Arrange the following in chronological order:
(A) The first British revenue settlement in Awadh removed taluqdars wherever possible
(B) White officers wrestled, fenced and went hawking with the sepoys
(C) Hanwant Singh marched at the head of his retainers to Lucknow
(D) Officers began treating the sepoys as their racial inferiors
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B, D, A, C
(B) White officers wrestled, fenced and went hawking with the sepoys — First. In the 1820s white officers kept friendly ties with sepoys and shared their leisure, so this is first.
(D) Officers began treating the sepoys as their racial inferiors — Second. The officers' attitude changed in the 1840s, after the friendly years, so this is second.
(A) The first British revenue settlement in Awadh removed taluqdars wherever possible — Third. The Summary Settlement of 1856 came just after annexation, so it is third.
(C) Hanwant Singh marched at the head of his retainers to Lucknow — Fourth. Hanwant Singh marched to Lucknow during the revolt of 1857, so this comes last.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.3 Firangi raj and the end of a world … “In the 1840s, this began to change. The officers developed a sense of superiority and started treating the sepoys as their racial inferiors, riding roughshod over their sensibilities. …” “… After annexation, the first British revenue settlement, known as the Summary Settlement of 1856, was based on the assumption that the taluqdars were interlopers with no permanent stakes in land: they had established their hold over land through force and fraud. The Summary Settlement proceeded to remove the taluqdars wherever possible. …” “… During the mutiny, Hanwant Singh had given shelter to a British officer, and conveyed him to safety. …” |