UPSC History Arts and Cultural Movements Question Bank Persons Miscellaneous

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    Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

    A)  Jhansi              :     Laxmi Bai

    B)  Gwalior            :    Tatya Tope

    C)  Kanpur             :     Nana Saheb

    D)  Allahabad     :     Kunwar Singh

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     Kunwar Singh guided the revolt of 1857 from Buxar of Bihar. Kunwar Singh led the rebellion in Bihar. He assumed command of the soldiers who had revolted at Danapur on 5 July 1857. Five days later he occupied Arrah, the district headquarters. Major Vincent Eyre relieved the town on 3 August, defeated Kunwar Singh's force and destroyed Jagdishpur. Kunwar Singh left his ancestral village and reached Lucknow7 in December 1857.


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