Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Rani Lakshmi Bai | (I) | Arrah |
| (B) | Nana Sahib | (II) | Awadh |
| (C) | Kunwar Singh | (III) | Jhansi |
| (D) | Birjis Qadr | (IV) | Kanpur |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(A) Rani Lakshmi Bai — this matches (III) Jhansi. In Jhansi, the rani was forced by the popular pressure around her to lead the uprising.
(B) Nana Sahib — this matches (IV) Kanpur. In Kanpur, the sepoys and the people of the town gave Nana Sahib, the successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II, no choice but to lead the revolt.
(C) Kunwar Singh — this matches (I) Arrah. Kunwar Singh was a local zamindar in Arrah in Bihar.
(D) Birjis Qadr — this matches (II) Awadh. In Lucknow, the people of Awadh hailed Birjis Qadr, the young son of the deposed Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, as their leader.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| – | 19-05 S1* | 18-05 S1* | 30-05 S1 | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.3 Leaders and followers … In Kanpur, the sepoys and the people of the town gave Nana Sahib, the successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II, no choice save to join the revolt as their leader. In Jhansi, the rani was forced by the popular pressure around her to assume the leadership of the uprising. So was Kunwar Singh, a local zamindar in Arrah in Bihar. In Awadh, where the displacement of the popular Nawab Wajid Ali Shah and the annexation of the state were still very fresh in the memory of the people, the populace in Lucknow celebrated the fall of British rule by hailing Birjis Qadr, the young son of the Nawab, as their leader.…” |