SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 31

SSC CGL - 23 Sep 2025 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q31

Peer Ali Khan was a prominent figure in the 1857 Revolt who organized rebels and challenged British rule in which major city of Bihar?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Patna.

Peer Ali Khan was a courageous bookbinder and a key leader of the 1857 Revolt in Patna. He organized a clandestine network of rebels to challenge British authority, leading a significant uprising on July 3, 1857. Despite his capture, he refused to divulge information about his associates, choosing martyrdom over submission. His bravery turned him into a local hero, symbolizing the grassroots resistance in Bihar and significantly unsettling the British administration in the region during the Great Rebellion.