Match List I with List II.
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A. | Nana Sahib | I. | Lucknow |
| B. | Kunwar Singh | II. | Jhansi |
| C. | Birjis Qadr | III. | Bihar |
| D. | Rani Lakshmi Bai | IV. | Kanpur |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
(A) Nana Sahib — this matches (IV) Kanpur. In Kanpur, the sepoys and the people of the town gave Nana Sahib, the successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II, no choice save to join the revolt as their leader.
(B) Kunwar Singh — this matches (III) Bihar. Kunwar Singh was a local zamindar in Arrah in Bihar who was pushed by popular pressure to lead the uprising.
(C) Birjis Qadr — this matches (I) Lucknow. The populace in Lucknow celebrated the fall of British rule by hailing Birjis Qadr, the young son of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, as their leader.
(D) Rani Lakshmi Bai — this matches (II) Jhansi. In Jhansi, the rani was forced by the popular pressure around her to assume the leadership of the uprising.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.3 Leaders and followers … In Kanpur, the sepoys and the people of the town gave Nana Sahib, the successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II, no choice save to join the revolt as their leader. In Jhansi, the rani was forced by the popular pressure around her to assume the leadership of the uprising. So was Kunwar Singh, a local zamindar in Arrah in Bihar. In Awadh, where the displacement of the popular Nawab Wajid Ali Shah and the annexation of the state were still very fresh in the memory of the people, the populace in Lucknow celebrated the fall of British rule by hailing Birjis Qadr, the young son of the Nawab, as their leader.…” |