which of the following was the immediate cause of the sepoy rebellion

The immediate cause of the Sepoy Rebellion were British social reforms, harsh land taxes and heavy skepticism of about the benefits of having the British ruling India in the first place. It was an uprising that attempted to put Bahadur Shah Zafar as emporer of India instead of having the British East India Company ruling.

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Answer:

Indian soldiers were forced to use pig- and cow-based cartridges in their guns.

Explanation:

Anger towards Britain rose, especially after they banned the Hindu sati ritual and made sepoys travel overseas to wherever Britain wanted them to go. Overseas travel was an offense to some orthodox Hindus. The last thing that was most offensive was in 1857, the British issued new rifles to the sepoys where they had to bite off the greased tips of cartridges before loading them into the rifles. The cartridges were greased with animal fat—either from cows or pigs. Cows were sacred animals to Hindus, and pigs were forbidden to Muslims. Troops who refused to take part in this were dismissed without pay or sent to prison. Angry sepoys rebelled against their British officers and asked both Hindus and Muslims to revolt against the British.