Which one of the following pairs about rebel rule in 1857 is correctl…

The correct answer is Option (3) → Rebel leadership - wanted to restore the pre-British world of the eighteenth century

Option (1) Rebel administrative structures - survived the British onslaught in most cases — Incorrect. The pairing is reversed. In most cases these structures could not survive the British onslaught.

Option (2) Rebels in the villages - ransacked the houses of missionaries — Incorrect. In the villages the rebels burnt account books and ransacked the houses of moneylenders, whom they saw as local oppressors.

Option (3) Rebel leadership - wanted to restore the pre-British world of the eighteenth century — Correct. Rebel rule in Delhi, Lucknow and Kanpur was short-lived, but it shows a wish to restore the pre-British world of the eighteenth century.

Option (4) Rebels in the cities - deliberately sought to win over the elites — Incorrect. The rebels often set out to humiliate the elites of a city, as these elites were seen as allies of the British.