Read the following statements and mark the correct option: Assertion (A): Peer Ali Khan was executed during the 1857 Revolt. Reason (R): He was a British informant who switched sides during the uprising.
A is true, but R is false.
Assertion (A) is true: Peer Ali Khan, a bookbinder of Patna, led an armed uprising in Patna in July 1857 during the Revolt of 1857. He was captured and hanged on 7 July 1857 on the orders of Commissioner William Tayler, along with several associates.
Reason (R) is false: Peer Ali Khan was a revolutionary who organised resistance against the British from the start; he was never a British informant and did not switch sides. He refused to betray his fellow revolutionaries even when offered his life.
Hence, A is true, but R is false.
Important Questions from The Great Revolt of 1857
Who was crowned as the “King of Awadh” by the rebels of 1857?
__________ , 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?
Who regards the Revolt of 1857 as the "Source Spring of National Movement"?
