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REVOLT OF 1857

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHAT DID THE BRITISH HISTORIANS CALL THE REVOLT OF 1857?

a)

THE SEPOY MUTINY

b)

FIRST WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

c)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

d)

BOTH A AND B ARE CORRECT

2.

WHAT WERE THE MAIN POLITICAL FACTORS THAT LED TO THE REVOLT OF 1857?

a)

THE SUBSIDIARY ALLIANCE AND DOCTRINE OF LAPSE

b)

THE MONARCHS FELT HUMILIATED

c)

THE MONARCHS WANTED TO BE POWERFUL AGAIN

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

3.

UNDER THE DIWANI RIGHTS THE BRITISH HAD THE POWER TO ....

a)

PUT ALL INTO PRISON

b)

TO COLLECT REVENUE

c)

TO PUNISH AND OPPRESS PEASANTS

d)

TO SUPRESS THE PEASANTS

4.

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

a)

RESIDENTS

b)

SPY

c)

MESSANGERS

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

5.

_____ was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II.

a)

Nana Saheb

b)

Peshwa Baji Rao I

c)

Rao Saheb

d)

Mahadij Shinde

6.

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

a)

Lahore

b)

Jhansi

c)

Awadh

d)

Kanpur

7.

_______ had ordered the annexation of Jhansi.

a)

Warren Hastings

b)

Lord Dalhousie

c)

Lord Canning

d)

Lord Clive

8.

Vir Kunwar Singh was an old Zamindar from

a)

Bihar

b)

Central Province

c)

Lahore

d)

Meerut

9.

Name the soldier who opposed the British officers and said no to use the Enfield Rifle Cartridge.

a)

Mangal Pandey

b)

Tatiya Tope

c)

Rani Laxmibai

d)

All of the above

10.

Who was asked to be the leader of the 1857 Revolt?

a)

Tatiya Tope

b)

Kunwar Singh

c)

Rani Laxmibai

d)

Bahdur Shah Zafar Khan

11.

Who led the revolt in Lucknow?

a)

Begum Zinat Mahal

b)

Begum Hazrat Mahal

c)

Raziya Sultan

d)

Begum Mumtaz Mahal

12.

Rani Laxmibai was defeated at ----

a)

Gwalior in 1857

b)

Gwalior in 1858

c)

Jhansi in 1857

d)

Jhansi in 1858

13.

Which king was asked to leave Kanpur and go to Pune; under the Doctrine of Lapse?

a)

Tatiya Tope

b)

Nana Saheb

c)

Tipu Sultan

d)

none of the above

14.

The Revolt at Kanpur awakened the feelings of ---- among the British

a)

Anti Indian feelings

b)

Anti Violence Feelings

c)

none of the above

d)

both of the above

15.

identify the leader

a)

Anarkali

b)

Mumtaz Mahal

c)

Begum Hazrat Mahal

d)

none of the above

16.

Name the muslim king and name his kingdom.

a)

Bengal Shiraj ud daula

b)

Shuja - ud Daulah of Awadh

c)

Bahadur Zafar Khan of Delhi

d)

Hyder Ali of Mysore

17.

Who is he?

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Mangal Pandey

c)

Vir Kunwar Singh

d)

Bakht Khan

18.

Which Social Reforms of the British were considered to be positive steps for the Indian people?

a)

Ban on sati system etc

b)

Western Education

c)

Widow remarriages

d)

all of the above