Which of the following pairs about the rebellion of 1857 and its proc…

The correct answer is Option (2) → Proclamations - sought to unify all social groups in the fight against firangi raj

Option (1) Proclamations - set out the vision of a more egalitarian society — Incorrect. A glimpse of a more egalitarian society came from the rebels' acts; the proclamations never spelt it out.

Option (2) Proclamations - sought to unify all social groups in the fight against firangi raj — Correct. The proclamations aimed to unify all social groups against firangi raj, so they left out ideas that could divide them.

Option (3) Attacks in the villages - aimed at British officials and their families — Incorrect. In the villages the rebels burnt account books and ransacked moneylenders' houses; the attacks were on local oppressors.

Option (4) Local oppressors - left alone by the rebels in most places — Incorrect. The revolt widened into an attack on local oppressors and allies of the British, so they were not spared.