Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1857 Revolt (Centres) | Leaders | ||
| (A) | Delhi | (I) | Khan Bahadur Khan |
| (B) | Kanpur | (II) | Rani Lakshmi Bai |
| (C) | Jhansi | (III) | Nana Sahib |
| (D) | Bareilly | (IV) | Bahadur Shah and Gen. Bakht Khan |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
The Revolt of 1857 had a different leader at each main centre, mostly local rulers who had lost their position under British rule.
(A) Delhi — this matches (IV) Bahadur Shah and Gen. Bakht Khan. The sepoys from Meerut proclaimed the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar their leader, and Bakht Khan commanded the rebel army in Delhi.
(B) Kanpur — this matches (III) Nana Sahib. Nana Sahib, the adopted son of the last Peshwa, Baji Rao II, was refused his father’s pension and led the revolt at Kanpur.
(C) Jhansi — this matches (II) Rani Lakshmi Bai. Her state was taken under the Doctrine of Lapse; she led the revolt at Jhansi and died fighting near Gwalior in 1858.
(D) Bareilly — this matches (I) Khan Bahadur Khan. He led the revolt in Rohilkhand, with Bareilly as his centre.