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Revolt of 1857

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the famous Portuguese explorer who found the route to India

a)

Vasco Da Gama

b)

Prine Henry

c)

Ferdinand Magellen

d)

Francis Xavier

2.

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

a)

Siraj-ud-Daulah

b)

Mir Jafar

c)

Lord Canning

d)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

3.

Who created Doctrine of Lapse?

a)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

b)

Lord Dalhousie

c)

Robert Clive

d)

Lord Curzon

e)

Tantia Tope

4.

Who created Doctrine of Lapse?

a)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

b)

Lord Dalhousie

c)

Robert Clive

d)

Lord Curzon

e)

Tantia Tope

5.

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

a)

Siraj-ud-Daulah

b)

Mir Jafar

c)

Lord Canning

d)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

6.

The word Plassey is derived from which words in the following options?

(a)  

7.

Name the famous Portuguese explorer who found the route to India

a)

Vasco Da Gama

b)

Prine Henry

c)

Ferdinand Magellen

d)

Francis Xavier

8.

What is the meaning of a sepoy?

a)

An Indian Soldier

b)

A British Soldier

c)

A Portuguese Soldier

d)

A Chinese Soldier

9.

When did the Revolt of 1857 begin?

a)

9th May 1657

b)

10th May 1757

c)

7th May 1825

d)

10th May 1857

10.

Why wasn't Rani Lakshmi Bai not allowed to adopt a child?

a)

Because of the Divide and Rule Policy

b)

Because of the Swadeshi Movement

c)

Because of the Doctrine of Lapse

11.

What is Indigo?

a)

a plant from which we cotton

b)

a plant from which we get jute

c)

a plan from which we get blue dye

d)

a plant from which we get rice

12.

Who is Rani Lakshmi Bai?

a)

Queen of Kerala

b)

Queen of Jhansi

c)

Queen of Maharashtra

d)

Queen of Bengal

13.

Who was declared the empress of India by the British government?

a)

Queen Elizabeth

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

Lady Jane Grey

14.

When did the revolt start ?

a)

1817

b)

1856

c)

1847

d)

1857

15.

The revolt of 1857 is called as

(a)  

16.

which indian soldier attacked a british officer near calcutta

a)

mangal pandey

b)

Tantia tope

c)

nana sahib

d)

rani lakshmi bai

17.

Which animal do Hindus regard as a sacred animal

(a)  

18.

who was the last Mughal emperor

a)

Akbar the great

b)

Bahadur shah zafur

c)

Shah jahan

d)

Babur

19.

Name 3 prominent leaders in the revolt of 1857

(a)  

20.

How did the revolt start ?

(a)  

21.

Who won the revolt of `1857

a)

British

b)

India

22.

When did the east India company end ?

a)

1858

b)

1886

c)

1856

d)

1859

23.

Why did the British make the east India company ?

a)

For trading

b)

Do for money

c)

For spicy and tiles

24.
An Indian ruler entering into a alliance with the British had to accept British forces within his territory and also agreed to pay for their maintenance.
a)
Term alliances 
b)
Subsidiary alliance 
c)
Grand alliance
d)
none of the above
25.

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

a)

army

b)

territory

26.

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

a)

Nizam of Hyderabad

b)

Nawab of Awadh

27.

The Mutiny started from

a)

Bareilly

b)

Delhi

c)

Agra

d)

Meerut

28.

The Sepoys were angry with the British because ?

a)

Of their policy of divide and rule

b)

Of the cartridge episode

c)

Of their in-tolerating behavior

d)

Non of these

29.

Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?

a)

A) Barrackpore : Mangal Pandey

b)

B) Delhi : Bahadur Sha II

c)

C) Delhi : Maulavi Ahmadullah

d)

D) Lucknow : Begum Hazar Mahal

30.

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

31.

Who introduced 'Doctrine of Lapse'?

a)

Lord Dalhousie

b)

Lord Dufferin

c)

Lord Curzon

d)

None of the above

32.

Who created Doctrine of Lapse?

a)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

b)

Lord Dalhousie

c)

Robert Clive

d)

Lord Curzon

e)

Tantia Tope

33.

What is the meaning of a sepoy?

a)

An Indian Soldier

b)

A British Soldier

c)

A Portuguese Soldier

d)

A Chinese Soldier

34.

