Which one of the following was NOT an important centre of the Revolt of 1857?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Patiala
Once British rule had collapsed, the rebels in places like Delhi, Lucknow and Kanpur tried to set up their own structure of authority and administration; these were important centres of the revolt. Patiala was not a centre of the revolt.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.3 The search for alternative power … Once British rule had collapsed, the rebels in places like Delhi, Lucknow and Kanpur tried to establish some kind of structure of authority and administration. This was, of course, short-lived but the attempts show that the rebel leadership wanted to restore the pre-British world of the eighteenth century. The leaders went back to the culture of the court. Appointments were made to various posts, arrangements made for the collection of land revenue and the payment of troops, orders issued to stop loot and plunder.…” |