Who among the following died in exile?
- (a)Rani Laxmibai
- (b)Bahadur Shah Zafar
- (c)Tantia Tope
- (d)Nana Saheb
Correct — B, Bahadur Shah Zafar. The last Mughal emperor was proclaimed the symbolic leader of the 1857 revolt; after its suppression the British tried him, stripped him of his throne and exiled him to Rangoon in Burma, where he died on 7 November 1862 — dying in exile, far from Delhi. The other three met different ends within India: Rani Laxmibai was killed in battle at Gwalior in 1858, Tantia Tope was captured and executed in 1859, and Nana Saheb fled towards Nepal and vanished.
- (a)Rani Laxmibai — The Rani of Jhansi died fighting in the field near Gwalior in June 1858; she was not exiled.
- (c)Tantia Tope — The revolt's ablest guerrilla commander was betrayed, captured and executed by hanging in 1859, within India.
- (d)Nana Saheb — After 1857 he is believed to have escaped towards Nepal; his fate is unknown, but he was not sent into exile by the British.
The Revolt of 1857 ended with varied fates for its leaders. Bahadur Shah Zafar, the figurehead emperor, was deported to Rangoon and died there in 1862 — the classic 'died in exile' answer. Others died in battle, were executed, or simply disappeared.
Distinguish 'died in exile' from 'died in battle' or 'was executed'. Only Zafar was formally exiled abroad; the trap is that all four are 1857 figures, but their endings differ sharply.
- Bahadur Shah Zafar was the twentieth and last Mughal emperor.
- He was the nominal leader of the 1857 revolt and was deposed after its failure.
- The British exiled him to Rangoon (Burma), where he died on 7 November 1862.
- Rani Laxmibai died in battle (1858) and Tantia Tope was executed (1859).
- Confusing 'died in exile' with 'died fighting'.
- Assuming Nana Saheb, who disappeared, was formally exiled.
Which 1857 leader 'died in exile' — separate deportation abroad from death in battle or by execution.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, was exiled by the British to
- (a)Aden
- (b)Rangoon
- (c)Singapore
- (d)the Andaman Islands
Answer(b) Rangoon — in Burma, where he died in 1862.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Who among the following was the symbolic leader of the Revolt of 1857?
- (a)Nana Saheb
- (b)Tantia Tope
- (c)Bahadur Shah Zafar
- (d)Rani Laxmibai
Answer(c) Bahadur Shah Zafar — the figurehead Mughal emperor.