Consider the following statements about the rebel proclamations of 18…

Consider the following statements about the rebel proclamations of 1857:

(A) The proclamations condemned the British for the annexations they had carried out.
(B) The rebels called British rule firangi raj.
(C) The rebels wanted to build a new order in place of the world British rule had destroyed.
(D) Every aspect of British rule was attacked in the proclamations.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → A, B and D only

(A) The proclamations condemned the British for the annexations they had carried out. — Correct. The proclamations condemned the annexations and the treaties the British had broken, and said the British could not be trusted.

(B) The rebels called British rule firangi raj. — Correct. Firangi raj was the rebels' own name for British rule, which the proclamations rejected completely.

(C) The rebels wanted to build a new order in place of the world British rule had destroyed. — Incorrect. The rebels did not want a new order. They wanted to restore the familiar world that British rule was accused of destroying.

(D) Every aspect of British rule was attacked in the proclamations. — Correct. Every aspect of British rule was attacked, from revenue to commerce.

NCERT (2026-27): “3.2 Against the symbols of oppression
The proclamations completely rejected everything associated with British rule or firangi raj as they called it. They condemned the British for the annexations they had carried out and the treaties they had broken. The British, the rebel leaders said, could not be trusted. What enraged the people was how British land revenue settlements had dispossessed landholders, both big and small, and foreign commerce had driven artisans and weavers to ruin. Every aspect of British rule was attacked and the firangi accused of destroying a way of life that was familiar and cherished. The rebels wanted to restore that world.”