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    Question

    Consider the following pairs about the leaders and

    places of the revolt of 1857? Which of the pairs given above are correct?
    A 1 and 2 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 and 3 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 2 and 4 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D All of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    тЧП Pair 1 is incorrect: The name of Shah Mal, a local villager in Pargana Baraut (Baghpat ,Uttar Pradesh), is most notable. He arranged the heads of 84 villages (known as chaurasi desh), marching at night from village to village, urging people to rebel against the British hegemony. тЧП Pair 2 is correct: At Bareilly, Khan Bahadur, a successor of the former ruler of RohilkhandHafiz Rahmat Khan, was placed in command. He organized an army of more than 40,000 soldiers to offer problems to the British. He was successful in forming his own government in Bareilly in 1857. тЧП Pair 3 is incorrect: Maulvi Ahmadullah of Faizabad was another outstanding leader of the revolt. He came out as the revoltтАЩs important leader, in Awadh. тЧП Pair 4 is correct: In Bihar revolt was led by Kunwar Singh, the zamindar of Jagdispur. An oldman in his seventies, he nursed a grudge against the British who had deprived him of his estates. He also allied the sepoys when they reached Arrah from Dinapore.

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