Who among the following announced that successors of Bahadur Shah Zafar would not be permitted to use the Red Fort as their palace?

1. Lord Dalhousie
2. Lord Canning
3. Lord Wellesley
4. Lord Mayo

Who among the following laid siege to the fortress in Jhansi in March 1858?

1. Sir Hugh Rose
2. Sir Colin Campbell
3. General Neil
4. Major Hudson

In the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.

1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
3. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
4. Assertion (A) is false, but.Reason (R) is true.

Assertion (A) : Bahadur Shah Zafar became the symbol of India's political unity.

Reason (R) : He was sentenced to life imprisonment and deported to Rangoon.

Read the two statements given below regarding the military causes of the Revolt of 1857. Select the option that shows the correct relationship between (A) and (B).

(A) Ill-treatment of sepoys was one of the chief causes of the Rebellion.

(B) Loss of British prestige due to their defeat in the First Afghan war exploded the myth of their invincibility.

1. (B) contradicts (A)
2. (B) is the reason for (A)
3. (A) is true but (B) is false
4. (A) and (B) are independent of each other