Match List-I with List-II.List-IList-II(A) Calcutta(I) Place whose sy…

Match List-I with List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Calcutta	(I) Place whose symbolic value both the British and the rebels recognised
(B) Punjab	(II) Starting point of the British force that moved into North India
(C) Awadh	(III) Largely peaceful region from which the second British force set out
(D) Delhi	(IV) Region whose villagers melted away before Europeans and collected again

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Calcutta	(II) Starting point of the British force that moved into North India	Calcutta was the base of British power in the east. One of the two forces of the two-pronged attack moved from here into North India.
(B) Punjab	(III) Largely peaceful region from which the second British force set out	The Punjab was largely peaceful in 1857, so the British could send the second force from there towards Delhi.
(C) Awadh	(IV) Region whose villagers melted away before Europeans and collected again	An officer in rural Awadh reported that the villagers were nearly intangible to Europeans. They melted away before the troops and gathered again, which made repression hard.
(D) Delhi	(I) Place whose symbolic value both the British and the rebels recognised	Delhi was the old Mughal capital. Both sides saw its symbolic value, so both British forces aimed to reconquer it.

NCERT (2026-27): “4. Repression …
Armed with these newly enacted special laws and the reinforcements brought in from Britain, the British began the task of suppressing the revolt. They, like the rebels, recognised the symbolic value of Delhi. The British thus mounted a two-pronged attack. One force moved from Calcutta into North India and the other from the Punjab – which was largely peaceful – to reconquer Delhi. …”

“An officer reporting from rural Awadh (spelt as Oude in the following account) noted: The Oude people are gradually pressing down on the line of communication from the North … the Oude people are villagers … these villagers are nearly intangible to Europeans melting away before them and collecting again. …”

Match List-I with List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Calcutta	(I) Place whose symbolic value both the British and the rebels recognised
(B) Punjab	(II) Starting point of the British force that moved into North India
(C) Awadh	(III) Largely peaceful region from which the second British force set out
(D) Delhi	(IV) Region whose villagers melted away before Europeans and collected again

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Calcutta	(II) Starting point of the British force that moved into North India	Calcutta was the base of British power in the east. One of the two forces of the two-pronged attack moved from here into North India.
(B) Punjab	(III) Largely peaceful region from which the second British force set out	The Punjab was largely peaceful in 1857, so the British could send the second force from there towards Delhi.
(C) Awadh	(IV) Region whose villagers melted away before Europeans and collected again	An officer in rural Awadh reported that the villagers were nearly intangible to Europeans. They melted away before the troops and gathered again, which made repression hard.
(D) Delhi	(I) Place whose symbolic value both the British and the rebels recognised	Delhi was the old Mughal capital. Both sides saw its symbolic value, so both British forces aimed to reconquer it.