Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Rebels and the Raj

Question:

Arrange the following in chronological order according to their date of occurrence.

A. Sepoy Mutiny in Meerut
B. Summary settlement in Awadh
C. Rising in Lucknow
D. Rani of Jhansi killed in battle

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

B, C, A, D

A, C, D, B

B, A, C, D

C, B, A, D

Correct Answer:

B, A, C, D

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → B, A, C, D

B. Summary settlement in Awadh: 1856-57
A. Sepoy Mutiny in Meerut: 10 May 1857
C. Rising in Lucknow: 30 May 1857
D. Rani of Jhansi killed in battle: June 1858

Timeline of important events:

1798: Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley.
1801: Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Wellesley in Awadh
1856-57: Summary revenue settlements introduced in Awadh by the British
1856: Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed; Awadh annexed
10 May 1857: Mutiny starts in Meerut
11-12 May 1857: Delhi garrisons revolt; Bahadur Shah accepts nominal leadership
20-27 May 1857: Sepoys mutiny in Aligarh, Etawah, Mainpuri, Etah
30 May 1857: Rising in Lucknow
May-June 1857: Mutiny turns into a general revolt of the people
30 June 1857: British suffer defeat in the battle of Chinhat
July 1857: Shah Mal killed in battle
25 Sept 1857: British forces under Havelock and Outram enter the Residency in Lucknow
June 1858: Rani Jhansi killed in battle