Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Taluqdars | (I) Complained for decades of low pay and the difficulty of getting leave |
| (B) Peasants | (II) Disarmed soon after annexation, with their forts destroyed |
| (C) Sepoys | (III) Wife of the Nawab, joined in Lucknow by loyal followers to fight the British |
| (D) Begum Hazrat Mahal | (IV) Directly exposed to overassessment and inflexible methods of revenue collection |
Choose the correct answer:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Taluqdars | (II) Disarmed soon after annexation, with their forts destroyed | The British would not tolerate the taluqdars' power, so right after annexation they disarmed them and destroyed their forts. |
| (B) Peasants | (IV) Directly exposed to overassessment and inflexible methods of revenue collection | With the taluqdars gone, the peasant faced the state directly, with overassessment and inflexible collection. |
| (C) Sepoys | (I) Complained for decades of low pay and the difficulty of getting leave | Most sepoys came from Awadh villages, and they had long complained of low pay and leave. |
| (D) Begum Hazrat Mahal | (III) Wife of the Nawab, joined in Lucknow by loyal followers to fight the British | Begum Hazrat Mahal was the wife of the Nawab; loyal taluqdars joined her in Lucknow to fight the British. |
NCERT (2026-27): “2.3 Firangi raj and the end of a world … “… Now, under the British, the peasant was directly exposed to overassessment of revenue and inflexible methods of collection. There was no longer any guarantee that in times of hardship or crop failure the revenue demand of the state would be reduced or collection postponed; or that in times of festivities the peasant would get the loan and support that the taluqdar had earlier provided.” “In areas like Awadh where resistance during 1857 was intense and long lasting, the fighting was carried out by taluqdars and their peasants. Many of these taluqdars were loyal to the Nawab of Awadh, and they joined Begum Hazrat Mahal (the wife of the Nawab) in Lucknow to fight the British; some even remained with her in defeat.” “The grievances of the peasants were carried over into the sepoy lines since a vast majority of the sepoys were recruited from the villages of Awadh. For decades the sepoys had complained of low levels of pay and the difficulty of getting leave. …” |