Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Rebels and the Raj

Question:

Arrange the following in a chronological order.

(A) Subsidiary Alliance introduced in Awadh.
(B) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed.
(C) Revolt starts in Meerut.
(D) Rising in Lucknow.
(E) British suffer defeat in the battle of Chinhat.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(B), (A), (C), (D), (E)

(A), (B), (C), (D), (E)

(C), (D), (A), (B), (E)

(D), (C), (A), (E), (B)

Correct Answer:

(A), (B), (C), (D), (E)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)

(A) Subsidiary Alliance introduced in Awadh: 1801
(B) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed: 1856
(C) Revolt starts in Meerut: 10 May 1857
(D) Rising in Lucknow: 30 May 1857
(E) British suffer defeat in the battle of Chinhat: 30 June 1857

Timeline of important events:

1798: Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley.
1801: Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Wellesley in Awadh
1856: Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed; Awadh annexed
10 May 1857: Mutiny starts in Meerut
11-12 May 1857: Delhi garrisons revolt; Bahadur Shah accepts nominal leadership
20-27 May 1857: Sepoys mutiny in Aligarh, Etawah, Mainpuri, Etah
30 May 1857: Rising in Lucknow
May-June 1857: Mutiny turns into a general revolt of the people
30 June 1857: British suffer defeat in the battle of Chinhat
July 1857: Shah Mal killed in battle
25 Sept 1857: British forces under Havelock and Outram enter the Residency in Lucknow
June 1858: Rani Jhansi killed in battle