Read the following passage and answer the question:
To fight the British, leadership and organisation were required. For these the rebels sometimes turned to those who had been leaders before the British conquest. One of the first acts of the sepoys of Meerut was to rush to Delhi and appeal to the old Mughal emperor to accept the leadership of the revolt. This acceptance of leadership took its time in coming. Bahadur Shah's first reaction was one of the horror and rejection. It was only when some sepoys had moved into the Mughal court within the Red Fort that the old emperor agreed to be the nominal leader of the rebellion.
Who among the following was elected by the mutinous 22nd Native Infantry as their leader?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Ahmadullah Shah
After his release from jail in Faizabad in 1857, Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah was elected by the mutinous 22nd Native Infantry as their leader.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III — Chapter 10: Rebels and the Raj (2026-27)
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