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Question
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Options
(State) (Leader of
1857 Revolt)Kanpur Tantya Tope (State) (Leader of
1857 Revolt)Madhya Pradesh Shahmal (State) (Leader of
1857 Revolt)Bihar Kunwar Singh (State) (Leader of
1857 Revolt)Uttar Pradesh Gonoo
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Solution
| (State) | (Leader of 1857 Revolt) |
| Bihar | Kunwar Singh |
Explanation:
Kunwar Singh was a local zamindar in the Bihar town of Jagdishpur (Arrah). He commanded the Bihar Revolt of 1857.
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