Q. Which of the following pair/pairs of leaders and places are correctly matched?
Leader Place
1. Maulvi Ahmadullah– Faizabad
2. Kunwar Singh– Lucknow
3. Begum Hazrat Mahal– Jagdishpur
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer: A
Notes:
Begum Hazrat Mahal took over the reins at Lucknow where the rebellion broke out on June 4, 1857 and popular sympathy was overwhelmingly in favour of the deposed nawab.
- At Bareilly, Khan Bahadur, a descendant of the former ruler of Rohilkhand, was placed in command. Not enthusiastic about the pension being granted by the British, he organized an army of 40,000 soldiers and offered stiff resistance to the British.
- In Bihar, the revolt was led by Kunwar Singh, the zamindar of Jagdishpur. An old man in his seventies, he nursed a grudge against the British who had deprived him of his estates. He unhesitatingly joined the sepoys when they reached Arrah from Dinapore (Danapur).
- Maulvi Ahmadullah of Faizabad was another outstanding leader of the revolt. He was a native of Madras and had moved to Faizabad in the north where he fought a stiff battle against the British troops.
Source: Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India.
