WorksheetsWhen People Rebel
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
When did the East India Company start facing a massive rebellion?
June, 1857
May,1857
June,1867
May,1847
Choose the correct option for this statement- "When soldiers as a group disobey their officers in the army"
Firangis
mutiny
Both
none
Who pleaded that he/she should be given his father's pension when the latter died?
Nana Saheb
Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Peshwa Baji Rao II
What did the British do to reform the Indian society??
They killed the Hindus
The killed the Muslims
English language education was actively promoted and those who didn’t knew english were considered illiterate
They did not make laws to promote Christianity
Which all ruling leaders were affected by the decisions of the company?
Rani Lakshmibai
Nana Saheb
Peshwa Bajirao
Chatrapati Shivaji
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Who were the people who exchanged news and rumors in the bazaars of North India?
Peasants
Headmen
Local people
Sepoys
Rani Lakshmibai was defeated and killed in ______.
March 1885
June 1858
March 1858
June 1885
In which year did Bahadur Shah Zafar get imprisoned in Rangoon?
1850
1858
1857
1862
Who was Bahadur Shah Zafar's wife ?
Begum Zinat Mahal
Begum Lakshmibai
Begum Avantibai
None
Which of the reform movements was founded by H.L.V Derozio ?
Young Bengal
Brahmo Samaj
Veda Samaj
Aligarh Movement
The British parliament after passing the new act transferred the power of East India Company to whom?
British Crown
Indian Council
British Queen
None
When did the british parliament pass power to the British Crown?
1857
1864
1757
1858
At what year did the British regain the control for the country-
1859
1858
1855
1857
What was the title given for governer general
king
viceroy
governer
none
Birjis' mother _____ also took an active part in organising the uprising against the British
Rani Laxmibai
Begum Hazrat Mahal
Mumtaz Mahal
None of these
Regiments mutinied and took off to join other troops at imp. places like ________, _________ and _________
Delhi, Kanpur and Srinagar
Punjab, Bombay (Present day Mumbai) and Rajasthan
Delhi, Odisha and Ladakh
Delhi, Kanpur and Lucknow
Who proclaimed him/herself governor under Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar?
Rani Laxmibai
Begum Hazrat Mahal
Nana Saheb
Shah Jahan
For how many years were the sepoys sentenced to jail for disobeying orders from their superior officers, and in what year did this take place?
17 years, 1854
4 years, 1851
6 years, 1859
10 years, 1857
Who did the soldiers choose to rule the land instead of the British?
Rani Lakshmibai
Nana Saheb
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Wajid Ali Khan
Who was hanged to death for attacking his officers in Barrackpore?
Tantia Tope
Mangal Pandey
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Vir Kunwar Singh
_____________ were made to protect landlords and zamindars and give them security of rights over their lands
policies
rights
both
none
From which of these would soldiers NOT be recruited
Gurkhas
Sikhs
Awadh
Pathans
When did a new phase of history began after the making of new policies?
1857
1856
1865
1835
Who was Ahmadullah Shah?
A maulvi from Faizabad
a soldier from Bareilly
a peasant from Awadh
A zamindar from Bihar
Identify this military leader.
tantia tope
veer kunwar singh
mangal pandey
nana saheb
In Mandla region of Madhya Pradesh, ______ of ____ raised & led an army of 4 thousand against the British.
Rani Lakshmi Bai, Jhansi
Ahmadullah Shah, Faizabad
Rani Avantibai Lodhi, Ramgarh
Bahadur Shah Zafar, Delhi
British forces attack the rebels who had occupied the ____ and _____ in Delhi.
Kashmere Gate, Red Fort
Qutab Minar, Salimgarh Fort
Red Fort, Salimgarh Fort
Kashmere Gate, Salimgarh Fort
__ took charge of a Large force of fighters who came to Delhi.
Nana Saheb
Kunwar Singh
Ahmadullah Shah
Tantia Tope
1857 revolt began from the city of ____
Meerut
Delhi
Cawnpur
Calcutta
One of the last territories to be annexed was:
Nagpur
Patna
Awadh
None
Which Governer General decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king?
Dalhousie
Canning
Lawrence
None
In 1824, when sepoys were told to go to Burma by sea route they refused because they believed that they would:
die
fall sick
lose their religion and caste
drown
In 1856 company passed a new law for employment in army that every person who joins:
none
had to agree to serve overseas
will not be paid
both i) and ii)
"Our men are powered by the numbers opposed to them and the endless fighting. Every village is held against us, the zamindars have risen to oppose." Who said this?
Lieutenant colonel Tytler
Governer-General Canning
Kunwar Singh
Robert Clive
What is depicted in this picture?
British troops blow up Kashmere gate
British forces attack red fort
British soldier valiantly advancing on rebel forces
NONE
On the evening of 3 July 1857, over 3000 rebels came came from ________, crossed the _________, entered _______ & attacked the British cavalry posts.
Bareilly
River Jamuna
Delhi
Lucknow
Who did the British believe were responsible for the rebellion in a big way?
Hindus
Muslims
Sikhs
Christians
Who was the father of Birjis Qadr?
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Mangal Pandey
Wajid Ali Shah
NONE
What is shown in the the given picture?
The seige train reaches Delhi.
British forces who had occupied the Red Fort.
British forces capture the rebels near Kanpur
British Troops blow up Kashmere Gate to enter Delhi
What were the rulers after Bahadur Shah Zafar called?
Kings
Princes
Sepoys
NONE
