RAS question
Khan Bahadur Khan led the 1857 Revolt at which centre?
Correct answer: (D) Bareilly.
Khan Bahadur Khan led the 1857 revolt at Bareilly, where he formed his own government and declared independence during the uprising.
Explanation
Khan Bahadur Khan Rohilla is linked specifically with Bareilly in the 1857 revolt. He was a descendant of the former Nawab of Rohilkhand and proclaimed himself Viceroy of Bareilly during the uprising. The Ministry of Culture's Digital District Repository places him in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, records that he formed his own government in Bareilly as a protest against British colonial rule in 1857, and notes his declaration of independence at Bareilly on 31 May 1857. That makes Bareilly, not any other revolt centre, the answer. He was captured and hanged in 1860.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Lucknow is wrong because Khan Bahadur Khan Rohilla's 1857 action was at Bareilly, where he formed his own government.
- (B) Allahabad is wrong because Khan Bahadur Khan's leadership is associated with Bareilly, not Allahabad.
- (C) Delhi is wrong because Bareilly was the centre where Khan Bahadur Khan declared independence and organised his government.
Concept
This tests the Modern Indian History mapping of 1857 revolt leaders to their centres. RAS repeatedly asks such pairings because they check factual command over regional centres of the uprising, not just the broad national narrative.