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Revolt of 1857

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the ruler who was denied a pension by the British after his father's death because he was an adopted son.

a)

Baji Rao

b)

Tantia Tope

c)

Nana Saheb

d)

Aurangzeb

2.

What happened to the Nawabs army after the annexation of Awadh?

a)

Was disbanded by the British

b)

Became a part of the British army

c)

Was told to move southwards

d)

The soldiers of the army were imprisioned

3.

Identify the person who joined the rebel sepoys in Bihar and battled with the British for months.

a)

Birjis Qadar

b)

Tantia Tope

c)

Bakht Khan

d)

Kunwar Singh

4.

Select the states that were annexed by the British by applying the Doctrine of Lapse Policy

a)

Poona, Satara and Nagpur

b)

Ajmer, Poona and Jhansi

c)

Nagpur, Jhansi and Satara

d)

Baroda, Nagpur and Jhansi

5.

Govind and Vishnu were sepoys in the Meerut army. Enraged by the humiliating treatment of their comrades they joined the other soldiers and ______.

a)

Connected the telegraphy line to Delhi

b)

Send a group of sepoys to meet the officials

c)

Stormed the jail and freed the sepoys

d)

Signed a treaty to take revenge

6.

The use of the greased cartridges of the Enfield rifles hurt the sentiments of the sepoys because_____.

a)

A rumour spread that they were greased with the fat of cows and pigs

b)

The grease used in the cartridges were of poor quality

c)

The cartridges hampered the smooth functioning of the rifle

d)

A rumour spread that they were smeared with vegetable fat

7.

In 1850, a new law was passed to make conversion to Christianity easier, What benefit did this law provide to the convert?

a)

Inherit the property of his ancestors

b)

Preach in a Church

c)

Donate the property of his ancestors

d)

Practice both Hinduism and Christianity

8.

What happened to the sepoys of the regiment of Meerut who refused to use new cartridge's?

a)

Suspension from service

b)

Ten years imprisonment

c)

Fined for disobedience

d)

Five years exile

9.

After the revolt of the 1857 was crushed, India came under the direct rule of _____.

a)

The British Parliament and Viceroy

b)

The Queen of England and Viceroy

c)

The British Parliament and the Queen of England

d)

The viceroy and the Governor General

10.

Who was the Mughal Emperor at the time of the revolt?

a)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

b)

Nawab Wajid Ali Shah

11.

Name three leaders of the revolt who took part in the revolt of 1857.

a)

Nana Saheb

b)

Kunwar Singh

c)

Rani Laxmi Bai

d)

Sarojini Naidu

12.

The British government accepted direct responsibility for ruling India after the revolt.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Identify the person who declared that Awadh was being misgoverned and that British rule was needed to ensure proper adminstration

a)

Canning

b)

Lord Wellesley

c)

Dalhousi

d)

Warren Hastings

14.

How were the nawabs and rajas suffering due to the Company?

a)

Armed forced were disbanded

b)

Revenue had to be paid in kind

c)

Residents were stationed in their courts

d)

Report to the company for court decisions

15.

What would you as an Indian citizen call the revolt?

a)

Sepoy mutiny

b)

First War of Independence