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When People Rebel Part 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Since the mid 19th century rulers in India lost their power because

a)

residents were stationed in many courts

b)

their freedom was reduced

c)

their armed forces were disbanded

d)

they left India and settled down in England

2.

She lost her throne because she did not have a natural heir

a)

Rani Joda Bai

b)

Rani Lakshmibai

c)

Rani Ahilyabai

d)

Queen Victoria

3.

Jhansi belonged to

a)

Nana Saheb

b)

Tantia Tope

c)

Rani Lakshmibai

d)

Rani Chinnamma

4.

Nana Saheb was the adopted son of

a)

Peshwa Baji Rao II

b)

Peshwa Baji Rao

c)

Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath

d)

Tipu Sultan

5.

Nana Saheb had to plead with the Company as they

a)

refused to return his kingdom to him

b)

refused to send him to Oxford to study

c)

refused to give him his pension

d)

refused to make him the Badshah of India

6.

Which of the statements about Awadh is true?

a)

it was the kingdom of Mir Zafar

b)

it was taken over by the Company in 1856

c)

it was forced to accept subsidiary alliance in 1801

d)

it was a territory ,which the Company said, was being misgoverned

7.

The Company wanted control over Delhi because

a)

Bahadur Shah Zafar was dying

b)

they were already minting coins in their name there

c)

the Mughal Emperor was weak and they wanted to replace him as the rulers of India

d)

they wanted to be called princes

8.

Governor General (a)   decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal Emperor

9.

Peasants hated the Company officials because they had to

a)

pay the officers high taxes

b)

borrow money from the moneylender

c)

run away from their villages during tax collection time

d)

grow opium for them

10.

Identify the building

a)

Jama Masjid

b)

Purana Qila

c)

Qila i Mubarak

d)

Agra Fort