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The Revolt of 1857

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The practice of looking down upon the Blacks is known as-

a)

religions

b)

racial law

c)

racial discrimination

d)

imperialism

2.

The first war of independence is also known as (a)   Mutiny of 1857.

3.

Bahadur Saha Zafar was exiled to (a)   .

4.

The Doctrine of (a)   created resentment among Indian rulers.

5.

Which of the following was not the social and religious reason for the Revolt of 1857?

a)

A) Adoption of free trade imperialism from 1800, de-industrialization and drain of wealth.

b)

B) Abolition of Sati in 1829

c)

C) Hindu Widow Remarriage Act of 1856

d)

D) Doctrine of Lapse

6.

The Hindus believed that overseas travel would lead to loss of ______.

a)

A) religion

b)

B) ancestral property

c)

C) caste

d)

D) ancestral title

7.

What was the punishment given by the moneylender to a peasant who did not repay his loan?

a)

Burnt down his farming field

b)

Took away his land

c)

Exploited completely of money in form of an unfair tax

d)

Pay the revenue by working under the British

8.

The strict enforcement of ______________ upon Jhansi in 1854 turned the Rani of Jhansi against the British.

a)

Subsidiary Alliance

b)

Divide-and-Rule

c)

Doctrine Of Lapse

d)

Dual Government

9.

Which of these rights for Indian sepoys was discontinued by the British?

a)

Temporary foreign stay permit

b)

Promotion beyond subedar

c)

Rai Bahadur and Khan Bahadur position cancellation

d)

Bhatta

10.

In Subsidiary Alliance, the ruler would not keep any_____ of his own.

a)

army

b)

territory

11.

English East India Company signed the first treaty of Subsidiary Alliance with the _______________ in 1798.

a)

Nizam of Hyderabad

b)

Nawab of Awadh

12.

In ____________________________- if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would “lapse”, that is, become part of Company territory.

a)

Doctrine of lapse

b)

Policy of Paramountcy

c)

Subsidiary Alliance

d)

Diwani

13.

Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by _______________

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

Lord Wellesley

c)

Lord Hastings

d)

Lord Dalhousi

14.

Which of the following cause was not responsible for participation of military in the revolt of 1857?

a)

Introduction of greased cartridges

b)

Defeat in the first Anglo Mysore War

c)

Defeat in the first Anglo Afghan War

d)

General service and enlistment act

15.

Which of the following was not a social religious causes?

a)

Introduction of sati act, 1829

b)

Widow remarriage act 1856

c)

General service Enlistment act 1856

d)

Law of inheritance, 1856

16.

Who cheated Siraj-ud-Daulah at the Battle of Plassey

a)

Siraj-ud-Daulah

b)

Mir Jafar

c)

Lord Canning

d)

Bahadur Shah Zafar