Which of the following statements are correct about the Revolt of 1857?
A. The Sepoy Mutiny began at Meerut Cantonment.
B. Shah Mal mobilised Pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh.
C. In Kanpur, Peshwa Baji Rao II led the uprising.
D. British were not able to capture principalities like Jhansi and Satara.
E. In Chotanagpur, Gonoo, a tribal cultivator became leader of the Kol tribals of the region.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A, B, E only
A. The Sepoy Mutiny began at Meerut Cantonment. Correct statement. Late in the afternoon of 10 May 1857, the sepoys in the cantonment of Meerut broke out in mutiny.
B. Shah Mal mobilised Pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh. Correct statement. Shah Mal mobilised the villagers of pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh.
C. In Kanpur, Peshwa Baji Rao II led the uprising. Incorrect statement. In Kanpur the leader was Nana Sahib, the successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II, not the Peshwa himself.
D. British were not able to capture principalities like Jhansi and Satara. Incorrect statement. On pleas such as misgovernment and the refusal to recognise adoption, the British annexed not only Awadh but many other kingdoms and principalities like Jhansi and Satara.
E. In Chotanagpur, Gonoo, a tribal cultivator became leader of the Kol tribals of the region. Correct statement. Gonoo, a tribal cultivator of Singhbhum in Chotanagpur, became a rebel leader of the Kol tribals of the region.
NCERT (2026-27): “Late in the afternoon of 10 May 1857, the sepoys in the cantonment of Meerut broke out in mutiny. It began in the lines of the native infantry, spread very swiftly to the cavalry and then to the city.… 1.3 Leaders and followers … Elsewhere, similar scenes were enacted though on a minor scale. 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.… 1.3 Leaders and followers … Elsewhere, local leaders emerged, urging peasants, zamindars and tribals to revolt. Shah Mal mobilised the villagers of pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh; Gonoo, a tribal cultivator of Singhbhum in Chotanagpur, became a rebel leader of the Kol tribals of the region. 1.5 Why did people believe in the rumours? … On a variety of pleas, like misgovernment and the refusal to recognise adoption, the British annexed not only Awadh, but many other kingdoms and principalities like Jhansi and Satara.…” |