Question

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Leaders)	List-II (Regions)
(A) Shah Mal	(I) Pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh
(B) Gonoo	(II) Singhbhum in Chotanagpur
(C) Birjis Qadr	(III) Awadh
(D) Kunwar Singh	(IV) Arrah in Bihar

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
• (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
• (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
• (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Hint:

Creating a table of the key centers of the 1857 Revolt and their corresponding Indian leaders is an effective way to study for this topic. Key pairs to remember include Delhi (Bahadur Shah), Kanpur (Nana Sahib), Lucknow (Begum Hazrat Mahal), Jhansi (Rani Lakshmi Bai), and Arrah (Kunwar Singh).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
The question requires matching prominent leaders of the 1857 Revolt with the specific regions where they led the uprising.
Step 2: Detailed Explanation and Matching:

(A) Shah Mal: He was a local Jat leader who led the peasants and villagers of (I) Pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh against the British during the 1857 revolt. He mobilized the people and disrupted British communications.
(B) Gonoo: He was a tribal leader of the Kol people who led a rebellion in the region of (II) Singhbhum in Chotanagpur.
(C) Birjis Qadr: He was the young son of the deposed Nawab of Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah. He was proclaimed the new Nawab by the rebels in Lucknow, with his mother Begum Hazrat Mahal acting as regent. Thus, he is associated with (III) Awadh.
(D) Kunwar Singh: He was an elderly Rajput zamindar from Jagdispur who became one of the most effective military leaders of the revolt in (IV) Arrah in Bihar.
Step 3: Final Answer:
The pairings are all correct as listed: A-I, B-II, C-III, and D-IV. This corresponds to option (2).