Match List I with List II.
| List I | List II | ||
| (A) | Shah Mal | (I) | Royal Class |
| (B) | Gonoo | (II) | Zamindar |
| (C) | Kunwar Singh | (III) | Peasant |
| (D) | Bahadur Shah Zafar | (IV) | Tribal |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(A) Shah Mal — this matches (III) Peasant. Shah Mal belonged to a clan of Jat cultivators in pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh, and he mobilised the villagers of the region against the British.
(B) Gonoo — this matches (IV) Tribal. Gonoo, a tribal cultivator of Singhbhum in Chotanagpur, became a rebel leader of the Kol tribals of the region.
(C) Kunwar Singh — this matches (II) Zamindar. Kunwar Singh was a local zamindar in Arrah in Bihar, pushed by popular pressure to lead the uprising.
(D) Bahadur Shah Zafar — this matches (I) Royal Class. Bahadur Shah was the old Mughal emperor at Delhi; the sepoys from Meerut came to him at the gates of the Red Fort.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.3 Leaders and followers … In Jhansi, the rani was forced by the popular pressure around her to assume the leadership of the uprising. So was Kunwar Singh, a local zamindar in Arrah in Bihar.… 1.3 Leaders and followers … Elsewhere, local leaders emerged, urging peasants, zamindars and tribals to revolt. Shah Mal mobilised the villagers of pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh; Gonoo, a tribal cultivator of Singhbhum in Chotanagpur, became a rebel leader of the Kol tribals of the region. …The sepoys arrived at the gates of the Red Fort early in the morning on 11 May. It was the month of Ramzan, the Muslim holy month of prayer and fasting. The old Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah, had just finished his prayers and meal before the sun rose and the fast began. He heard the commotion at the gates.…”
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