The correct answer is Only a, c, and d. Explanation & Key Takeaways: Rango Bapuji Gupte • Rango Bapuji was Raja Pratasinh’s political adviser and advocate. • By June 1857, Rango Bapuji had managed to gather a large force of about two thousand armed Marathas near Bagarvadi, a village near Bhor. • He was also confident of the support of Kolhapur was also, incited by the displaced chiefs and the disbanded troops, the 27th Infantry was planning to rebel • Many of his people hid in Satara for the imminent attack on the stations of Satara, Yavateshvar, and Mahabaleshwar and to plunder the treasury and release about 300 convicts from jail. • The native police chief, Antaji Raje Shirke who was on Rani’s payroll, was to keep the police inactive. • But a week before the rebellion, the political agent of the Pant Sachiv of Bhor learned of the conspiracy through his informer Nana Raghu Chavhan and informed the District Magistrate Rose that a large number of armed Marathas were gathering near Bagarvadi. • The District Magistrate immediately sent Lieutenant Kerr, and Lieutenant Sandford and thirty of the Maratha Irregular Horse to curb the ‘insurgency’. • He also sent for a dispatch of additional European troops from Poona. • Unfortunately, the rebels were not ready for the attack. • They were short of ammunition. • Large stores of gun powder, lead and cannon balls were still in Bhor and had not reached them. • When the rebels saw the European troops, they escaped to the hills but thirteen Marathas were arrested. • On 27th August 1857, a special commission trialed seventeen captured rebels and found them guilty. • Among them was Rango Bapuji’s son Seetaram. He was caught near Kolhapur. • They were executed on 8th September 1857. • Hence the statement (a) and (d) are correct. Chimabhau Saheb Of Sawantwadi • On 31 July 1857, there was a revolt in Kolhapur against the Britishers. • The 21st and 28th regiments of Indian soldiers took part in the revolt. • On 6 December 1857, Chimabhau Saheb who was a younger brother of the king of Kolhapur took part in the rebellion. • The people of Konhar, Belgaum, and Dharwad had formulated a plan of revolt. • 31 people died in the first revolt while 51 people died in the second revolt. • The Portuguese commander "Jacob" helped the Britishers in the revolt. • Chimabhau Saheb was arrested and kept in Sindh province, where he died in 1869 Rani Bankabai • People in Nagpur fixed 13 June 1857 as the date of revolt. • News of revolt in Meerut and Delhi reached to kamthi in Nagpur. • The rebels wanted to revive the Throne in Nagpur in the name of Janoji Bhonsale. • But the queen of Nagpur Rani Bankabai stayed away from revolt and remain loyal to the Britishers. Hence option (b) is INCORRECT. • She even encouraged people not to take part in the revolt. • Britishers used her to suppress the revolt in Nagpur.