Match List I with List II:
| List I | List II | ||
| (A) | Shah Mal | (I) | Chotanagpur |
| (B) | Nana Sahib | (II) | Awadh |
| (C) | Begum Hazrat Mahal | (III) | Kanpur |
| (D) | Gonoo | (IV) | Barout |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(A) Shah Mal — this matches (IV) Barout. Shah Mal mobilised the villagers of pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh, where he lived in a large village.
(B) Nana Sahib — this matches (III) Kanpur. In Kanpur, the sepoys and the people of the town gave Nana Sahib, the successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II, no choice save to join the revolt as their leader.
(C) Begum Hazrat Mahal — this matches (II) Awadh. Many taluqdars loyal to the Nawab of Awadh joined Begum Hazrat Mahal, the wife of the Nawab, in Lucknow to fight the British.
(D) Gonoo — this matches (I) Chotanagpur. Gonoo, a tribal cultivator of Singhbhum in Chotanagpur, became a rebel leader of the Kol tribals of the region.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.3 Leaders and followers … In Kanpur, the sepoys and the people of the town gave Nana Sahib, the successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II, no choice save to join the revolt as their leader.… 1.3 Leaders and followers … Elsewhere, local leaders emerged, urging peasants, zamindars and tribals to revolt. Shah Mal mobilised the villagers of pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh; Gonoo, a tribal cultivator of Singhbhum in Chotanagpur, became a rebel leader of the Kol tribals of the region. 2.3 Firangi raj and the end of a world … In areas like Awadh where resistance during 1857 was intense and long lasting, the fighting was carried out by taluqdars and their peasants. Many of these taluqdars were loyal to the Nawab of Awadh, and they joined Begum Hazrat Mahal (the wife of the Nawab) in Lucknow to fight the British; some even remained with her in defeat.…” |