Calcutta
Delhi
Jhansi
Meerut
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
The correct answer is (d). The first war of Independence (1857) started from Meerut.
The following are the brief descriptions of each option:
- (a) Calcutta: The city of Calcutta was the capital of British India at the time of the First War of Independence. However, the war did not start in Calcutta.
- (b) Delhi: The city of Delhi was the seat of the Mughal Empire at the time of the First War of Independence. However, the war did not start in Delhi.
- (c) Jhansi: The city of Jhansi was ruled by Rani Lakshmibai, one of the leading figures of the First War of Independence. However, the war did not start in Jhansi.
- (d) Meerut: The city of Meerut was a British cantonment in northern India. The First War of Independence started in Meerut on 10 May 1857, when a group of Indian soldiers refused to use cartridges that had been greased with animal fat. The soldiers were arrested and court-martialled, which led to a mutiny among the Indian soldiers in Meerut. The mutiny spread to other parts of India, and soon developed into a full-scale war against the British.