Which of the following pairs of a rebel leader of 1857 and his followers or background is NOT correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Kunwar Singh: a tribal cultivator of Chotanagpur
Option (1) Shah Mal: villagers of pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh — Correctly matched. Shah Mal was a local leader who mobilised the villagers of pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh.
Option (2) Gonoo: Kol tribals of Singhbhum in Chotanagpur — Correctly matched. Gonoo, a tribal cultivator of Singhbhum in Chotanagpur, became a rebel leader of the Kol tribals there.
Option (3) Kunwar Singh: a tribal cultivator of Chotanagpur — Not correctly matched. Kunwar Singh was a local zamindar in Arrah in Bihar, not a tribal. The tribal cultivator of Chotanagpur was Gonoo.
Option (4) Nana Sahib: successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II — Correctly matched. Nana Sahib, who led the rebels at Kanpur, was the successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II.
NCERT (2026-27): “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.” |