the great uprising

The uprising of 1857 was started by ____

• Rani laxmi bai

• bahadur shah 1

• Mangel Pandey

• bahadur shah 2

Who drafted the Hindu widows remarriage act?

• Lord canning

• Lord Dalhousie

• Lord Wellesley

• Warren Hastings

Choose all the answers that apply:

Q. What were the causes of discontent among the sepoys?

• Crossing the seas for fighting wars in distant places.

• The greased cartridges containing beef and pig fat.

• Non payment of full Bhatta

• All the above

Who was given the title of Viceroy ?

• Lord canning

• Lord Dalhousie

• Lord Wellesley

Consider the following statements related to the cause of 1857 revolt and select the right one.

• A. It was a great disparity in salaries between the Indian and European soldiers.

• B. The Indian sepoys were treated with contempt by their European officers.

• C, The sepoys were sent to distant parts of the empire, but were not paid any extra allowance.

• D. All the above

As far as the growth and economy of India was concerned, the British followed a policy that:

• enriched

• exploited

• improved

• recycled

Assertion (A): Lack of coordination and central leadership

Reason (R): Some of the local rulers like Scindia of Gwalior, the Holkar of Indore, the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Raja of Jodhpur, the Nawab of Bhopal, the rulers of Patiala, Sindh, and Kashmir and the Rana of Nepal provided active support to the British.

Codes:

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

• B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

• C. A is true but R is false

• D. Both A & R is not true

Consider the following statement (s) related to the causes of failure of 1857 revolt.

I. Lack of unity and coordination

II. Lack of military strategy

• A. Only I

• B. Only II

• C. Both I and II

• D. Neither I nor II

State true or false:

The new Enfeild rifal was the immediate cause of the Great uprising of 1857

• True

• False

In awadh the revolt was bravely led by?

• Tatya tope

• Begum hazrat mahal

• Nana saheb

• Amar singh