WorksheetsWHEN PEOPLE REBEL
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who was the leader of the revolt of 1857 rebellion?
Akbar
Shah Jahan
Bahadur Shah Zafar
The main centres of the revolt were
Meerut
Delhi
Lucknow
All of them
______________ proclaimed himself as Peshwa
Nana Saheb
Bijr Qadr
Mangal Pandey
Non of them
___________ were unhappy with their allowances ,salaries and conditions of services
Peasants
zamindars
Hindus
Sepoys
Rani Laxmi Bai rebelled because she wanted
Indian rulers to to have their independent armed forces.
the company to recognize her adopted son as the legal heir after her husband’s death
to make sure that all peasants get their land
Tantia Tope to take over Jhansi from her
New law of 1856 was
to enable the converts to inherit their ancestral property.
to prohibit sati and encouraged widow remarriage
to have Indian who wanted to be a part of the army had to agree to serve overseas.
none of the above
On 29th March 1857, a soldier named Mangal Pandey
was proclaimed the new Nawab
was hanged to death for attacking his officers in Barrackpore.
declared a war against firangis.
joined by the regiment of Delhi.
Governor-General was now known
the crown
Viceroy of India.
A secretary of state of India
all of the above
In 1850 a new law was passed ........
it became easier for Christian missionaries to own land in India.
it made British prohibit sati and encouraged widow remarriage.
Every Indian who wanted to be a part of the army had to agree to serve overseas.
it enabled the converts to inherit their ancestral property.
Bakht Khan was a soldier from
Meerut
Agra
Bareily
Delhi
__________ continued to fight a guerrilla war against British.
Rani Lakshmi Bai
Tantia Tope
Nana Saheb
Peshwa Baji Rao II
The Mutiny started from
Bareilly
Delhi
Agra
Meerut
How many sepoys were dismissed from service and sentenced to ten years in jail on 9th May 1857?
80
85
90
95
The Sepoys were angry with the British because ?
Of their policy of divide and rule
Of the cartridge episode
Of their in-tolerating behavior
Non of these
Which emperor blessed the Mutiny?
Mir Zafar
B.S Zafar
Bhakt Khan
Non of these
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
Who were the rulers who joined the rebel forces and fought against the British rule? …
Mangal pandey
Nana Saheb, BirjisQadr, Rani Laxmi Bai. …
Governor General Dalhousie
The Rebellion is also known as India's ----------
First war of Independence
The Indian Mutiny
The sepoy mutiny
All of these
To which regiment did Mangal Pandey belong?
Meerut
Delhi
Jhansi
Barrackpore
