Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I Leaders of 1857 | List-II Associations | ||
| (A) | Kunwar Singh | (I) | Son of the Nawab of Awadh |
| (B) | Nana Sahib | (II) | A local zamindar from Arrah |
| (C) | Birjis Qadr | (III) | Successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II |
| (D) | Shah Mal | (IV) | Mobilized the headmen and cultivators of chaurasee des |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)
(A) Kunwar Singh — this matches (II) A local zamindar from Arrah. Kunwar Singh, a local zamindar in Arrah in Bihar, was forced by popular pressure, like the rani of Jhansi, to take up the leadership of the uprising.
(B) Nana Sahib — this matches (III) Successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II. In Kanpur the sepoys and the people of the town gave Nana Sahib, the successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II, no choice but to lead the revolt.
(C) Birjis Qadr — this matches (I) Son of the Nawab of Awadh. In Lucknow the people celebrated the fall of British rule by hailing Birjis Qadr, the young son of the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, as their leader.
(D) Shah Mal — this matches (IV) Mobilized the headmen and cultivators of chaurasee des. Shah Mal of pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh moved at night from village to village across the chaurasee des (eighty-four villages), urging people to rebel against the British.
NCERT (2025-26): “1.3 Leaders and followers … 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. In Jhansi, the 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. In Awadh, where the displacement of the popular Nawab Wajid Ali Shah and the annexation of the state were still very fresh in the memory of the people, the populace in Lucknow celebrated the fall of British rule by hailing Birjis Qadr, the young son of the Nawab, as their leader.…”
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