History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-I)
Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A): Statement I: When Mangal Pandey opened fire at Barrackpore on his officers, one of the fellow sepoys, Sheikh Paltu, tried to stop him.
Reason (R): Statement II: During Mangal Pandey's trial, Mangal Pandey had only one answer: that he had acted on his own.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true — Both statements are true, so the answer is both true.
Explanation
★Both statements are true, so the answer is both true.
★When Mangal Pandey opened fire at Barrackpore on his officers, a fellow sepoy Sheikh Paltu tried to stop him.
★During his trial Mangal Pandey had only one answer, that he had acted on his own.
★The date of the 1857 revolt was set for 31 May 1857, with the bread and lotus as its symbols.
★But before the declared date, on 29 March 1857, Mangal Pandey shot at his officers Lieutenant Baugh and General Hewson at Barrackpore.
★This event sparked the revolution, so both statements are true.
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