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Read the following passage and answer the questions. Place: Delhi, the Lai Quila Date: Monday, May 11, 1857 By daybreak, the sipahis of Meerut had crossed the Yamuna and reached Delhi. They entered the Lai Quila where Badshah Bahadur Shah Zafar of the Mughal dynasty was imprisoned by the English. They declared him their Badshah and persuaded hint to reject the sovereignty of the British. ‘Drive out the English and bring back Mughal rule was the clarion call of the rebels. a. Why did the Sipahis go to Delhi?b. Who was Bahadur Shah Zafar?c. Who did Sipahis declare as their Badshah?d. What did the Sipahis ask Bahadur Shah to do?e. What was the clarion call of the rebels? |
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Answer» a. To declare Bahadur Shah Zafar as their Badshah. b. Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last emperor of the Mughal empire. c. The Sipahis declared Bahadur Shah as their Badshah. d. The Sipahis persuaded Bahadur Shah to reject the sovereignty of the British. e. ‘Drive out the English and bring back Mughal rule’ was the clarion call of the Sipahis. |
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