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In Delhi the enraged soldiers crowned old and weak __________ as the Emperor of India.

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Bhukth Khan
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Tantya Tope
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Bahadur Shah II
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Kunwar Singh
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Solution

The correct option is B Bahadur Shah II
The revolt began on 10th May, 1857 from Meerut. Within a short time the revolt spread wildly. Important centres of revolution were Delhi, Lucknow, Bareilly, Jhansi and Ara of Bihar. The revolts took place under the leadership of colonel Bhadur Shah II in Delhi, Nana Saheb and Tantya Tope in Kanpur, Begam Hazrat Mahal in Lucknow, Lakshmi Bai in Jhansi and Kunwar Singh in Bihar. The British suppressed these revolts one by one.

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