During the Revolt of 1857, sepoys issued the proclamation in which languages?
(A) Hindi and Urdu
(B) Hindi and Persian
(C) Persian and Sanskrit
(D) Urdu and English
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) only
During the revolt, proclamations in Hindi, Urdu and Persian were put up in the cities, calling upon both Hindus and Muslims to unite, rise and exterminate the firangis.
(A) Hindi and Urdu Correct. Both are among the three languages of the proclamations.
(B) Hindi and Persian Correct. Both are among the three languages of the proclamations.
(C) Persian and Sanskrit Incorrect. Persian was used, but Sanskrit was not one of the languages of the proclamations.
(D) Urdu and English Incorrect. Urdu was used, but not English, the language of the firangis the proclamations called on the people to drive out.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.1 How the mutinies began … The sepoys began their action with a signal: in many places it was the firing of the evening gun or the sounding of the bugle. They first seized the bell of arms and plundered the treasury. They then attacked government buildings – the jail, treasury, telegraph office, record room, bungalows – burning all records. Everything and everybody connected with the white man became a target. Proclamations in Hindi, Urdu and Persian were put up in the cities calling upon the population, both Hindus and Muslims, to unite, rise and exterminate the firangis.…” |