatedin both cow and pig fat. Because the soldiers had to chew thefat it caused great resentment since pig fat was forbidden bythe Muslims and the cow was a sacred animal in the eyes ofthe Hindus. However there were other reasons for the War. Thereplacement of Persian and Sanskrit by English as the officiallanguage in 1832 deeply upset both the Muslims and Hindus. In1852 the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ was introduced and caused greatunrest because any local kingdom not having a direct male heirwas taken over by the British. A number of social reforms had beenimposed without consultation or care for local feeling which alsocaused unrest. Indians had to send their children to co-educationalschools and were forced to abandon purdha.Explains one reason OR gives more than one reason with onlysimple explanation.Description/identification of reasons, e.g.A new cartridge was introduced by the British which was coated inboth cow and pig fat. The cartridge had to be unfolded by chewingwith teeth before using them in the guns.Simplistic statement, e.g.It was the most important reason.[14][10–13][7–9][3–6][1–2]Level 0 No valid response. [0]© UCLES 2013 2059/01/SM/15[Turn over