HistoryModern India: Rebels and the Raj

A song from Awadh mourned the ruler who had to leave his motherland.…

A song from Awadh mourned the ruler who had to leave his motherland. In this song, who are said to have wept together?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → Noble and peasant

In the song, noble and peasant all wept together. It shows that grief for the departed ruler was shared by high and low alike in Awadh.

NCERT (2026-27): “2.3 Firangi raj and the end of a world …
plight of the ruler who had to leave his motherland: Noble and peasant all wept together and all the world wept and wailed Alas! The chief has bidden adieu to his country and gone abroad.”