Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Rebels and the Raj

Question:

Which of the following is correctly depicted in one of the cartoons published in the pages of Punch, "The Clemency of Canning"?

(A) Canning is shown as a looming father figure.
(B) Canning's protective hand is over the head of a sepoy.
(C) The sepoy holds a sheathed sword in one hand.
(D) The sepoy holds a dagger in the other hand.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (B) and (D) only

(A), (B) and (C) only

(A), (B), (C) and (D)

(B), (C) and (D) only

Correct Answer:

(A), (B) and (D) only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (D) only

(A) Canning is shown as a looming father figure. (Correct)
(B) Canning's protective hand is over the head of a sepoy. (Correct)
(C) The sepoy holds a sheathed sword in one hand. (Incorrect).  Canning is shown as a looming father figure, with his protective hand over the head of a sepoy who still holds an unsheathed sword in one hand and a dagger in the other, both dripping with blood 
(D) The sepoy holds a dagger in the other hand. (Correct)