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When People Rebel

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

________ fought a guerilla war against the British with the support of several tribal and peasant leaders

a)

Shivaji

b)

Tantia Tope

c)

Rani Lakshmibai

d)

Ahmadullah Shah

2.

_______ was one of the last territories to be annexed and a subsidiary alliance was imposed there

a)

Jhansi

b)

Mysore

c)

Hyderabad

d)

Awadh

3.

______ was the leader of Mandla region in the revolt of 1857

a)

Avantibai Lodhi

b)

Nana Saheb

c)

Kunwar Singh

d)

Begum Hazrat Mahal

4.

This postal stamp was issued in the commemoration of which leader?

a)

Nana Saheb

b)

Tantia Tope

c)

Birjis Qadr

d)

Mangal Pandey

5.

The Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar died in

a)

Rangoon jail

b)

The Royal Palace

c)

Red Fort

d)

Taj Mahal

6.

Which lieutenant sent a telegram to his commander-in-chief expressing the fear felt by the British?

a)

General Dier

b)

Lord Canning

c)

Lord Dalhousie

d)

Colonel Tytler

7.

What were the important changes introduced by Britishers after the revolt of 1857?

a)

The customary religious and social practices of Indians were respected

b)

Less soldiers were to be recruited from among the Gurkhas, Sikhs and Pathans

c)

People of all religions were to be treated equally

d)

Landlords and zamindars were protected

8.

Bakht Khan belonged to (a)  

9.

(a)   was given the title of Viceroy after the revolt of 1857

10.

A union or alliance of states is known as ________

a)

mutiny

b)

regiment

c)

confederacy

d)

government

e)

establishment

11.

Who decided that Bahadur

Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king?

a)

Lord Canning

b)

Lord Dalhousie

c)

Peshwa Baji Rao-II

d)

Residents

12.

The book Majha Pravaas was written by _______

a)

Sitaram Pande

b)

Mukunda Dev-II

c)

Vishnubhatt Godse

d)

Raja Birakishore Dev

13.

Who was the sovereign paramount of the Indian rulers?

a)

Governor-General

b)

Viceroy

c)

British Crown

d)

British Cabinet

14.

Viceroy was the member of the ________

a)

Government

b)

British Cabinet

c)

East India Company

d)

India Council

15.

How many rebels came from Bareilly and which river did they cross?

a)

30000, Jamuna

b)

3000, Saraswati

c)

30000, Saraswati

d)

3000, Jamuna