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WorksheetsHis-ch.5 When people Rebel 1857 and after
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The main centres of the revolt were
Meerut
Delhi
Lucknow
All of them
______________ proclaimed himself as Peshwa
Nana Saheb
Bijr Qadr
Mangal Pandey
Non of them
___________ were unhappy with their allowances ,salaries and conditions of services
Peasants
zamindars
Hindus
Sepoys
Ahmadullah Shah .......
declared himself as governor under Bahadur Shah Zafar.
raised an army of four thousand against the Britishers who had taken over the administration of her state
raised a huge force of supporters and fought against Britishers in Lucknow.
joined the rebel sepoys and fought the British along with Tantia Tope, the general of Nana Saheb.
On 29th March 1857, a soldier named Mangal Pandey
was proclaimed the new Nawab
was hanged to death for attacking his officers in Barrackpore.
declared a war against firangis.
joined by the regiment of Delhi.
Governor-General was now known
the crown
Viceroy of India.
A secretary of state of India
all of the above
Rani Laxmi Bai rebelled because she wanted
Indian rulers to to have their independent armed forces.
the company to recognize her adopted son as the legal heir after her husband’s death
to make sure that all peasants get their land
Tantia Tope to take over Jhansi from her
New law of 1856 was
to enable the converts to inherit their ancestral property.
to prohibit sati and encouraged widow remarriage
to have Indian who wanted to be a part of the army had to agree to serve overseas.
none of the above
The historical importance of the Act of 1858 was that
Delhi was recaptured by the Britishers
a confederacy of Indian states was organised to fight the British.
transferred the power to the crown from East India Company.
Indians rose in rebellion and killed British officers and also captured the arms
In 1850 a new law was passed ........
it became easier for Christian missionaries to own land in India.
it made British prohibit sati and encouraged widow remarriage.
Every Indian who wanted to be a part of the army had to agree to serve overseas.
it enabled the converts to inherit their ancestral property.
Zamindars were unhappy with the British because ___
They lost traditional rights over land and village.
The British used to hit them.
revenue was too high.
________ fought a guerilla war against the British with the support of several tribal and peasant leaders
Shivaji
Tantia Tope
Rani Lakshmibai
Ahmadullah Shah
_______ was one of the last territories to be annexed and a subsidiary alliance was imposed there
Jhansi
Mysore
Hyderabad
Awadh
______ was the leader of Mandla region in the revolt of 1857
Avantibai Lodhi
Nana Saheb
Kunwar Singh
Begum Hazrat Mahal
This postal stamp was issued in the commemoration of which leader?
Nana Saheb
Tantia Tope
Birjis Qadr
Mangal Pandey
The Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar died in
Rangoon jail
The Royal Palace
Red Fort
Taj Mahal
Which lieutenant sent a telegram to his commander-in-chief expressing the fear felt by the British?
General Dier
Lord Canning
Lord Dalhousie
Colonel Tytler
What were the important changes introduced by Britishers after the revolt of 1857?
The customary religious and social practices of Indians were respected
Less soldiers were to be recruited from among the Gurkhas, Sikhs and Pathans
People of all religions were to be treated equally
Landlords and zamindars were protected
Who was the sovereign paramount of the Indian rulers?
Governor-General
Viceroy
British Crown
British Cabinet
Viceroy was the member of the ________
Government
British Cabinet
East India Company
India Council
How many rebels came from Bareilly and which river did they cross?
30000, Jamuna
3000, Saraswati
30000, Saraswati
3000, Jamuna
Awadh was annexed in 1801 under the policy of________.
Doctrine of Lapse
Subsidiary alliance
Misgovernance
Many Indians began to feel that the British were destroying their religion because:-
Law was passed to stop the practice of Sati.
Law was passed to encourage widow remarriage.
Law was passed to make conversion to Christianity easier.
All of the above
Vir Kunwar Singh was an old Zamindar from
Bihar
Central Province
Lahore
Merrut
