OPSC OAS 2022 PrelimsHistory, Art & CultureQuestion 9
Solved previous year question from the OPSC OAS/OCS 2022 Preliminary Examination (General Studies), with the official answer key and a detailed explanation.
Question
Consider the following regarding the Revolt of 1857.
- Indore troops had joined the Revolt against the wish of their king.
- Mangal Pandey was executed at Meerut.
- Tantia Tope was active both at Kanpur and Jhansi.
- Sindhia sought refuge from the British at Agra.
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Answer & Explanation
Correct answer: (A) 1, 3 and 4
- The Holkar forces from Indore mutinied and joined the revolt even though their ruler, Tukoji Rao Holkar II, remained loyal to the British.
- Mangal Pandey was executed at Barrackpore (near Calcutta) on April 8, 1857, not at Meerut. He had attacked British officers at Barrackpore cantonment on March 29, 1857, before the Meerut uprising.
- Tantia Tope operated in multiple theaters of the revolt – organizing rebel forces in Kanpur as Nana Saheb’s general, and later joining the Rani of Jhansi, providing military leadership in both regions.
- Maharaja Jayaji Rao Sindhia of Gwalior remained loyal to the British. When rebels under Tantia Tope captured Gwalior in June 1858, Sindhia fled to Agra to seek British protection.
