Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Rebels and the Raj

Question:

Who among the following participated in the Revolt of 1857?

(A) Danka Shah
(B) Shah Mal
(C) Kunwar Singh
(D) Devi Choudhrani
(E) Siraj ud Daulah

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(B), (C), (D)

(C), (D), (E)

(A), (B), (D)

(A), (B), (C)

Correct Answer:

(A), (B), (C)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (B), (C)

People who participated in the Revolt of 1857:

(A) Danka Shah
(B) Shah Mal
(C) Kunwar Singh
(D) Devi Choudhrani
(E) Siraj ud Daulah


Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah was one of the many maulvis who played an important part in the revolt of 1857. Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah was popularly called Danka Shah – the maulvi with the drum (danka).

Shah Mal mobilised the villagers of pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh in the revolt of 1857. Shah Mal lived in a large village in pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh. He belonged to a clan of Jat cultivators whose kinship ties extended over chaurasee des (eighty-four villages). Shah Mal mobilized the headmen and cultivators of chaurasee des, moving at night from village to village, urging people to rebel against the British.

Kunwar Singh was a notable leader from Bihar who participated in the rebellion of 1857. He led the uprising in the region of Arrah and fought against the British forces.

Incorrect Options:

Devi Choudhrani - She is a fictional character from a novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and did not participate in the Revolt of 1857.
Siraj ud Daulah - He was the Nawab of Bengal who fought against the British in the Battle of Plassey (1757), almost a century before the Revolt of 1857.