History & Civics
Which among the following was not an Economic Cause of the First War of Independence, 1857?
- Ruin of Trade and Indian Handicrafts.
- Poverty-stricken peasants
- India became an Agricultural Colony of the British
- Introduction of the Enfield Rifles.
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Introduction of the Enfield Rifles. (It was one of the Military Causes not an Economic Cause.)
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