Assertion (A): The immediate cause of the revolt of 1857 was the introduction of the New Enfield Rifle in the British Indian Army.Reason (R): The sepoys were required to before loading the cartridge into the new rifle, bite off its end which was feared to have been greased with the fat of cows and Pigs. Codes:

History of Modern India topics are:

Decline of Mughal and Maratha Empire
Rise of the Regional States and European Power
British Paramountcy and Acts
18th Century Revolts and Reform
Indian National Movement