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WorksheetsThe First War of Independence- 1857
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
The British Army was re-organised after the Revolt of 1857 to-
annex the Indian states
ruthlessly conquer Indian rulers
give more powers to EIC
prevent future rebellions
The last Mughal emperor was
Aurangzeb
Shaista Khan
Muhammad Khan
Bahadur Shah Zafar
In Awadh, the Revolt was led by-
Tantya Tope
Nana Sahib
Begum Hazrat Mahal
Kunwar Singh
He introduced the practice of Doctrine of Lapse.
Lord Warren Hastings
Lord Canning
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Dalhousie
He rebelled against the introduction of new cartridges.
Major Bhakt Khan
Kunwar Singh
Mangal Pandey
Nana Sahib
Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to (a) .
Company rule officially came to an end in-
1859
1856
1858
1885
Act of 1854 made it compulsory for new Indian sepoys to serve overseas.
True
False
Under to the Doctrine of Lapse, those kingdoms where the rulers did not have natural male offsprings, would be taken over by the British after the demise of the ruler. The right to adoption wasn't recognised.
True
False
The Uprising was not widespread. It was limited to-
North and Central India
North and West India
North and South India
North India and Deccan
