Mangal Pandey, the sepoy hanged after the Barrackpore incident of 1857, belonged to which district of present-day Uttar Pradesh?
- A.Ballia
- B.Meerut
- C.Jhansi
- D.Bareilly
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Ballia. Mangal Pandey came from Nagwa village in Ballia district of the then United Provinces and was serving with the 34th Native Infantry at Barrackpore in Bengal, where in March 1857 he attacked his officers and was hanged. The pairing of a Ballia man with a Bengal cantonment is exactly what examiners test.
Option B is wrong because Meerut is where the sepoys rose on 10 May 1857, a separate event. Option C is wrong because Jhansi is associated with Rani Lakshmibai. Option D is wrong because Bareilly was the Rohilkhand centre of the revolt under Khan Bahadur Khan, and none of these three was Mangal Pandey's home district.
The regiment is also asked: he served with the 34th Native Infantry, and the immediate cause in every account is the greased cartridge of the new Enfield rifle, which the sepoys believed was made with cow and pig fat.
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Practice Questions
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- B.Meerut
- C.Kanpur
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- B.Ballia
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- C.Purushottam Das Tandon
- D.Annie Besant
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