In which language were proclamations put up in the cities calling upon the population to unite, rise and exterminate the firangis during the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Arabic
(B) Persian
(C) Urdu
(D) Hindi
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (C) and (D) only
(A) Arabic Incorrect. The proclamations were put up in Hindi, Urdu and Persian; Arabic was not one of their languages.
(B) Persian Correct. Persian was one of the three languages of the proclamations.
(C) Urdu Correct. Urdu was the second.
(D) Hindi Correct. Hindi was the third. Proclamations in Hindi, Urdu and Persian called upon both Hindus and Muslims to unite, rise and exterminate the firangis.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.1 How the mutinies began … The sepoys began their action with a signal: in many places it was the firing of the evening gun or the sounding of the bugle. They first seized the bell of arms and plundered the treasury. They then attacked government buildings – the jail, treasury, telegraph office, record room, bungalows – burning all records. Everything and everybody connected with the white man became a target. Proclamations in Hindi, Urdu and Persian were put up in the cities calling upon the population, both Hindus and Muslims, to unite, rise and exterminate the firangis.…” |