History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET June 2024 History (Re-Exam Shift-I)
Which of the following statements are correct about the Great War of 1857? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. V.D. Savarkar called it a 'planned war of national independence'
- 2. Savarkar tried to prove that the rebellions of 1826-27, 1831-32, 1840 and 1854 were precursors to the Great War of 1857
- 3. T.R. Holmes propagated the view that the 1857 rebellion was a 'war of fanatic religious fanatics against Christians'
- 4. James Outram and W. Taylor considered this great war to be the result of a 'Hindu-Muslim conspiracy'
- 5. L.E.R. Rees interpreted the Great War of 1857 as a 'struggle between civilization and barbarism'
A1, 2 and 3 only
B2, 3 and 4 only
C1, 2 and 4 only ✓ Correct
D3, 4 and 5 only
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2 and 4 only — The correct statements are 1, 2 and 4 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 2 and 4 only.
★V.D. Savarkar in his 1909 book called 1857 a planned national war of independence.
★He argued that the rebellions of 1826-27, 1831-32, 1840 and 1854 were its precursors.
★James Outram and W. Taylor called it the result of a Hindu-Muslim conspiracy.
★It was L.E.R. Rees who called it a war of fanatics against Christians, so the third statement is misattributed.
★T.R. Holmes called it a war between barbarism and civilization, so the fifth is also misattributed.
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