Question

Choose the correct chronological order of the events following events out of the options given below:

1. The sepoys arrived at the gates of the Red Fort early in the morning.
2. They first seized the bell of arms and plundered the treasury.
3. Late in the afternoon of 10 May 1857, the sepoys in the cantonment of Meerut broke out in mutiny.
4. Awadh was formally annexed to the British Empire.

Options

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 2, 1, 3, 4

• 3, 2, 1, 4

• 4, 3, 2, 1

Answer 1

4, 3, 2, 1

Explanation:

4. Awadh was formally annexed to the British Empire.

3. Late in the afternoon of 10 May 1857, the sepoys in the cantonment of Meerut broke out in mutiny.

2. They first seized the bell of arms and plundered the treasury.

1. The sepoys arrived at the gates of the Red Fort early in the morning.