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The Revolt of 1857

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who has introduced Doctrine of Lapse

a)

Lord Wellesly

b)

Lord Curzon

c)

Lord Dalhousie

2.

The policy used to annex Awadh

a)

Subsidiary Alliance

b)

Doctrine of Lapse

c)

Direct War

3.

Rani Lakshmibai fought against

a)

Subsidiary Alliance

b)

Doctrine of Lapse

c)

Direct Annexation

4.

Peasants were distressed because of

a)

drain of wealth

b)

British interference in religion

c)

Forced them to work in cities

5.

Name the State annexed by EEIC because of alleged misrule

a)

Satara

b)

Awadh

c)

Nagpur

6.

Nana Sahib was the adopted son of

a)

Baji Rao I

b)

Balaji BAji Rao

c)

Baji Rao II

7.

Who was the last Mughal ruler

a)

Bhadur Shah

b)

Badur Shah Jafar

c)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

8.

Reason of decay of Handicrafts in India during early 19th C

a)

Heavy duties

b)

No skilled labourers

c)

Indians wanted machine made goods

9.

The forced plantations that destroyed rabi crops

a)

Cotton

b)

Coffee

c)

Indigo

10.

The misery of the farmers increased as they were forced to

a)

take debt or sell lands

b)

listen to the zamindars

c)

leave villages