Uprising of 1857- full chapter

Uprising of 1857 is also known as

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The Nawadh of Awadh was exiled to _____

• Lucknow

• Delhi

• Calcutta

• Mysore

British annexed the territories of Indian based on Subsidiary Alliance and Doctrine of Lapse

• True

• False

Why Wajid Ali Sha was deposed?

• Misgovernance

• Dissatisfaction among the People

• Doctrine of Lapse Policy

A neutral state lying between two rivals or potentially hostile states is called

• Intermediary state

• Buffer state

• Mediator state

• Neutral ground

Some landlords of travancore, Tirunelveli and Aligarh were unhappy with the British because of

• expolitative land revenue policies of the company

• the loss of traditional way of life

• the poor salries and living conditions

Who declared Sati as an illegal practice?

• Dalhousie

• William Bentinck

• Warren Hatings

• Wellesley

Legislation of 1857-

• Indians are not allowed to travel in trains

• Christian convert could inherit ancestral property

• introduction of English training

• Sepoys has to serve overseas

According to general Service Enlistment Act-

• Indians are not allowed to travel in trains

• Christian convert could inherit ancestral property

• introduction of English training

• Sepoys has to serve overseas

British goods were not taxed in India, while Indian goods were heavily taxed in British market.

• True

• False