The policy depicted in the chart above left British colonial authority particularly vulnerable during which of the following events?

(A) The Salt March of 1930 (B) The Second and Third Maratha Wars of 1803–1818 (C) The Amritsar Massacre of 1919 (D) The Indian Revolt of 1857Explanation: (D) This question requires knowledge related to the stimulus material, but beyond what is presented in it. In this case, understanding of the aftermath is crucial. Answers A and C are very long-term consequences associated with the Indian independence movement of the 1900s, and have nothing to do with sepoys. Sepoys helped the British to win the wars mentioned in (B) It was during the revolt described in D that the sepoys’ expertise in Western ways of war (and their large numbers) threatened to topple British colonial authority.