POPULAR RESISTANCE TO THE BRITISH RULE

What were the main reasons for the rebellion and resistance to British rule in India?

• Oppression and exploitation of the people

• Economic and political causes

• Military and religious causes

• Social and religious causes

What made the life of peasants and tribals miserable?

• Different form of taxes

• All of the above

• Unresponsive attitude of the British administration

• Being evicted from their lands

What was the immediate cause of the revolt of 1857?

• The greased cartridges incident

• The unresponsive attitude of the British administration

• The import of British manufactured goods

• The eviction of peasants from their lands

Which of the following were the main centres of the revolt of 1857?

• Jhansi, Bareilly, Arrah, Kolkata

• Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore

• Meerut, Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow

• Pune, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Agra

What were the major reasons for the failure of the revolt of 1857?

• All of the above

• Lack of weapons and finances

• Unresponsive attitude of the British administration

• Localised and unorganised nature, weak leadership

What was the impact of the import of British manufactured goods on small cottage industries?

• They were given financial aid by the British

• They were unaffected by the import

• They were able to expand their businesses

• They had to close their factories

What was the big challenge to British authority in India?

• The eviction of peasants from their lands

• The Revolt of 1857

• The import of British manufactured goods

• The unresponsive attitude of the British administration

What were the economic causes responsible for the Revolt of 1857?

• Different form of taxes

• The greased cartridges incident

• The import of British manufactured goods

• Being evicted from their lands

Who led the revolt at Lucknow

• Tantia Tope 
• Begum Hazrat Mahal
• Rani Laxmi Bai
• Baji Rao

Mangal Pandey belonged to which one of the following place.

• Jhansi

• Hyderabad

• Gwalior

• Barrackpore