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When people rebel (1857 and after)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

……………….. continued to fight a guerrilla war against British.

a)

Rani Lakshmibai

b)

Tantia Tope

c)

Nana Saheb

d)

Peshwa Baji Rao II

2.

The Mutiny started from ...................... .

a)

Bareilly

b)

Delhi

c)

Agra

d)

Meerut

3.

How many sepoys were dismissed from service and sentenced to ten years in jail on 9 May, 1857?

a)

Eighty

b)

Eighty-five

c)

Ninety

d)

Ninety-five

4.

The sepoys were angry with the British because -

a)

Of their policy of divide and rule

b)

Of the cartridge episode

c)

Of their intolerating behaviour

d)

None of these

5.

Which emperor blessed the Mutiny?

a)

Mir Zafar

b)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

c)

Bhakt Khan

d)

None of these

6.

Which of the following is the decision taken by British to reform the Indian Society?

a)

Law against the practice of Sati

b)

They encouraged the remarriage of widow

c)

English education was actively promoted

d)

All of the above

7.

................. was one of the last territories that the British had annexed in 1856.

a)

Jhansi

b)

Kanpur

c)

Awadh

d)

Lahore

8.

................. had ordered the annexation of Jhansi.

a)

Warren Hastings

b)

Lord Dalhousie

c)

Lord Canning

d)

Lord Clive

9.

During the mid 18th century, the British had placed ........................ inside the court of many Nawabs.

a)

Residents

b)

Spy

c)

Advisors

d)

Ministers

10.

.................. was adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II

a)

Peshwa Baji Rao I

b)

Nana Saheb

c)

Rao Saheb

d)

Mahadij Shinde