Read the following passage and answer the question:
To fight the British, leadership and organisation were required. For these the rebels sometimes turned to those who had been leaders before the British conquest. One of the first acts of the sepoys of Meerut was to rush to Delhi and appeal to the old Mughal emperor to accept the leadership of the revolt. This acceptance of leadership took its time in coming. Bahadur Shah's first reaction was one of the horror and rejection. It was only when some sepoys had moved into the Mughal court within the Red Fort that the old emperor agreed to be the nominal leader of the rebellion.
When did the rebel sepoys arrive at the gates of the Red Fort?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 11 May 1857
After the mutiny at Meerut on 10 May, a group of sepoys rode off towards Delhi and arrived at the gates of the Red Fort early in the morning on 11 May 1857.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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NCERT (2026-27): “…Government buildings – the record office, jail, court, post office, treasury, etc. – were destroyed and plundered. The telegraph line to Delhi was cut. As darkness descended, a group of sepoys rode off towards Delhi. The sepoys arrived at the gates of the Red Fort early in the morning on 11 May. It was the month of Ramzan, the Muslim holy month of prayer and fasting. The old Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah, had just finished his prayers and meal before the sun rose and the fast began.…” |