Previous Year Question
मंगल पांडे का संबंध किस विद्रोह से है?
With which uprising is Mangal Pandey associated?
Barrackpur
Meerut
Delhi
None of the above
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
Mangal Pandey was associated with the uprising at Barrackpore.
On 29 March 1857, Mangal Pandey, a sepoy of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry stationed at Barrackpore, acted against British officers and called upon other sepoys to rebel.
The incident occurred at the Barrackpore Cantonment. Mangal Pandey came in front of the regimental guard room with his weapon, called for rebellion and attacked the British officer Lieutenant B. H. Baugh.
Mangal Pandey was quickly tried and was hanged at Barrackpore on 8 April 1857.
This incident at Barrackpore occurred before the larger military uprising at Meerut. On 10 May 1857, the sepoys at Meerut broke into open rebellion, after which the rebels proceeded towards Delhi.
Therefore, Mangal Pandey is directly associated with the Barrackpore incident rather than Meerut or Delhi.
It is worth noting that Barrackpore had also witnessed a military mutiny in 1824, but the incident associated with Mangal Pandey was the Barrackpore episode of 1857.