Arrange the following principal centres of the Revolt of 1857 from North to South:
A. Gwalior
B. Surat
C. Jhansi
D. Delhi
E. Bombay
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → D, A, C, B, E
All five places are marked on the map of the principal centres of the revolt. Read from top to bottom:
(D) Delhi — the northernmost of the five, below Meerut and Saharanpur.
(A) Gwalior — south of Agra, and just above Jhansi.
(C) Jhansi — a little further south than Gwalior.
(B) Surat — on the western coast, south of Ahmedabad.
(E) Bombay — the southernmost, further down the same coast.
Tip: Gwalior and Jhansi stand almost one above the other, and only the map can tell them apart. For every north-to-south or east-to-west question, picture the chapter map and read the places off it in order.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III — Chapter 10: Rebels and the Raj (2026-27)
Map 2 The map shows the important centres of revolt and the lines of British attack against the rebels. |
