Question

Who among the following were the leaders of revolt of 1857?
A. Siraj-ud-Daula, Baji Rao I, Nana Phadnavis
B. Rani Laxmi Bai, Baji Rao II, Kunwar Singh
C. Nana Saheb, Rani laxmi Bai, Tantia Tope
D.Tantia Tope, Begum Hazrat Mahal, Shah Alam I.

Answer 1

Hint: The 1857 revolt was the first rebellion against the British East India Company. It was also the first organised revolt. Even though it had a great impact,it was not successful.The Meerut sepoys began the mutiny. The Sepoys in Bengal rebelled against their British officers .The revolt is also described as the Sepoy Mutiny or the Great War of Independence.

Complete answer: The Revolt of 1857 made clear of the British oppression that was carried out on the Indians. It was very obvious that the British had come to take advantage of India’s resources. It began on 1$0^{th}$ May, 1857. The revolt was started by the sepoys who were under the Bengal Presidency against their British superiors. The leaders of the revolt of 1857 were important people from the royal families like Nana Saheb, Rani Laxmi Bai and Tantita Tope.
The rebellion was started when a sepoy named Mangal Pandey attacked a British sergeant and injured his assistant. This event took place in Barrackpore. Mangal Pandey was ordered to be arrested but he did not submit. He was later hanged. On the same day in Meerut,the cavalry,while doing parades and broke ranks. They freed the soldiers of the $3^{rd}$ regiment.
Looking at the options:
(i)Siraj-ud-Daula was the last Nawab of Bengal. After the end of his reign, the British East India Company rule started. He died much before the war of 1857.
(ii) Baji Rao I was the $7^{th}$ Peshwa ruler who conquered large parts of India. He died before the war of 1857.
(iii) Nana Phadnavis was the Prime Minister of the Peshwas. He died before the 1857 revolt.
(iv) Rani Laxmi Bai was the queen of Jhansi,the Maratha princely state. She was one of the leading figures of the 1857 rebellion.
(v) Baji Rao II was the 13th Peshwa and the last one. He died before the 1857 revolt.
(vi)Kunwar Singh was also a leader during the revolt of 1857. He was from the Maharaja zamindari family of the Ujjainiya clan.
(vii)Nana Saheb was an Indian Peshwa who led the 1857 rebellion in Kanpur.
(viii)Tantia Tope was a close ally to Nana Saheb. He was the general of the revolt of 1857.
(ix)Begum Hazrat Mahal was the second wife of nawab Wahid Ali Shah and fought bravely in the 1857 revolt.
(x)Shah Alam I was the son of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. He was the $7^{th}$ Mughal emperor of India. He died before the revolt of 1857.

Option C which mentions Nana Saheb , Rani Laxmi Bai and Tantia Tope is the correct answer.

Note: The revolt of 1857 ended the rule of the British East India Company in India and placed India directly under the British government. India was to be ruled indirectly by the representatives of the British government. The main reasons of failure of the sepoy mutiny were: the rebellion lacked a good leader, there was no plan as to what would happen after the British were defeated, the entire India was not affected and not everyone took part in the revolt.