Which one of the following (Place of the Revolt of 1857 – Start of rebellion) is NOT correctly matched?
- (a)Lucknow – 4 June, 1857
- (b)Barrackpore – 29 March, 1857
- (c)Jhansi – 11 May, 1857
- (d)Meerut – 10 May, 1857
Correct — C, 'Jhansi – 11 May, 1857' is the mismatch. The Jhansi uprising did not begin on 11 May; the sepoys of the 12th Native Infantry rose in early June 1857 (seizing the fort around 4-5 June, followed by the massacre of the European garrison at Jokhan Bagh on 8 June). 11 May 1857 is in fact the day the Meerut rebels reached Delhi and proclaimed Bahadur Shah II — a Delhi date wrongly pinned to Jhansi. The other three pairings are correct.
- (a)Lucknow – 4 June, 1857 — Correctly matched — the revolt broke out at Lucknow (Awadh) on 4 June 1857, leading to the siege of the Residency; so this is not the wrong pair.
- (b)Barrackpore – 29 March, 1857 — Correctly matched — Mangal Pandey's revolt at the Barrackpore parade ground was on 29 March 1857; not the wrong pair.
- (d)Meerut – 10 May, 1857 — Correctly matched — the great mutiny began at Meerut on 10 May 1857; not the wrong pair.
The Revolt of 1857 flared up centre by centre on distinct dates: the spark at Barrackpore (Mangal Pandey, 29 March), the outbreak at Meerut (10 May), the rebels' march to Delhi (11 May), and later flashpoints at Lucknow and Jhansi in early June. Matching each centre to its correct date is a staple.
The error is hidden in the Jhansi row by borrowing the famous '11 May' Delhi date. Anchor Meerut (10 May) and Delhi (11 May) firmly, and it becomes clear that Jhansi's June outbreak cannot be 11 May.
- Barrackpore (Mangal Pandey) – 29 March 1857.
- Meerut – 10 May 1857 (main outbreak); rebels reached Delhi on 11 May 1857.
- Lucknow – 4 June 1857; Jhansi – early June 1857 (fort seized ~4-5 June; garrison massacre 8 June).
- At Jhansi the sepoys revolted first; Rani Lakshmibai then took charge of the city's defence.
- Pinning the '11 May' Delhi date onto Jhansi
- Assuming every centre of the revolt rose on the same day
1857 questions use place-to-date or place-to-leader matching and 'which is NOT correctly matched' — know Meerut (10 May) and Delhi (11 May) cold.
Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857?
- (a) Jhansi
- (b) Chittor
- (c) Jagdishpur
- (d) Lucknow
Answer(b) Chittor
Same concept — identifying the centres of the 1857 Revolt (Jhansi and Lucknow feature in both questions).
With reference to the revolt of the year 1857, who of the following was betrayed by a friend; captured and put to death by the British?
- (a) Nana Sahib
- (b) Kunwar Singh
- (c) Khan Bahadur Khan
- (d) Tantia Tope
Answer(d) Tantia Tope
Same event — the Revolt of 1857 and its centres/leaders (Tantia Tope was linked to the Jhansi-Gwalior campaign).
- practice — not a real PYQ
The main outbreak of the Revolt of 1857 began on 10 May 1857 at which place?
- (a)Delhi
- (b)Meerut
- (c)Kanpur
- (d)Lucknow
Answer(b) Meerut.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Who led the Revolt of 1857 at Jhansi?
- (a)Begum Hazrat Mahal
- (b)Rani Lakshmibai
- (c)Nana Sahib
- (d)Kunwar Singh
Answer(b) Rani Lakshmibai.