1857 च्या बंडाबाबत, "बंडवाल्यांना एक जरी समर्थ नेता मिळाला असता तरी भारतावरील इंग्रजांचे राज्य नष्ट झाले असते." हे विधान कोणी केले ?
This MPSC previous-year question is drawn from MPSC Group B Combined Pre 2026 (Marathi). It belongs to the History section and is reproduced here in Marathi exactly as it appeared in the official Maharashtra Public Service Commission paper, along with the four options, the official Set A answer key and a compact explanation of why the correct option is correct.
Correct answer: C
Explanation
पडताळलेले उत्तर पर्याय C आहे. 1857 मध्ये एकच समर्थ नेता मिळाला असता तर इंग्रजांचे राज्य नष्ट झाले असते हे निरीक्षण जॉन लॉरेन्स यांचे मानले जाते. '1857 चा एक समर्थ नेता' ही ओळ लॉरेन्सशी जोडली की कॅनिंग व डलहौसीपासून वेगळी होते.
Why this question matters
Questions of this type recur almost every year across MPSC Group B, Group C, PSI and Gazetted Civil Services prelims because history carries a high, stable weightage in the syllabus. Practising the original paper wording — rather than paraphrased mock questions — is the fastest way to internalise MPSC's option-framing style and the specific way its examiners plant trick choices.
How to attempt this in the exam
Underline the anchor phrase in the question stem — the specific date, article, formula or place name that the question hinges on. Now scan the four options for the one that exactly matches that anchor. If two options match, look for the second anchor — MPSC almost always plants two verifiable anchors in every history question.
Subject-specific tip
Tip for History: anchor the answer to a date, a king or leader and a primary source. MPSC History options usually contain one option with the wrong date and one with the wrong dynasty — eliminate those first.
Ancient and medieval frames for the exam
For ancient India, MPSC weighs Buddhism, Jainism, Ashoka's edicts, the Guptas (with their Sanskrit revival and the Ajanta murals) and the Cholas of the south. Within Maharashtra specifically, the Satavahana period is the anchor — capitals at Junnar, Paithan and Nashik, patronage of Amaravati and Sanchi stupas, and the Naneghat and Nashik cave inscriptions that MPSC often cites verbatim. The Vakatakas and their Ajanta patronage, the Rashtrakutas at Manyakheta with the Ellora Kailasa temple (Cave 16), and the Yadavas at Devagiri close out the ancient-to-medieval Maharashtra arc.
For medieval India, the Delhi Sultanate's five dynasties (Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, Lodhi) are asked chronologically. Alauddin Khilji's Deccan campaigns brought Islamic rule to Maharashtra; Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq briefly shifted his capital to Daulatabad (Devagiri) in 1327; the Bahmani sultanate broke off in 1347 with its capital at Gulbarga and later Bidar; and the five successor sultanates (Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Berar, Bidar, Golconda) shaped Deccan politics till Mughal conquest.
Marathi historiography — from the bakhars to modern academic work by Sir Jadunath Sarkar, G.S. Sardesai and R.C. Majumdar — is occasionally referenced in interpretation-style MPSC questions. Our History study guide summarises each historian's central thesis in one line so you can attempt these interpretation items without reading the full volumes.
Source and editorial process
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