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WorksheetsThe Revolt of 1857
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
The practice of looking down upon the Blacks is known as-
religions
racial law
racial discrimination
imperialism
The first war of independence is also known as (a) Mutiny of 1857.
Bahadur Saha Zafar was exiled to (a) .
The Doctrine of (a) created resentment among Indian rulers.
Which of the following was not the social and religious reason for the Revolt of 1857?
A) Adoption of free trade imperialism from 1800, de-industrialization and drain of wealth.
B) Abolition of Sati in 1829
C) Hindu Widow Remarriage Act of 1856
D) Doctrine of Lapse
The Hindus believed that overseas travel would lead to loss of ______.
A) religion
B) ancestral property
C) caste
D) ancestral title
What was the punishment given by the moneylender to a peasant who did not repay his loan?
Burnt down his farming field
Took away his land
Exploited completely of money in form of an unfair tax
Pay the revenue by working under the British
The strict enforcement of ______________ upon Jhansi in 1854 turned the Rani of Jhansi against the British.
Subsidiary Alliance
Divide-and-Rule
Doctrine Of Lapse
Dual Government
Which of these rights for Indian sepoys was discontinued by the British?
Temporary foreign stay permit
Promotion beyond subedar
Rai Bahadur and Khan Bahadur position cancellation
Bhatta
In Subsidiary Alliance, the ruler would not keep any_____ of his own.
army
territory
English East India Company signed the first treaty of Subsidiary Alliance with the _______________ in 1798.
Nizam of Hyderabad
Nawab of Awadh
In ____________________________- if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would “lapse”, that is, become part of Company territory.
Doctrine of lapse
Policy of Paramountcy
Subsidiary Alliance
Diwani
Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by _______________
Queen Elizabeth I
Lord Wellesley
Lord Hastings
Lord Dalhousi
Which of the following cause was not responsible for participation of military in the revolt of 1857?
Introduction of greased cartridges
Defeat in the first Anglo Mysore War
Defeat in the first Anglo Afghan War
General service and enlistment act
Which of the following was not a social religious causes?
Introduction of sati act, 1829
Widow remarriage act 1856
General service Enlistment act 1856
Law of inheritance, 1856
Who cheated Siraj-ud-Daulah at the Battle of Plassey
Siraj-ud-Daulah
Mir Jafar
Lord Canning
Bahadur Shah Zafar
