When People Revolt 1857 and After

Which was the last territory to be annexed to the British empire?

• 1. Kanpur

• 1. Awadh

• 1. Delhi

• Bombay

In 1801, a subsidiary alliance was imposed on Awadh by which British Governor General?  

• 1. Lord Canning

• 1. Lord Bentinck

• 1. Lord Dalhousie

Which of the following is the decision taken by British to reform the Indian Society?

• law against the practice of sati

• they encouraged the remarriage of widow

• English education was actively promoted

• all of the above

Which of the following was the impact of 1857 revolt?

• A) Doctrine of Lapse was withdrawn

• B) End of Peshwaship and the Mughal rule

• C) Control of Indian administration was passed on to the British Crown

• D) All of the above

In 1857, a revolt started against the British in Meerut, which is also known as th

• Industrial Revolution

• Sepoy Mutiny

• Indigo War

• Swadeshi movement

Where did the British ask the Indian sepoys to go in 1824?

• 1. Burma

• 1. Africa

• 2. Singapore

• France

What is it called when soldiers as a group disobey their officers in the army?

• Association

• Revolution

• Mutiny

• Union

The Sepoy Mutiny in 1857 in India began from

• 1. Lucknow

• 1. Meerut

• 1. Delhi

• Bihar

Who was the ruler of Kanpur that declared himself as Peshwa?

• Nana Saheb

• Balaji Rao I

• Baji Rao II

• Shivaji

What change did the East India Company do to the coins circulated in the market?

• The name of the Mughal emperor was removed from the coins.

• The name India was removed from the coins

• The name of the Governor general was removed from the coins

• The name of the British King was removed from the coins