THE GREAT UPRISING

The Great Uprising of 1857 is also known as:

• The Revolt of 1857

• the first war of India’s Independence

• The Sepoy Mutiny

• all of the above

The main cause that sparked the revolution can be linked to:

• the economic causes

• the political causes

• the military causes

• socio-religious cause

This was the first time the Indians Revolted against their British masters:

• True

• False

who was declared as the emperor of India during the rebel of 1857

• Shah Alam II
• Bahadur Shah II
• Bahadur Singh
• Farukh Siyar

Who led the revolt at Lucknow?

• Tantia Tope

• Begum Hazrat Mahal

• Rani Laxmi Bai

• Baji Rao

Who among the following was not associated with the 1857 revolt

• Tantia Tope B

• Nana Saheb

• Rani Rudrama Devi

• Rani of Jhansi

Who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse

• Lord Dalhousie

• Lord Dufferin

• Lord Curzon

• None of the above

An Indian ruler entering into an alliance with the British had to accept British forces within his territory and also agreed to pay for their maintenance.

• Term alliances

• Subsidiary alliance

• Grand alliance

• none of the above

He rebelled against the introduction of new cartridges.

• Major Bhakt Khan

• Kunwar Singh

• Mangal Pandey

• Nana Sahib

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