Match List – I of leaders with List – II of their territory and select answer from the code given below :List – I List – II a. Kunwar Singh i. Faizabad b. Hazrat Mahal ii. Bareilly c. Khan Bahadur iii. Jagdishpur d. Maulvi Ahmadullah iv. Lucknow
a – iii, b – iv, c – ii, d – i
The correct matching is a – iii, b – iv, c – ii, d – i, option 3.
| Leader | Centre | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Kunwar Singh | Jagdishpur, Shahabad district, Bihar | A zamindar of about eighty who led the revolt in Bihar, fought across Awadh and Central India, and returned to defeat the British at Jagdishpur in April 1858, dying days later |
| Begum Hazrat Mahal | Lucknow | Wife of the deposed Nawab Wajid Ali Shah; proclaimed her young son Birjis Qadr as ruler of Awadh and led the defence of Lucknow; died in exile in Nepal |
| Khan Bahadur Khan | Bareilly | Grandson of the Rohilla chief Hafiz Rahmat Khan; proclaimed ruler of Rohilkhand; hanged in 1860 |
| Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah | Faizabad | The “Maulvi of Faizabad”, a preacher who had toured the country before the revolt; a formidable commander, killed in June 1858 |
How to solve it quickly. Two pairings are certain for any candidate of a Bihar examination: Kunwar Singh with Jagdishpur, the one leader of the revolt from Bihar, and Begum Hazrat Mahal with Lucknow. Fixing a – iii and b – iv eliminates options 1 and 2 at once, and the remaining two pairs follow.
The other main centres of 1857, worth carrying alongside these :
| Centre | Leader |
|---|---|
| Delhi | Bahadur Shah Zafar, with General Bakht Khan |
| Kanpur | Nana Saheb, with Tantia Tope |
| Jhansi | Rani Lakshmibai |
| Allahabad | Liaquat Ali |
| Assam | Kandarpeshwar Singh |
About Kunwar Singh in particular. He is honoured in Bihar as Veer Kunwar Singh, and 23 April, the day of his victory at Jagdishpur, is observed as Vijayotsav. A university at Arrah is named after him.
Hence, the answer is a – iii, b – iv, c – ii, d – i.
Similar Questions
Match the List – I of authors with List – II of the books on 1857 and choose answers from the code given below :
List – I List – II a. V. D. Savarkar i. The First War of Independence b. S. N. Sen ii. The Peasant and tde Raj c. Eric Stokes iii. Civil Rebellion and in the Indian Mutinies d. S. B. Chaudhuri iv. Eighteen Fifty-Seven Who first described the Revolt of 1857 as the ‘First Indian War of Independence’ ?
Important Questions from The Great Revolt of 1857
Who was crowned as the “King of Awadh” by the rebels of 1857?
Match List - I and List - II with the assistance of codes given below :
List - I
(Leaders of 1857)List - II
(Places)1. Bakht Khan a. Kanpur 2. Nana Sahab b. Awadh 3. Ahmadullah Shah c. Arrah 4. Kunwar Singh d. Delhi __________ , popularly known as ‘Ali Gauhar’, was defeated in the Battle of Buxar.
With reference to the extent and intensity of the Revolt of 1857, which one of the following statements is correct?
I. The Revolt of 1857 spread mainly in northern India.
II. The revolt of the soldiers was followed by popular uprisings of the civilian population.
Who among the following did not help the British during the Revolt of 1857?
