Question

After the initial success of the Uprising of 1857, the objective of the leaders of the Uprising included ______.

Options

• restoring the former glory to the Mughal empire.

• forming a Federation of Indian States under the aegis of Bhadur Shah II.

• eliminating foreign rule and the return of the old order.

• establishing his own power in his respective region by each leader.

Answer 1

After the initial success of the Uprising of 1857, the objective of the leaders of the Uprising included eliminating foreign rule and return of the old order.

Explanation:

After early successes, the rebel leaders’ main aim was to throw out British rule and re‑establish the pre‑British political order, local rulers, old rights and authorities, rather than build a modern federal state, although Bahadur Shah II was proclaimed a symbolic head and some appeals were made to chiefs for co‑operation.