Which among the following statements are NOT correct about the Revolt of 1857?

A. It influenced the national movement in the 20th century.
B. The spark of the revolt started in South India.
C. It was celebrated as the First War of Independence.
D. It was the revolt of selfish and frustrated Indian ruling class.
E. Rani of Jhansi was represented as masculine figure.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

B, D only

The correct answer is Option (1) → B, D only

Given statements about the Revolt of 1857:

A. It influenced the national movement in the 20th century.
B. The spark of the revolt started in South India. (Incorrect, it should be North India)
C. It was celebrated as the First War of Independence.
D. It was the revolt of selfish and frustrated Indian ruling class. (Incorrect, it was the revolt of all sections of people of India)
E. Rani of Jhansi was represented as masculine figure.

The national movement in the twentieth century drew its inspiration from the events of 1857. A whole world of nationalist imagination was woven around the revolt. It was celebrated as the First War of Independence in which all sections of the people of India came together to fight against imperial rule. Art and literature, as much as the writing of history, have helped in keeping alive the memory of 1857. The leaders of the revolt were presented as heroic figures leading the country into battle, rousing the people to righteous indignation against oppressive imperial rule. 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 motherland. Rani of Jhansi was represented as a masculine figure chasing the enemy, slaying British soldiers and valiantly fighting till her last. Children in many parts of India grow up reading the lines of Subhadra Kumari Chauhan: “Khoob lari mardani woh to Jhansi wali rani thi” (Like a man she fought, she was the Rani of Jhansi). In popular prints Rani Lakshmi Bai is usually portrayed in battle armour, with a sword in hand and riding a horse – a symbol of the determination to resist injustice and alien rule.