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Whom did the rebel sepoys proclaim as their leader?
APeshwa Baji Rao
BGeneral Bakht Khan
CBahadur Shah Zafar
DNawab Wajid Ali
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Bahadur Shah Zafar
1. The sepoys rode from Meerut to Delhi overnight.
2. They needed a ruler whose name would unite the country.
3. They forced their way into the palace and proclaimed Zafar.
4. So the answer is Bahadur Shah Zafar.
_Source: NCERT Class 8 History Our Pasts III, Ch 5 'When People Rebel'_
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