Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

After the outbreak of the mutiny in / the Meerut, the rebels quickly reached the Delhi, whose 81-year-old Mughal / ruler, Bahadur Shah Zafar, was declared the Emperor of Hindustan. / No Error

The error lies in option (b).

• Explanation: Proper nouns like names of cities generally do not take the definite article “the”. The phrases “the Meerut” and “the Delhi” are incorrect usage in standard English.
• The correct form should be: “in Meerut, the rebels quickly reached Delhi …”
• Thus, the error is incorrect article usage before proper nouns.

Grammatical rule (English):

• Do not use “the” before names of most cities and towns (Meerut, Delhi).

व्याकरण नियम (Hindi):

• अधिकांश शहरों/नगरों के नाम से पहले “the” का प्रयोग नहीं किया जाता (Meerut, Delhi)।

So the correct answer is (b)