History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET June 2024 History (Cancelled)
Which of the following is not correct about the widespread outrage that arose against the annexation of Awadh?
AThe king had not been deported to Calcutta ✓ Correct
BThere was wholesale disarming of the taluqdars and demolition of their forts
CThe disruption of the court leading to the unemployment of the soldiers in the army
DEnd of patronage offered to artisans producing luxury items
Correct answer: (A) The king had not been deported to Calcutta — The incorrect statement is that the king had not been deported to Calcutta.
Explanation
★The incorrect statement is that the king had not been deported to Calcutta.
★In fact Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was deposed and exiled to Calcutta in 1856.
★The pretext was that he was not governing Awadh properly.
★The estates and forts of the taluqdars were scattered and their armies disbanded.
★The disruption of the court left soldiers and artisans without livelihood.
★So the claim that the king was not deported is false and is the answer.
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