Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Nana Sahib | (I) | Awadh |
| (B) | Rani Lakshmi Bai | (II) | Arrah |
| (C) | Kunwar Singh | (III) | Kanpur |
| (D) | Birjis Qadr | (IV) | Jhansi |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
(A) Nana Sahib — this matches (III) Kanpur. In Kanpur, the sepoys and the people of the town gave Nana Sahib, the successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II, no choice save to join the revolt as their leader.
(B) Rani Lakshmi Bai — this matches (IV) Jhansi. In Jhansi, the rani was forced by the popular pressure around her to lead the uprising.
(C) Kunwar Singh — this matches (II) Arrah. He was a local zamindar in Arrah in Bihar who was pushed in the same way to lead the revolt.
(D) Birjis Qadr — this matches (I) Awadh. In Awadh, the people of Lucknow celebrated the fall of British rule by hailing Birjis Qadr, the young son of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, as their leader.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| – | 19-05 S1* | 18-05 S1 | 30-05 S1* | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT (2025-26): “1.3 Leaders and followers … In Kanpur, the sepoys and the people of the town gave Nana Sahib, the successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II, no choice save to join the revolt as their leader. 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. In Awadh, where the displacement of the popular Nawab Wajid Ali Shah and the annexation of the state were still very fresh in the memory of the people, the populace in Lucknow celebrated the fall of British rule by hailing Birjis Qadr, the young son of the Nawab, as their leader.…” |