INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who said, “Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short-lived”?
A
S. N. Sen
B
R. C. Majumdar
C
V. D. Savarkar
D
S. B. Chaudhuri
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: The Meerut 1857 Uprising was described by Dr. Surendra Nath Sen-“Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short-lived”.

Detailed explanation-2: -The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the Company’s army in the garrison town of Meerut, 40 mi northeast of Delhi.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spread of the Revolt of 1857: The revolt of the sepoys spread from Barrackpore to Meerut and thence to Delhi. On reaching Delhi the Sepoys declared Bahadur Shah II as the Emperor of Hindustan. Both at Meerut and Delhi the sepoys killed the Europeans wherever they came across.

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