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Veer Kunwar Singh, the zamindar of Jagdishpur near Arrah in Bhojpur district of Bihar, led the armed rebellion during the 1857 Revolt against the British East India Company at the age of nearly 80 years.
वीर कुंवर सिंह ने लगभग 80 वर्ष की आयु में बिहार के जगदीशपुर (आरा) से 1857 के प्रथम स्वतंत्रता संग्राम का ऐतिहासिक नेतृत्व किया था।
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| Option | Status | Critical Educational Reasoning |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Nana Saheb / नाना साहेब | Incorrect | Incorrect. Nana Saheb (Dhondu Pant) led the 1857 revolt in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, not in Bihar. |
| (B) Veer Kunwar Singh / वीर कुंवर सि... | Correct | Correct. Veer Kunwar Singh, chief of the Ujjainiya Rajput clan of Jagdishpur, organized and commanded the armed insurrection across Arrah, Azamgarh, and Ballia. |
| (C) Tantia Tope / तात्या टोपे | Incorrect | Incorrect. Tantia Tope (Ramachandra Pandurang) was an active commander in Gwalior and Kanpur. |
| (D) More than one of the above / उपर... | Incorrect | Incorrect. Only Veer Kunwar Singh operated from the Jagdishpur (Arrah) region. |
| (E) None of the above / उपर्युक्त मे... | Incorrect | Incorrect. Option B is unambiguously correct. |
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The 1857 Rebellion in Bihar ignited on 12 June 1857 at Rohini village (Deoghar, then part of Bihar) by the 5th Irregular Cavalry. In July 1857, the mutiny spread to Danapur Cantonment near Patna. The sepoys broke out and marched to Arrah, where they joined forces with Veer Kunwar Singh. Kunwar Singh utilized guerrilla tactics, outmaneuvered British generals such as Captain Le Grand and Vincent Eyre, and liberated Jagdishpur before succumbing to battle wounds on 26 April 1858.
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Students often confuse the outbreak at Danapur with the leadership in Jagdishpur. Danapur was the military cantonment where soldiers revolted, while Jagdishpur (Arrah) was the political and operational headquarters under Kunwar Singh.
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