Match List-I with List-II:

A) Nana Sahib                (I) Awadh

(B) Rani Lakshmi Bai     (II) Arrah

(C) Kunwar Singh          (III) Kanpur

(D) Birjis Qadr                (IV) Jhansi

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct option is (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (I).

To understand why this is the correct matching, let us look at the leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (also known as the Sepoy Mutiny) and the respective regions they led:

1. Nana Sahib - Kanpur (A - III):
Nana Sahib was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II. He led the mutiny at Kanpur, where he gathered support from the sepoys and declared himself the Peshwa, challenging British authority.

2. Rani Lakshmi Bai - Jhansi (B - IV):
Rani Lakshmi Bai, the queen of the princely state of Jhansi, became one of the leading figures of the Rebellion of 1857 after the British annexed her state under the Doctrine of Lapse. She valiantly led the resistance from Jhansi.

3. Kunwar Singh - Arrah (C - II):
Kunwar Singh was a notable zamindar of Jagdishpur (near Arrah) in Bihar. At the age of nearly 80, he assumed active leadership of the rebel forces in Bihar and successfully directed the campaign against the British troops in Arrah.

4. Birjis Qadr - Awadh (D - I):
Birjis Qadr was the young son of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Awadh. During the rebellion, he was proclaimed the Nawab of Awadh by the rebels, and his administration was led by his mother, Begum Hazrat Mahal, in Lucknow (Awadh).

Aligning these associations gives:
(A) Nana Sahib matches with (III) Kanpur
(B) Rani Lakshmi Bai matches with (IV) Jhansi
(C) Kunwar Singh matches with (II) Arrah
(D) Birjis Qadr matches with (I) Awadh