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WorksheetsRevolt of 1857 Causes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Hindus believed that overseas travel would lead to loss of ______.
A) religion
B) ancestral property
C) caste
D) ancestral title
Why wasn't Rani Lakshmi Bai not allowed to adopt a child?
Because of the Divide and Rule Policy
Because of the Swadeshi Movement
Because of the Doctrine of Lapse
In Subsidiary Alliance, the ruler would not keep any_____ of his own.
army
territory
English East India Company signed the first treaty of Subsidiary Alliance with the _______________ in 1798.
Nizam of Hyderabad
Nawab of Awadh
Which of the following statements are true as per the policy?
a. disband his own army and maintain British troops
b. accept all foreigners
c. abide by the British in case of any disagreement
d. a and b
e. a and c
_________________________Indian rulers were not allowed to have their independent armed forces
Diwani
Subsidary Alliance
Doctrine of Lapse
Policy of Paramountcy
In ____________________________- if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would “lapse”, that is, become part of Company territory.
Doctrine of lapse
Policy of Paramountcy
Subsidiary Alliance
Diwani
Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by _______________
Queen Elizabeth I
Lord Wellesley
Lord Hastings
Lord Dalhousi
Which of the following cause was not responsible for participation of military in the revolt of 1857?
Introduction of greased cartridges
Defeat in the first Anglo Mysore War
Defeat in the first Anglo Afghan War
General service and enlistment act
Which of the following was not a social religious causes?
Introduction of sati act, 1829
Widow remarriage act 1856
General service Enlistment act 1856
Law of inheritance, 1856
Who cheated Siraj-ud-Daulah at the Battle of Plassey
Siraj-ud-Daulah
Mir Jafar
Lord Canning
Bahadur Shah Zafar
When did the Revolt of 1857 begin?
9th May 1657
10th May 1757
7th May 1825
10th May 1857
Bakht Khan was a soldier from
Meerut
Agra
Bareily
Delhi
Who was the governor-general during the Revolt of 1857?
A) Lord Canning
B) Lord Irwin
C) Lord Lytton
D) Lord Willington
Who was the prominent leader in Lucknow during the Revolt of 1857?
A) Begum Hazrat Mahal
B) Rani Laxmi Bai
C) Kuar Singh
D) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?
A) Barrackpore : Mangal Pandey
B) Delhi : Bahadur Sha II
C) Delhi : Maulavi Ahmadullah
D) Lucknow : Begum Hazar Mahal
Name the person who took leadership of 1857 revolt in Kanpur.
Nana Sahib
Rani LAkshmi Bai
Begam Hazrat Mahal
Kanwar Singh
Name the person who took leadership of 1857 revolt in western Bihar.
Nana Sahib
Tantiya Tope
Kunwar Singh
Bahadur Saha
______ was one of the last territories that the British had annexed in 1856.
Jhansi
Kanpur
Awadh
Lahore
As revolt got over, Bahadur Shah Zafar was sent to jail in
Kathmandu
Rangoon
Lahore
Calcutta
