Question 57
MediumOriginal questionDuring the revolt of 1857, the rebels proclaimed as their symbolic head
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
The soldiers who reached Delhi proclaimed the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, as their leader.
Nana Saheb led at Kanpur, Rani Lakshmibai at Jhansi and Tatya Tope in the field.
Those three were commanders of the revolt; the emperor was its symbol.
Worth noting
The question separates leadership in the field from the figurehead. All four names are correct answers to some question about 1857, but only one to this one.
- Concept
- Leadership of the 1857 revolt
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
- Your timeYours
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