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UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-I)
Which of the following are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. Rani Jindan was kept as a prisoner in Banaras
- 2. Rani Jindan prayed to the king of Nepal to give her shelter
- 3. Dalip Singh embraced Christianity in 1853
- 4. Dalip Singh renounced Christianity and re-embraced the Sikh faith
- 5. Dalip Singh died in London
A1, 2, 3 and 5 only
B2, 3, 4 and 5 only
C1, 2, 3 and 4 only ✓ Correct
D3, 4 and 5 only
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only — The correct statements are 1, 2, 3 and 4 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 2, 3 and 4 only.
★Rani Jindan was the wife of Ranjit Singh and the mother of Dalip Singh, and she was imprisoned in Banaras.
★She escaped to Nepal and found asylum with Jung Bahadur.
★Dalip Singh embraced Christianity in 1853 after being sent to London.
★He later renounced Christianity and re-embraced the Sikh faith.
★Dalip Singh died in 1893 in Paris, not in London, so the fifth statement is wrong.
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