MPPSC 2022 Prelims Paper-I · Question 95 of 100

Correct — B, Indore. Bhagirath Silawat, Saadat Khan and Vansh Gopal led the 1 July 1857 revolt of the Holkar state's own troops against the British Residency at Indore, part of the wider 1857 uprising.

• (a)Bhopal — Bhopal had its own 1857-era resistance figures, but not this specific trio, who are tied to the Holkar-army revolt at Indore.
• (c)Sagar — Sagar saw its own 1857 uprising episodes under different local leaders, unconnected to this Indore-based trio.
• (d)Hoshangabad — Hoshangabad's 1857 activity is associated with different local leaders, not with this Holkar-Indore trio.

During the wider Revolt of 1857, the princely state of Indore — ruled by the Holkar dynasty, whose court remained nominally aligned with the British — saw its own troops mutiny. On 1 July 1857, soldiers of the Holkar army rose up under leaders including Saadat Khan, Bhagirath Silawat and Vansh Gopal and attacked the British Residency at Indore.

MP's princely-state contributions to 1857 are a recurring MPPSC theme. The trap is assuming a revolt could not happen in a state whose ruler stayed pro-British — here it was the army and local leaders, not the Holkar court, that rose up.

• Date: 1 July 1857 — Holkar army troops revolted and attacked the British Residency at Indore.
• Key leaders of the revolt: Saadat Khan, Bhagirath Silawat and Vansh Gopal.
• Saadat Khan was later arrested and hanged at Residency Kothi, Indore.
• The revolt occurred even though Indore's ruling Holkar house remained officially aligned with the British.

• Assuming a princely state's official pro-British stance means no revolt happened there — the army itself often rose up independently of the ruler
• Confusing this Indore trio with freedom fighters associated with other MP towns (Bhopal, Sagar, Hoshangabad)

MPPSC likes 'name the local leaders, identify the place' questions from MP's 1857 revolt centres — pair each named trio/leader with their specific town rather than just 'Madhya Pradesh' generally.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  The 1 July 1857 revolt of Holkar-army soldiers against the British Residency took place at:

  • (a)Gwalior
  • (b)Indore
  • (c)Bhopal
  • (d)Rewa

  Answer(b) Indore — the Holkar state capital, where the Residency was attacked.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Which princely house ruled Indore during the Revolt of 1857, even as its own troops rose against the British Residency?

  • (a)Scindia
  • (b)Holkar
  • (c)Bhonsle
  • (d)Peshwa

  Answer(b) Holkar — Indore was the capital of the Holkar state.