Mangal Pandey, the sepoy whose action began the Revolt of 1857, belonged to which district of Uttar Pradesh?
- A.Ballia
- B.Ghazipur
- C.Meerut
- D.Jhansi
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Ballia. Mangal Pandey came from Nagwa village in Ballia district and was a sepoy of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry. On 29 March 1857 he attacked his officers at Barrackpore near Calcutta in protest against the greased cartridge of the new Enfield rifle, and he was hanged on 8 April 1857; the Revolt broke out at Meerut a few weeks later, on 10 May.
Option B, Ghazipur, is the neighbouring district and the birthplace of other figures of the period, but not his. Option C, Meerut, is where the Revolt actually began in May 1857 after the sepoys there rose, which makes it the strongest distractor; the question asks for his district, not for the place of the rising. Option D, Jhansi, belongs to Rani Lakshmibai. Keep the chain in order: Nagwa in Ballia, Barrackpore on 29 March, Meerut on 10 May.
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