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REVOLT OF 1857

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The revolt of 1857 started on ______

a)

May 10, 1857

b)

May 11 1857

c)

May 12 1857

d)

May 13 1857

2.

Mangal Pandey belonged to which one of the following place.

a)

Jhansi

b)

Hyderabad

c)

Gwalior

d)

Barrackpore

3.

The Mutiny started from

a)

Bareilly

b)

Delhi

c)

Agra

d)

Meerut

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 in-tolerating behavior

d)

Non of these

5.

Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?

a)

A) Barrackpore : Mangal Pandey

b)

B) Delhi : Bahadur Sha II

c)

C) Delhi : Maulavi Ahmadullah

d)

D) Lucknow : Begum Hazar Mahal

6.
An Indian ruler entering into a alliance with the British had to accept British forces within his territory and also agreed to pay for their maintenance.
a)
Term alliances 
b)
Subsidiary alliance 
c)
Grand alliance
d)
none of the above
7.

Who introduced 'Doctrine of Lapse'?

a)

Lord Dalhousie

b)

Lord Dufferin

c)

Lord Curzon

d)

None of the above

8.

The Hindus believed that overseas travel would lead to loss of ______.

a)

A) religion

b)

B) ancestral property

c)

C) caste

d)

D) ancestral title

9.

Who created Doctrine of Lapse?

a)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

b)

Lord Dalhousie

c)

Robert Clive

d)

Lord Curzon

e)

Tantia Tope

10.

What is the meaning of a sepoy?

a)

An Indian Soldier

b)

A British Soldier

c)

A Portuguese Soldier

d)

A Chinese Soldier

11.

Why wasn't Rani Lakshmi Bai not allowed to adopt a child?

a)

Because of the Divide and Rule Policy

b)

Because of the Swadeshi Movement

c)

Because of the Doctrine of Lapse

12.

what was doctrine of lapse?

a)

it was an law of british government.it is said that if the king dies without the son, his Kindom will go to the british government.

b)

it was a law of the british government and said that no one is allowed to rise their voice

c)

it was a law of british government that no one is allowed to make parties for election

13.

In Subsidiary Alliance, the ruler would not keep any_____ of his own.

a)

army

b)

territory

14.

English East India Company signed the first treaty of Subsidiary Alliance with the _______________ in 1798.

a)

Nizam of Hyderabad

b)

Nawab of Awadh

15.

Which of the following cause was not responsible for participation of military in the revolt of 1857?

a)

Introduction of greased cartridges

b)

Defeat in the first Anglo Mysore War

c)

Defeat in the first Anglo Afghan War

d)

General service and enlistment act

16.

Which of the following was not a social religious causes?

a)

Introduction of sati act, 1829

b)

Widow remarriage act 1856

c)

General service Enlistment act 1856

d)

Law of inheritance, 1856