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His-ch.5 When people Rebel 1857 and after

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The main centres of the revolt were

a)

Meerut

b)

Delhi

c)

Lucknow

d)

All of them

2.

______________ proclaimed himself as Peshwa

a)

Nana Saheb

b)

Bijr Qadr

c)

Mangal Pandey

d)

Non of them

3.

___________ were unhappy with their allowances ,salaries and conditions of services

a)

Peasants

b)

zamindars

c)

Hindus

d)

Sepoys

4.

Ahmadullah Shah .......

a)

declared himself as governor under Bahadur Shah Zafar.

b)

raised an army of four thousand against the Britishers who had taken over the administration of her state

c)

raised a huge force of supporters and fought against Britishers in Lucknow.

d)

joined the rebel sepoys and fought the British along with Tantia Tope, the general of Nana Saheb.

5.

On 29th March 1857, a soldier named Mangal Pandey

a)

was proclaimed the new Nawab

b)

was hanged to death for attacking his officers in Barrackpore.

c)

declared a war against firangis.

d)

joined by the regiment of Delhi.

6.

Governor-General was now known

a)

the crown

b)

Viceroy of India.

c)

A secretary of state of India

d)

all of the above

7.

Rani Laxmi Bai rebelled because she wanted

a)

Indian rulers to to have their independent armed forces.

b)

the company to recognize her adopted son as the legal heir after her husband’s death

c)

to make sure that all peasants get their land

d)

Tantia Tope to take over Jhansi from her

8.

New law of 1856 was

a)

to enable the converts to inherit their ancestral property.

b)

to prohibit sati and encouraged widow remarriage

c)

to have Indian who wanted to be a part of the army had to agree to serve overseas.

d)

none of the above

9.

The historical importance of the Act of 1858 was that

a)

Delhi was recaptured by the Britishers

b)

a confederacy of Indian states was organised to fight the British.

c)

transferred the power to the crown from East India Company.

d)

Indians rose in rebellion and killed British officers and also captured the arms

10.

In 1850 a new law was passed ........

a)

it became easier for Christian missionaries to own land in India.

b)

it made British prohibit sati and encouraged widow remarriage.

c)

Every Indian who wanted to be a part of the army had to agree to serve overseas.

d)

it enabled the converts to inherit their ancestral property.

11.

Zamindars were unhappy with the British because ___

a)

They lost traditional rights over land and village.

b)

The British used to hit them.

c)

revenue was too high.

12.
The Revolt broke out  at Meerut 
a)
10th May 1757
b)
10th May 1857
c)
22nd June 1857
d)
9th may 1857
13.

________ fought a guerilla war against the British with the support of several tribal and peasant leaders

a)

Shivaji

b)

Tantia Tope

c)

Rani Lakshmibai

d)

Ahmadullah Shah

14.

_______ was one of the last territories to be annexed and a subsidiary alliance was imposed there

a)

Jhansi

b)

Mysore

c)

Hyderabad

d)

Awadh

15.

______ was the leader of Mandla region in the revolt of 1857

a)

Avantibai Lodhi

b)

Nana Saheb

c)

Kunwar Singh

d)

Begum Hazrat Mahal

16.

This postal stamp was issued in the commemoration of which leader?

a)

Nana Saheb

b)

Tantia Tope

c)

Birjis Qadr

d)

Mangal Pandey

17.

The Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar died in

a)

Rangoon jail

b)

The Royal Palace

c)

Red Fort

d)

Taj Mahal

18.

Which lieutenant sent a telegram to his commander-in-chief expressing the fear felt by the British?

a)

General Dier

b)

Lord Canning

c)

Lord Dalhousie

d)

Colonel Tytler

19.

What were the important changes introduced by Britishers after the revolt of 1857?

a)

The customary religious and social practices of Indians were respected

b)

Less soldiers were to be recruited from among the Gurkhas, Sikhs and Pathans

c)

People of all religions were to be treated equally

d)

Landlords and zamindars were protected

20.

Who was the sovereign paramount of the Indian rulers?

a)

Governor-General

b)

Viceroy

c)

British Crown

d)

British Cabinet

21.

Viceroy was the member of the ________

a)

Government

b)

British Cabinet

c)

East India Company

d)

India Council

22.

How many rebels came from Bareilly and which river did they cross?

a)

30000, Jamuna

b)

3000, Saraswati

c)

30000, Saraswati

d)

3000, Jamuna

23.

Awadh was annexed in 1801 under the policy of________.

a)

Doctrine of Lapse

b)

Subsidiary alliance

c)

Misgovernance

24.

Many Indians began to feel that the British were destroying their religion because:-

a)

Law was passed to stop the practice of Sati.

b)

Law was passed to encourage widow remarriage.

c)

Law was passed to make conversion to Christianity easier.

d)

All of the above

25.

Vir Kunwar Singh was an old Zamindar from

a)

Bihar

b)

Central Province

c)

Lahore

d)

Merrut