Match List - I with List - II.
| List - I | List - II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Region) | (Leader) | ||
| (A) | Kanpur | (I) | Rani Laxmibai |
| (B) | Arrah in Bihar | (II) | Nana Sahib |
| (C) | Jhansi | (III) | Kunwar Singh |
| (D) | Lucknow | (IV) | British Qadr |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
In the Revolt of 1857, each centre of the rising was led by a local ruler or chief whose own rights had been taken away by the British.
(A) Kanpur — this matches (II) Nana Sahib. The adopted son of the last Peshwa, Baji Rao II, was refused his father’s pension, and he led the rebels at Kanpur.
(B) Arrah in Bihar — this matches (III) Kunwar Singh. The elderly zamindar of Jagdishpur led the revolt around Arrah and fought on till his death in 1858.
(C) Jhansi — this matches (I) Rani Laxmibai. The British took over Jhansi under the Doctrine of Lapse, and the Rani led its defence.
(D) Lucknow — this matches (IV) British Qadr, that is, Birjis Qadr. After Awadh was annexed in 1856, Begum Hazrat Mahal led the revolt at Lucknow and had her young son Birjis Qadr proclaimed the Nawab of Awadh.
Note: It seems that there is a mistake in the original NTA paper, which prints (IV) as ‘British Qadr’ when it should read ‘Birjis Qadr’, the son of Begum Hazrat Mahal whom the rebels at Lucknow made Nawab. The matching is unaffected. The young Nawab of the rebels turned ‘British’ in NTA’s list, which would have surprised everyone in Lucknow.