Consider these statements on the 1857 rebel proclamations:(A) Many of…

Consider these statements on the 1857 rebel proclamations:

(A) Many of the proclamations were issued by Muslim princes or in their names, but they took care to address the sentiments of Hindus.
(B) The proclamation issued under the name of Bahadur Shah asked the people to join the fight under the standards of both Muhammad and Mahavir.
(C) The ishtahars glorified the coexistence of different communities under the Maratha Empire.
(D) During the uprising, religious divisions between Hindus and Muslims were sharp and widely noticed.
(E) The ishtahars harked back to the pre-British Hindu-Muslim past.

Choose the correct answer:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B and E only

(A) Many of the proclamations were issued by Muslim princes or in their names, but they took care to address the sentiments of Hindus. — Correct. Even proclamations issued by Muslim princes or in their names addressed Hindu sentiments, because the appeal was to all communities.

(B) The proclamation issued under the name of Bahadur Shah asked the people to join the fight under the standards of both Muhammad and Mahavir. — Correct. The Bahadur Shah proclamation used the standards of Muhammad and Mahavir to call both communities to the fight.

(C) The ishtahars glorified the coexistence of different communities under the Maratha Empire. — Incorrect. The ishtahars praised the coexistence of communities under the Mughal Empire, the pre-British order the rebels looked back to.

(D) During the uprising, religious divisions between Hindus and Muslims were sharp and widely noticed. — Incorrect. The reverse is true. Religious divisions were hardly noticeable during the uprising, though the British tried to create them.

(E) The ishtahars harked back to the pre-British Hindu-Muslim past. — Correct. The ishtahars looked back to the pre-British Hindu-Muslim past as a time when communities lived together.

NCERT (2026-27): “3.1 The vision of unity
The rebel proclamations in 1857 repeatedly appealed to all sections of the population, irrespective of their caste and creed. Many of the proclamations were issued by Muslim princes or in their names but even these took care to address the sentiments of Hindus. The rebellion was seen as a war in which both Hindus and Muslims had equally to lose or gain. The ishtahars harked back to the pre-British Hindu-Muslim past and glorified the coexistence of different communities under the Mughal Empire. The proclamation that was issued under the name of Bahadur Shah appealed to the people to join the fight under the standards of both Muhammad and Mahavir. It was remarkable that during the uprising religious divisions between Hindus and Muslim were hardly noticeable despite British attempts to create such divisions. …”

Consider these statements on the 1857 rebel proclamations:

Choose the correct answer:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B and E only