Match the following : Centres of the Revolt of 1857 Leaders a. Peth I. Vaikappa Naik Balwant Behari b. Nargund II. Ramchandra Patwardhan c. Jamkhandi III. Babasaheb Bhave d. Shorapur IV. Bhagwantrao Koli Answer options :
This MPSC previous-year question is drawn from MPSC SS Group B Combined Pre 2020 (English). It belongs to the History section under the topic Revolt of 1857 and is reproduced here in English 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: A
Explanation
Working through the options, a-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I is the correct one. The Wardha river rises in Betul (MP) and joins the Wainganga at Sironcha to form the Pranhita, a major tributary of the Godavari. The Revolt of 1857 began on 10 May 1857 at Meerut; it is regarded as India's first war of independence. The correct pairing above matches every column-A entry with its column-B partner as marked in the official key. Officer-cadre aspirants tend to lose marks here by over-thinking; the option that literally matches the fact in the stem is the right one.
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Subject-specific tip
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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.
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