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The Revolt Of 1857

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?

a)

Barrackpore: Mangal Pandey

b)

Delhi: Bahadur Shah II, General Bakht Khan

c)

Delhi: Maulavi Ahmadullah

d)

Lucknow: Begum Hazrat Mahal

2.

Who was the Governor General during the time of Sepoy Mutiny?

a)

Lord Dalhousie

b)

Lord Ripon

c)

Lord Canning

d)

Lord Reading

3.

To which regiment did Mangal Pandey belong?

a)

34 Native Infantry

b)

7 Oudh Regiment

c)

19 Native Infantry

d)

Madras Regiment

4.

In which country was Bahadur Shah II exiled by the British after the end of war of independence?

a)

Nepal

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Iran

d)

Burma

5.

Who amongst the following leaders of ‘1857’ was the first to lay down his / her life?

a)

Kunwar Singh

b)

Tantiya Tope

c)

Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi

d)

Mangal Pandey

6.

Who led the rebellion against the British at Lucknow?

a)

Zeenat Mahal

b)

Tantiya Tope

c)

Begum Hazrat Mahal

d)

Nana Saheb

7.

What was the punishment given by the moneylender to a peasant who did not repay his loan?

a)

Burnt down his farming field

b)

Took away his land

c)

Exploited completely of money in form of an unfair tax

d)

Pay the revenue by working under the British

8.

The strict enforcement of ______________ upon Jhansi in 1854 turned the Rani of Jhansi against the British.

a)

Subsidiary Alliance

b)

Divide-and-Rule

c)

Doctrine Of Lapse

d)

Dual Government

9.

Which of these rights for Indian sepoys was discontinued by the British?

a)

Temporary foreign stay permit

b)

Promotion beyond subedar

c)

Rai Bahadur and Khan Bahadur position cancellation

d)

Bhatta

10.

Traveling of the sepoys across the sea led to a loss of _____.

a)

Caste

b)

Vedas

c)

Izzat[Honour Rank]

d)

Trust