Arrange the following sequentially in order of their occurrence.
(A) Summary Settlement
(B) Subsidiary Alliance
(C) Sati Abolished
(D) Azamgarh Proclamation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (C), (A), (D)
(B) Subsidiary Alliance — 1798, a system devised by Lord Wellesley; it was introduced in Awadh in 1801.
(C) Sati Abolished — 1829, when the British, under Lord William Bentinck, established laws to abolish customs like sati.
(A) Summary Settlement — 1856, the first British revenue settlement in Awadh after its annexation.
(D) Azamgarh Proclamation — 25 August 1857, during the revolt; it is one of the main sources of our knowledge about what the rebels wanted.
NCERT (2026-27): “Subsidiary Alliance … Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798. All those who entered into such an alliance with the British had to accept certain terms and conditions:… 1.5 Why did people believe in the rumours? … With the cooperation of sections of Indian society they set up English-medium schools, colleges and universities which taught Western sciences and the liberal arts. The British established laws to abolish customs like sati (1829) and to permit the remarriage of Hindu widows.… 2.3 Firangi raj and the end of a world … 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.… Source 5 The Azamgarh Proclamation, 25 August 1857 This is one of the main sources of our knowledge about what the rebels wanted:…” |