Arrange the following events in a chronological order:
A. Shah Mal was killed in battle in July 1857
B. Cultivators left their fields and plundered the houses of moneylenders and traders
C. Shah Mal moved at night from village to village, urging people to rebel against the British
D. Shah Mal’s men stopped all official communication between British headquarters and Meerut
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Arrange the following events in a chronological order:
A. Shah Mal was killed in battle in July 1857
B. Cultivators left their fields and plundered the houses of moneylenders and traders
C. Shah Mal moved at night from village to village, urging people to rebel against the British
D. Shah Mal’s men stopped all official communication between British headquarters and Meerut
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Show Hint
- A, B, C, D
- A, C, D, B
- B, A, D, C
- C, B, D, A
The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
The death of a leader ends his campaign. So A, Shah Mal killed, must be the last event. Options 1, 2 and 3 do not end with A, so only option 4 fits
Step 2: Check the start:
A rebellion needs a call before it begins. Moving at night to urge people to rebel is the call. So C should be first, which agrees with option 4
Step 3: Check the middle:
Peasants plundering moneylenders is an early outburst. Cutting official communication is an organised military act that comes later. So B comes before D
Step 4: Result:
The sequence C, B, D, A follows the story of the passage from start to end
Step 5: Extra check:
Why the other options fail: option 1 puts the death of Shah Mal first, which is impossible because the rebels could not act after he was killed. Option 2 starts with A for the same reason. Option 3 starts with B, but the villagers were stirred up by the night visits of Shah Mal, so the plunder came after the call. A quick rule for such questions is to find the first and the last event and then to check the options for them.
Final Answer:
C, B, D, A (option 4).
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