The rebel proclamation of 1857 under the Badshahi Government was divided into sections, each addressed to a social group. Match List-I (Section) with List-II (Group addressed).
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Section I | (I) Artisans |
| (B) Section II | (II) Zemindars |
| (C) Section III | (III) Public Servants |
| (D) Section IV | (IV) Merchants |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Section I | (II) Zemindars | Section I deals with <strong>zemindars</strong>: heavy Jumas, auctions of estates and court summons. |
| (B) Section II | (IV) Merchants | Section II deals with <strong>merchants</strong>: the British monopoly of fine trade and taxes on profits. |
| (C) Section III | (III) Public Servants | Section III deals with <strong>public servants</strong>: low pay, little respect and high posts kept for Englishmen. |
| (D) Section IV | (I) Artisans | Section IV deals with <strong>artisans</strong>: weavers, carpenters and others thrown out of work by English goods. |
NCERT (2026-27): “3.1 The vision of unity … “… Such extortions will have no manner of existence in the Badshahi Government; but on the contrary the Jumas will be light, the dignity and honour of the zemindars safe, and every zemindar will have absolute rule in his own zemindary … Section II – Regarding Merchants. It is plain that the infidel and treacherous British Government have monopolised the trade of all the fine and valuable merchandise, such as indigo, cloth, and other articles of shipping, leaving only the trade of trifles to the people, … Besides this, the profits of the traders are taxed, with postages, tolls and subscriptions for schools, etc. Notwithstanding all these concessions, the merchants are liable to imprisonment and disgrace at the instance or complaint of a worthless man. When the Badshahi Government is established all these aforesaid fraudulent practices shall be dispensed with, and the trade of every article, without exception, both by land and water will be opened to the native merchants of India, … It is therefore the duty of every merchant to take part in the war, and aid the Badshahi Government with his men and money, … . Section III – Regarding Public Servants. It is not a secret thing, that under the British Government, natives employed in the civil and military services have little respect, low pay, and no manner of influence; and all the posts of dignity and emolument in both the departments are exclusively bestowed on Englishmen, … Therefore, all the natives in the British service ought to be alive to their religion and interest, and abjuring their loyalty to the English, side with the Badshahi Government, and obtain salaries of 200 and 300 rupees a month for the present, and be entitled to high posts in the future. … Section IV – Regarding Artisans. …” |