Match leaders and their places of revolt during 1857:
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A. | Kunwar Singh | I. | Barout |
| B. | Gonoo | II. | Kanpur |
| C. | Shah Mal | III. | Singhbhum |
| D. | Nana Sahib | IV. | Arrah |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
(A) Kunwar Singh — this matches (IV) Arrah. Kunwar Singh, a local zamindar in Arrah in Bihar, was forced by popular pressure to assume the leadership of the uprising.
(B) Gonoo — this matches (III) Singhbhum. Gonoo, a tribal cultivator of Singhbhum in Chotanagpur, became a rebel leader of the Kol tribals of the region.
(C) Shah Mal — this matches (I) Barout. Shah Mal mobilised the villagers of pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh.
(D) Nana Sahib — this matches (II) 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.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.3 Leaders and followers … Elsewhere, similar scenes were enacted though on a minor scale. 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. In Jhansi, the rani was forced by the popular pressure around her to assume the leadership of the uprising. So was Kunwar Singh, a local zamindar in Arrah in Bihar.… 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.” |