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The First War Of Indepence-1857

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was proclaimed as Shahenshah-e-Hindustan

a)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

b)

Tantya tope

c)

Akbar

d)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

2.

The first war of independence is also called- ( choose more that 1 answer)

a)

Uprising

b)

Revolt of 1857

c)

Sepoy ideology

d)

Sepoy munity

3.

Doctrine of lapse created-

a)

Harmony amongst Indians and Britishers

b)

Fear and resentment among Indian rulers

c)

Unity in India

d)

Exploitation of East India Company

4.

The main causes of The Revolt were-

a)

Exploitation and the destruction of the traditional Indian economic structure.

b)

Indians were not allowed to travel in first class train compartment.

c)

EIC was affectionate towards Indians. And adored them.

d)

Indian sepoys were dissatisfied with with unfair treatment.

5.

The sepoys broke out into an open Revolt at_________ in April 1857

a)

Meerut

b)

Bareily

c)

Paris

d)

Delhi

6.

Band of sepoys crossed over the river______ and entered_________.

a)

Yamuna,taj mahal

b)

Ganga, Red Fort

c)

Yamuna, Red Fort

d)

Godavari, Rashtrapati Bhavan

7.

When Britishers came to India, The main aim of the Britishers was to-

a)

Adore Indians

b)

Create Unity among Indians

c)

modernize Indian colony into English Colony, to spread Christianity

d)

Exploit the resources of India

8.

Who assumed the title of the Empress of India?

a)

Princess Diana

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

Queen Victorious

d)

Queen Victoria

9.

The governor general was given the title of Viceroy which means-

a)

The Representative of the British crown

b)

Manager of the queen

c)

Representative of Europe

d)

Head of the Government of British

10.

According to you what could have been done to make this Revolt successful?

4 lines
11.

_____ is sacred to the Hindus and the_____ is ________to the Muslims

a)

Cow, pig, digestible

b)

Monkey, pig, detestable

c)

Cow, pig, detestable

12.

Choose any two governor general who

- was the governor general for 8 years

- was the governor general during the suppression of the revolt

a)

Lord Dalhousie

b)

Holt Mackenzie

c)

Lord Cornwallis

d)

Lord Canning

13.

Treason means the crime of betraying one's own country (TRUE/FALSE) ?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The _______ and _______ remained loyal to the British.

a)

Gurkhas

b)

Afgans

c)

Sikhs

d)

Nizams

15.

Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to-

a)

Myanmar, Rangoon

b)

Nepal, Katmandu

c)

France, Paris

16.

________ was the most outstanding military leader of the revolt in western Bihar.

a)

Tantya tope

b)

Mangal Pandey

c)

Kunwar Singh

d)

Wajid Ali Shah

17.

Hindus thought they would lose their caste because. (more than 1 answer)

a)

They believed that Overseas travel would lead to their loss of caste.

b)

If they leave from one state to another in India.

c)

As the British had sent cartloads of bondust which was mixed with flour and mithaai.

d)

if they fought with the Britishers.

18.

Fill in the blanks-

British signed the Treaty with Awadh which was called ___________with the Nawab ___________

a)

Treaty of Delhi, Bahadur Shah Zafar

b)

Carnatic treaty, Madhav Rao

c)

Srirangapatnam, Tipu Sultan

d)

Subsidiary Alliance, Wajid Ali Shah

19.

What were the administrative results of the revolt?

a)

The rule of East India company ended

b)

The policy of ruthless conquest and annexation of India territories was given up.

c)

The British Crown took over the administration of India.

d)

All of these

20.

Located on the map, it was one of the main centres of the revolt-

a)

Banaras

b)

Kanpur

c)

Gwalior

d)

Bareily