REVOLT OF 1857

The revolt of 1857 started on ______

• May 10, 1857

• May 11 1857

• May 12 1857

• May 13 1857

Mangal Pandey belonged to which one of the following place.

• Jhansi

• Hyderabad

• Gwalior

• Barrackpore

The Mutiny started from

• Bareilly

• Delhi

• Agra

• Meerut

The Sepoys were angry with the British because ?

• Of their policy of divide and rule

• Of the cartridge episode

• Of their in-tolerating behavior

• Non of these

Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?

• A) Barrackpore : Mangal Pandey

• B) Delhi : Bahadur Sha II

• C) Delhi : Maulavi Ahmadullah

• D) Lucknow : Begum Hazar Mahal

An Indian ruler entering into a 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

Who introduced 'Doctrine of Lapse'?

• Lord Dalhousie

• Lord Dufferin

• Lord Curzon

• None of the above

The Hindus believed that overseas travel would lead to loss of ______.

• A) religion

• B) ancestral property

• C) caste

• D) ancestral title

Who created Doctrine of Lapse?

• Rani Lakshmi Bai

• Lord Dalhousie

• Robert Clive

• Lord Curzon

• Tantia Tope

What is the meaning of a sepoy?

• An Indian Soldier

• A British Soldier

• A Portuguese Soldier

• A Chinese Soldier