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the great uprising

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The uprising of 1857 was started by ____

a)

Rani laxmi bai

b)

bahadur shah 1

c)

Mangel Pandey

d)

bahadur shah 2

2.

Who drafted the Hindu widows remarriage act?

a)

Lord canning

b)

Lord Dalhousie

c)

Lord Wellesley

d)

Warren Hastings

3.

Choose all the answers that apply:

Q. What were the causes of discontent among the sepoys?

a)

Crossing the seas for fighting wars in distant places.

b)

The greased cartridges containing beef and pig fat.

c)

Non payment of full Bhatta

d)

All the above

4.

Who was given the title of Viceroy ?

a)

Lord canning

b)

Lord Dalhousie

c)

Lord Wellesley

5.

Consider the following statements related to the cause of 1857 revolt and select the right one.

a)

A. It was a great disparity in salaries between the Indian and European soldiers.

b)

B. The Indian sepoys were treated with contempt by their European officers.

c)

C, The sepoys were sent to distant parts of the empire, but were not paid any extra allowance.

d)

D. All the above

6.

As far as the growth and economy of India was concerned, the British followed a policy that:

a)

enriched

b)

exploited

c)

improved

d)

recycled

7.

Assertion (A): Lack of coordination and central leadership

Reason (R): Some of the local rulers like Scindia of Gwalior, the Holkar of Indore, the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Raja of Jodhpur, the Nawab of Bhopal, the rulers of Patiala, Sindh, and Kashmir and the Rana of Nepal provided active support to the British.

Codes:

a)

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b)

B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

c)

C. A is true but R is false

d)

D. Both A & R is not true

8.

Consider the following statement (s) related to the causes of failure of 1857 revolt.

I. Lack of unity and coordination

II. Lack of military strategy

a)

A. Only I

b)

B. Only II

c)

C. Both I and II

d)

D. Neither I nor II

9.

State true or false:

The new Enfeild rifal was the immediate cause of the Great uprising of 1857

a)

True

b)

False

10.

In awadh the revolt was bravely led by?

a)

Tatya tope

b)

Begum hazrat mahal

c)

Nana saheb

d)

Amar singh

11.

What does Vicoroy mean?

a)

Governs general

b)

A personal representative of the crown

c)

Head of the British administration

d)

None of these

12.

Who led the revolt at Lucknow?

a)

Tantia Tope

b)

Begum Hazrat Mahal

c)

Rani Laxmi Bai

d)

Baji Rao

13.

An Indian ruler entering into an 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

14.

Who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse

a)

Lord Dalhousie

b)

Lord Dufferin

c)

Lord Curzon

d)

None of the above

15.

This was the first time the Indians Revolted against their British masters:

a)

True

b)

False

16.

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

17.

Who amongst the following leaders of ‘1857’ was the first to lay down his / her life?

a)

Kunwar Singh

b)

Tantiya Tope

c)

Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi

d)

Mangal Pandey

18.

Which of these rights for Indian sepoys was discontinued by the British?

a)

Temporary foreign stay permit

b)

Promotion beyond subedar

c)

Rai Bahadur and Khan Bahadur position cancellation

d)

Bhatta

19.

When british captured the residency in lucknow .

a)

14 sep 1857

b)

30 july 1857

c)

14 march 1858

d)

24 march 1858

20.

Name the last nawab of india .

a)

Wajid ali shah

b)

Bakht khan

c)

Kunwar singh

d)

Mangal pandey

21.

When sepoys attacked british army at lucknow .

a)

30 july 1857

b)

26 Sept 1857

c)

12 nov 1857

d)

3 feb 1857

22.

The first soldier who protest against the use of new cartridges .

a)

Tatya tope

b)

Mangal pandey

c)

Lakshmi bai

d)

Lord byron

23.

Assertion (A): Lack of coordination and central leadership

Reason (R): Some of the local rulers like Scindia of Gwalior, the Holkar of Indore, the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Raja of Jodhpur, the Nawab of Bhopal, the rulers of Patiala, Sindh, and Kashmir and the Rana of Nepal provided active support to the British.

Codes:

a)

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b)

B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

c)

C. A is true but R is false

d)

D. Both A & R is not true