Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) British attempts to recover Delhi begin in earnest | (I) March 1858 |
| (B) Delhi is finally captured by the British | (II) Late September 1857 |
| (C) Awadh is brought under control by the British | (III) Early June 1857 |
| (D) Acts put the whole of North India under martial law | (IV) May and June 1857 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) British attempts to recover Delhi begin in earnest | (III) Early June 1857 | The British began their serious effort to retake Delhi in early June 1857. |
| (B) Delhi is finally captured by the British | (II) Late September 1857 | Delhi fell only in late September 1857, after heavy losses on both sides. |
| (C) Awadh is brought under control by the British | (I) March 1858 | Awadh came under control only in March 1858, after long fighting in the villages. |
| (D) Acts put the whole of North India under martial law | (IV) May and June 1857 | Before sending troops, the British passed these Acts in May and June 1857 to quell the revolt. |
NCERT (2026-27): “4. Repression … “attempts to recover Delhi began in earnest in early June 1857 but it was only in late September that the city was finally captured. The fighting and losses on both sides were heavy. One reason for this was the fact that rebels from all over North India had come to Delhi to defend the capital.” “In the Ganegtic plain too the progress of British reconquest was slow. The forces had to reconquer the area village by village. The countryside and the people around were entirely hostile. As soon as they began their counter-insurgency operations, the British realised that they were not dealing with a mere mutiny but an uprising that had huge popular support. In Awadh, for example, a British official called Forsyth estimated that three-fourths of the adult male population was in rebellion. The area was brought under control only in March 1858 after protracted fighting.” |