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WorksheetsRevolt of 1857
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Identify the ruler who was denied a pension by the British after his father's death because he was an adopted son.
Baji Rao
Tantia Tope
Nana Saheb
Aurangzeb
What happened to the Nawabs army after the annexation of Awadh?
Was disbanded by the British
Became a part of the British army
Was told to move southwards
The soldiers of the army were imprisioned
Identify the person who joined the rebel sepoys in Bihar and battled with the British for months.
Birjis Qadar
Tantia Tope
Bakht Khan
Kunwar Singh
Select the states that were annexed by the British by applying the Doctrine of Lapse Policy
Poona, Satara and Nagpur
Ajmer, Poona and Jhansi
Nagpur, Jhansi and Satara
Baroda, Nagpur and Jhansi
Govind and Vishnu were sepoys in the Meerut army. Enraged by the humiliating treatment of their comrades they joined the other soldiers and ______.
Connected the telegraphy line to Delhi
Send a group of sepoys to meet the officials
Stormed the jail and freed the sepoys
Signed a treaty to take revenge
The use of the greased cartridges of the Enfield rifles hurt the sentiments of the sepoys because_____.
A rumour spread that they were greased with the fat of cows and pigs
The grease used in the cartridges were of poor quality
The cartridges hampered the smooth functioning of the rifle
A rumour spread that they were smeared with vegetable fat
In 1850, a new law was passed to make conversion to Christianity easier, What benefit did this law provide to the convert?
Inherit the property of his ancestors
Preach in a Church
Donate the property of his ancestors
Practice both Hinduism and Christianity
What happened to the sepoys of the regiment of Meerut who refused to use new cartridge's?
Suspension from service
Ten years imprisonment
Fined for disobedience
Five years exile
After the revolt of the 1857 was crushed, India came under the direct rule of _____.
The British Parliament and Viceroy
The Queen of England and Viceroy
The British Parliament and the Queen of England
The viceroy and the Governor General
Who was the Mughal Emperor at the time of the revolt?
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
Name three leaders of the revolt who took part in the revolt of 1857.
Nana Saheb
Kunwar Singh
Rani Laxmi Bai
Sarojini Naidu
The British government accepted direct responsibility for ruling India after the revolt.
True
False
Identify the person who declared that Awadh was being misgoverned and that British rule was needed to ensure proper adminstration
Canning
Lord Wellesley
Dalhousi
Warren Hastings
How were the nawabs and rajas suffering due to the Company?
Armed forced were disbanded
Revenue had to be paid in kind
Residents were stationed in their courts
Report to the company for court decisions
What would you as an Indian citizen call the revolt?
Sepoy mutiny
First War of Independence
