Choose the correct pair regarding the local leaders during the Revolt of 1857.
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- Gonoo -- Chotagpur
- Shahmal -- Hyderabad
- Kunwar Singh -- Kanpur
- Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah -- Arrah
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
To solve the given question, we need to identify the correct pairing of local leaders and regions during the Revolt of 1857. Let us examine each option:
- Gonoo -- Chotagpur: Gonoo was indeed a local leader active in the Chotanagpur region during the revolt. This pairing is correct.
- Shahmal -- Hyderabad: Shahmal was actually a local leader from the Baraut area in the district of Meerut, not Hyderabad. Hence, this pairing is incorrect.
- Kunwar Singh -- Kanpur: Kunwar Singh was one of the most notable leaders of the revolt from Bihar, particularly associated with the region of Arrah, not Kanpur. Therefore, this pairing is incorrect.
- Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah -- Arrah: Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah was involved in the revolt in the Awadh region, particularly in Faizabad and not Arrah. Thus, this pairing is incorrect.
Based on the above analysis, Gonoo -- Chotagpur is the correct pair. This matches with the historical records of local leaders who participated in the 1857 revolt.
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Shah MalShah Mal lived in a large village in pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh. He belonged to a clan of Jat cultivators whose kinship ties extended over chaurasee des (eighty-four villages). The lands in the region were irrigated and fertile, with rich dark loam soil. Many of the villagers were prosperous and saw the British land revenue system as oppressive: the revenue demand was high and its collection inflexible. Consequently cultivators were losing land to outsiders, to traders and moneylenders who were coming into the area.
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