Question

The revolt at Lucknow was led by
1)Begum Hazrat Mahal
2) Rani of Jhansi
3) Bakth Khan
4) Tantya Tope

Answer 1

Hint: The revolt of 1857 was not a sudden occurrence but the culmination of a century long tradition of popular resistance to the Company rule and the leader from Lucknow was the wife of Nawab Wazid Ali Shah of Awadh.

Complete answer:
The Mutiny of 1857 was a major but ultimately unsuccessful uprising in India against the British rule of East India company where native rulers protested against the British rule. Let's see the options:

Begum Hazrat Mahal- The revolt was led by the Begum Hazrat Mahal who declared her son
Birjis Kadr as the Nawab of Awadh.The begum gained the support of sepoys,peasants and zamindars of Awadh and drove away the British((including British Resident Henry Lawrence) who took refuge in the residency building . The rebels soon attacked the residency, killing Sir Henry.British officers Havelock and Outrum tried in vain to relieve Lucknow.Therefore,this is the correct answer.

Rani of Jhansi- In 1853,Dalhousie had applied the Doctrine of Lapse and annexed Jhansi, rejecting the claim of Damodar Rao , the adopted son of Rani Lakshmi Bai to the throne.When the rebellion broke out in 1857,Jhansi quickly emerged as an epicentre and hence this is the incorrect option.

Baht Khan - He was a subedar of artillery in the British army. After the British occupation of Delhi in September 1857, he took charge of a large force of fighters who came to Delhi and led the rebellion against the East India company hence this is an incorrect answer.

Tantya Tope- On 5th June the sepoys in Kanpur rose in rebellion and declared Nana Sahib, the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II , as the Peshwa.Most of the fighting was carried out by Tantya Tope , Nana’s able and experienced Lieutenant hence this is incorrect.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A)

Note: The revolt spread over the entire area from the neighbourhood of Patna to the borders of Rajasthan; the main centres of revolt in these regions namely Kanpur, Lucknow, Bareilly, Jhansi, Gwalior and Arrah in Bihar.