Indian History AND CIVICS Quiz

The First War of Independence took place in —

• 1848

• 1856

• 1857

• 1858

The immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857 was —

• Doctrine of Lapse

• Introduction of Enfield rifles

• Annexation of Oudh

• High taxes

The first sepoy to revolt at Meerut was —

• Mangal Pandey

• Rani Laxmi Bai

• Nana Saheb

• Tantia Tope

The Enfield rifle controversy was related to —

• Salary reduction

• Use of greased cartridges

• Transfer policy

• Religious conversion

The Revolt of 1857 began from —

• Delhi

• Kanpur

• Meerut

• Lucknow

Bahadur Shah II was proclaimed —

• Emperor of Delhi

• Emperor of India

• Nawab of Oudh

• King of Bengal

Rani Laxmi Bai led the revolt in —

• Kanpur

• Delhi

• Jhansi

• Lucknow

Nana Saheb was associated with —

• Delhi

• Kanpur

• Lucknow

• Bareilly

The revolt of 1857 was finally suppressed in —

• 1858

• 1859

• 1860

• 1861

The British Crown took over the administration of India from —

• Parliament Act of 1857

• Queen’s Proclamation of 1858

• Government of India Act 1858

• Charter Act 1833