The First War of Independence- 1857

The British Army was re-organised after the Revolt of 1857 to-

• annex the Indian states

• ruthlessly conquer Indian rulers

• give more powers to EIC

• prevent future rebellions

The last Mughal emperor was

• Aurangzeb

• Shaista Khan

• Muhammad Khan

• Bahadur Shah Zafar

In Awadh, the Revolt was led by-

• Tantya Tope

• Nana Sahib

• Begum Hazrat Mahal

• Kunwar Singh

He introduced the practice of Doctrine of Lapse.

• Lord Warren Hastings

• Lord Canning

• Lord Cornwallis

• Lord Dalhousie

He rebelled against the introduction of new cartridges.

• Major Bhakt Khan

• Kunwar Singh

• Mangal Pandey

• Nana Sahib

Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to ____________________ .

Company rule officially came to an end in-

• 1859

• 1856

• 1858

• 1885

Act of 1854 made it compulsory for new Indian sepoys to serve overseas.

• True

• False

Under to the Doctrine of Lapse, those kingdoms where the rulers did not have natural male offsprings, would be taken over by the British after the demise of the ruler. The right to adoption wasn't recognised.

• True

• False

The Uprising was not widespread. It was limited to-

• North and Central India

• North and West India

• North and South India

• North India and Deccan