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SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 23

SSC GD Constable (English) - 17 Jan 2023 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q23

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Bahadur Shah Zafar and his sons were arrested by the British officials from __________ in Delhi.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Humayun’s Tomb.

  • In September 1857, British forces captured Delhi and subsequently arrested him on charges of treason.
  • The arrest and exile of Bahadur Shah Zafar symbolized the culmination of British control over India and the formal end of the Mughal dynasty's political influence.
  • The British Crown formally assumed control of India from the East India Company, and India became a part of the British Empire.