Arrange the following historical incidents in chronological order.
A. Sepoys of Meerut Cantonment started a mutiny
B. Annexation of Awadh by East India Company
C. Sati custom was abolished
D. Subsidiary Alliance had been imposed on Awadh
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → D-C-B-A
(D) Subsidiary Alliance had been imposed on Awadh — 1801. Under it the Nawab had to disband his army, allow British troops into the kingdom and act on the advice of the British Resident.
(C) Sati custom was abolished — 1829. From the late 1820s, under Lord William Bentinck, the British passed laws to ‘reform’ Indian society, such as the law abolishing sati.
(B) Annexation of Awadh by East India Company — 1856. Five years after Dalhousie called Awadh ‘a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day’, the kingdom was formally annexed and Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed.
(A) Sepoys of Meerut Cantonment started a mutiny — 10 May 1857. Late in the afternoon the sepoys at Meerut broke out in mutiny, and a group of them rode off towards Delhi that night.
NCERT (2026-27): “Late in the afternoon of 10 May 1857, the sepoys in the cantonment of Meerut broke out in mutiny. It began in the lines of the native infantry, spread very swiftly to the cavalry and then to the city.… 1.5 Why did people believe in the rumours? … The rumours in 1857 begin to make sense when seen in the context of the policies the British pursued from the late 1820s. As you know, from that time, under the leadership of Governor General Lord William Bentinck, the British adopted policies aimed at ‘reforming’ Indian society by introducing Western education, Western ideas and Western institutions. With the cooperation of sections of Indian society they set up English-medium schools, colleges and universities which taught Western sciences and the liberal arts. The British established laws to abolish customs like sati (1829) and to permit the remarriage of Hindu widows.… 2. Awadh in Revolt … In 1851 Governor General Lord Dalhousie described the kingdom of Awadh as ‘a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day’. Five years later, in 1856, the kingdom was formally annexed to the British Empire. The conquest happened in stages. The Subsidiary Alliance had been imposed on Awadh in 1801. By the terms of this alliance the Nawab had to disband his military force, allow the British to position their troops within the kingdom, and act in accordance with the advice of the British Resident who was now to be attached to the court.…” |