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WorksheetsThe First War Of Indepence-1857
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who was proclaimed as Shahenshah-e-Hindustan
Rani Lakshmi Bai
Tantya tope
Akbar
Bahadur Shah Zafar
The first war of independence is also called- ( choose more that 1 answer)
Uprising
Revolt of 1857
Sepoy ideology
Sepoy munity
Doctrine of lapse created-
Harmony amongst Indians and Britishers
Fear and resentment among Indian rulers
Unity in India
Exploitation of East India Company
The main causes of The Revolt were-
Exploitation and the destruction of the traditional Indian economic structure.
Indians were not allowed to travel in first class train compartment.
EIC was affectionate towards Indians. And adored them.
Indian sepoys were dissatisfied with with unfair treatment.
The sepoys broke out into an open Revolt at_________ in April 1857
Meerut
Bareily
Paris
Delhi
Band of sepoys crossed over the river______ and entered_________.
Yamuna,taj mahal
Ganga, Red Fort
Yamuna, Red Fort
Godavari, Rashtrapati Bhavan
When Britishers came to India, The main aim of the Britishers was to-
Adore Indians
Create Unity among Indians
modernize Indian colony into English Colony, to spread Christianity
Exploit the resources of India
Who assumed the title of the Empress of India?
Princess Diana
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Victorious
Queen Victoria
The governor general was given the title of Viceroy which means-
The Representative of the British crown
Manager of the queen
Representative of Europe
Head of the Government of British
According to you what could have been done to make this Revolt successful?
_____ is sacred to the Hindus and the_____ is ________to the Muslims
Cow, pig, digestible
Monkey, pig, detestable
Cow, pig, detestable
Choose any two governor general who
- was the governor general for 8 years
- was the governor general during the suppression of the revolt
Lord Dalhousie
Holt Mackenzie
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Canning
Treason means the crime of betraying one's own country (TRUE/FALSE) ?
True
False
The _______ and _______ remained loyal to the British.
Gurkhas
Afgans
Sikhs
Nizams
Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to-
Myanmar, Rangoon
Nepal, Katmandu
France, Paris
________ was the most outstanding military leader of the revolt in western Bihar.
Tantya tope
Mangal Pandey
Kunwar Singh
Wajid Ali Shah
Hindus thought they would lose their caste because. (more than 1 answer)
They believed that Overseas travel would lead to their loss of caste.
If they leave from one state to another in India.
As the British had sent cartloads of bondust which was mixed with flour and mithaai.
if they fought with the Britishers.
Fill in the blanks-
British signed the Treaty with Awadh which was called ___________with the Nawab ___________
Treaty of Delhi, Bahadur Shah Zafar
Carnatic treaty, Madhav Rao
Srirangapatnam, Tipu Sultan
Subsidiary Alliance, Wajid Ali Shah
What were the administrative results of the revolt?
The rule of East India company ended
The policy of ruthless conquest and annexation of India territories was given up.
The British Crown took over the administration of India.
All of these
Located on the map, it was one of the main centres of the revolt-
Banaras
Kanpur
Gwalior
Bareily
