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WorksheetsREVOLT OF 1857
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
WHAT DID THE BRITISH HISTORIANS CALL THE REVOLT OF 1857?
THE SEPOY MUTINY
FIRST WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
NONE OF THE ABOVE
BOTH A AND B ARE CORRECT
WHAT WERE THE MAIN POLITICAL FACTORS THAT LED TO THE REVOLT OF 1857?
THE SUBSIDIARY ALLIANCE AND DOCTRINE OF LAPSE
THE MONARCHS FELT HUMILIATED
THE MONARCHS WANTED TO BE POWERFUL AGAIN
ALL OF THE ABOVE
UNDER THE DIWANI RIGHTS THE BRITISH HAD THE POWER TO ....
PUT ALL INTO PRISON
TO COLLECT REVENUE
TO PUNISH AND OPPRESS PEASANTS
TO SUPRESS THE PEASANTS
During the mid 18th century, the British had placed _____ inside the Court of many Nawabs.
RESIDENTS
SPY
MESSANGERS
NONE OF THE ABOVE
_____ was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II.
Nana Saheb
Peshwa Baji Rao I
Rao Saheb
Mahadij Shinde
---- was one of the last territories that the British had annexed in 1856.
Lahore
Jhansi
Awadh
Kanpur
_______ had ordered the annexation of Jhansi.
Warren Hastings
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Canning
Lord Clive
Vir Kunwar Singh was an old Zamindar from
Bihar
Central Province
Lahore
Meerut
Name the soldier who opposed the British officers and said no to use the Enfield Rifle Cartridge.
Mangal Pandey
Tatiya Tope
Rani Laxmibai
All of the above
Who was asked to be the leader of the 1857 Revolt?
Tatiya Tope
Kunwar Singh
Rani Laxmibai
Bahdur Shah Zafar Khan
Who led the revolt in Lucknow?
Begum Zinat Mahal
Begum Hazrat Mahal
Raziya Sultan
Begum Mumtaz Mahal
Rani Laxmibai was defeated at ----
Gwalior in 1857
Gwalior in 1858
Jhansi in 1857
Jhansi in 1858
Which king was asked to leave Kanpur and go to Pune; under the Doctrine of Lapse?
Tatiya Tope
Nana Saheb
Tipu Sultan
none of the above
The Revolt at Kanpur awakened the feelings of ---- among the British
Anti Indian feelings
Anti Violence Feelings
none of the above
both of the above
identify the leader
Anarkali
Mumtaz Mahal
Begum Hazrat Mahal
none of the above
Name the muslim king and name his kingdom.
Bengal Shiraj ud daula
Shuja - ud Daulah of Awadh
Bahadur Zafar Khan of Delhi
Hyder Ali of Mysore
Who is he?
Bhagat Singh
Mangal Pandey
Vir Kunwar Singh
Bakht Khan
Which Social Reforms of the British were considered to be positive steps for the Indian people?
Ban on sati system etc
Western Education
Widow remarriages
all of the above
