Consider the following statements : The Azamgarh Proclamation refers to 1. the declaration by the rebels of 1857 2. the statement by the leader of the underground movement in the Revolt of 1942 Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

The Azamgarh Proclamation, published on August 25, 1857, is a significant historical document attributed to Firoz Shah, a grandson of the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar [2]. It served as a manifesto for the rebels during the Revolt of 1857, appealing to various social classes—including zamindars, merchants, and public servants—to unite against British rule [2]. The proclamation highlighted the grievances of both Hindus and Muslims, emphasizing a shared struggle to restore the pre-British order [3]. Statement 1 is therefore correct as it directly refers to this 1857 rebel declaration. Statement 2 is incorrect because the Azamgarh Proclamation has no association with the underground movement of the 1942 Quit India Movement [5]. Since the question asks for the statement that is 'not correct', only statement 2 fits this criteria.

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1. [2] http://indianculture.gov.in/node/2820606
2. [1] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 10: REBELS AND THE RAJ > 3.1 The vision of unity > p. 271
3. [3] https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/lehs302.pdf
4. [4] https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/44327/3/Unit-21.pdf
5. [5] https://ia801600.us.archive.org/17/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.100041/2015.100041.The-Quit-India-Movement_text.pdf