Which of the following statement is correct?
a- In Jhansi, Rani was forced by the popular pressure around her to assume the leadership of the uprising.
b- Before 1857 revolt, Rani of Jhansi was represented as a masculine figure chasing the enemy, slaying the British soldiers, and valiantly fighting till her last.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
In Jhansi, 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.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Heroic poems were written about the valour of the queen who, with a sword in one hand and the reins of her horse in the other fought for the freedom of her motherlandRani of Jhansi was represented as a masculine figure chasing the enemy, slaying the British soldiers, and valiantly fighting ill her last.