Why wasn't Rani Lakshmi Bai not allowed to adopt a child?

a)

Because of the Divide and Rule Policy

b)

Because of the Swadeshi Movement

c)

Because of the Doctrine of Lapse

35.

The revolt of 1857 started on ______

a)

May 10, 1857

b)

May 11 1857

c)

May 12 1857

d)

May 13 1857

36.

Mangal Pandey belonged to which one of the following place.

a)

Jhansi

b)

Hyderabad

c)

Gwalior

d)

Barrackpore

37.

what was doctrine of lapse?

a)

it was an law of british government.it is said that if the king dies without the son, his Kindom will go to the british government.

b)

it was a law of the british government and said that no one is allowed to rise their voice

c)

it was a law of british government that no one is allowed to make parties for election

38.

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

39.

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

40.

When did the revolt start ?

a)

1817

b)

1856

c)

1847

d)

1857

41.

The revolt of 1857 is called as

(a)  

42.

which indian soldier attacked a british officer near calcutta

a)

mangal pandey

b)

Tantia tope

c)

nana sahib

d)

rani lakshmi bai

43.

Which animal do Hindus regard as a sacred animal

(a)  

44.

who was the last Mughal emperor

a)

Akbar the great

b)

Bahadur shah zafur

c)

Shah jahan

d)

Babur

45.

Name 3 prominent leaders in the revolt of 1857

(a)  

46.

How did the revolt start ?

(a)  

47.

Who won the revolt of `1857

a)

British

b)

India

48.

When did the east India company end ?

a)

1858

b)

1886

c)

1856

d)

1859

49.

Why did the British make the east India company ?

a)

For trading

b)

Do for money

c)

For spicy and tiles

50.

When Did The Revolt Start

a)

1865

b)

1845

c)

1857

d)

1234

51.

When Was Gaandhi ji born

a)

Spt 3,1645

b)

Jan 6, 1234

c)

Feb 9, 1376

d)

Oct 2, 1869

52.

Where Was Gandhi ji Born

a)

Delhi,India

b)

Porbandar, India

c)

Mubai,India

d)

Kerala,India

53.

What is The Parks Name In Punjab,Indian Which Has A samll Eenterence.

a)

Shaheedi Park

b)

Tiger Safari

c)

jallianwala bagh

d)

Nehru Rose Garden

54.

What Is Gandhi ji's Father's Name

a)

Karamchand Gandhi

b)

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

c)

Both

d)

Not Any From Above

55.

What is Ganhdi Ji's Full Name

a)

Vallabhbhai Patel

b)

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

c)

both

d)

No answer from above

56.

What is Ganhdi Ji's Mother's Name

a)

Putlibai Gandhi

b)

Putlibati Gandhi

c)

Putlibaie Gandhi

d)

Putlibaiy Gandhi

57.

What Dose Revolt mean

a)

take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel.

b)

War against british

c)

Not Scsesfull

d)

All

58.

Gandhi Ji Was A

a)

Fredom Fighter

b)

British Army

c)

Both

d)

All

59.

What Is The Wells Name In Jallianwallah Bhag

a)

The Martyr's Well

b)

Panna Meena ka Kund

c)

Hadi Rani ki Baori,

d)

All

60.

name the person who started the revolt of 1857

a)

mahatma gandhi

b)

mangal pandey

c)

rani laxmibai

d)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

61.

what was doctrine of lapse?

a)

it was an law of british government.it is said that if the king dies without the son, his Kindom will go to the british government.

b)

it was a law of the british government and said that no one is allowed to rise their voice

c)

it was a law of british government that no one is allowed to make parties for election

62.

why were indians been forced to grow indigo. ( full explanation)

4 lines
63.

which of the following king was exiled in Burma (now myanmar)

a)

king Ashoka

b)

king shah jahan

c)

king bahadur shah zafar

64.

write the name of a men who fired the british office on march 29, 1857

4 lines
65.

choose the name of the person who started the revolt of 1857.

a)

queen of Jhasi

b)

queen elizabeth 1

c)

mangal pandey

d)

don't know.

66.

at which place did the revolt of 1857 started

a)

meerut

b)

punjab

c)

Haryana

d)

amritsar

67.

who was the leader of the revolt of 1857?

a)

queen of jhasi

b)

sira-ud-daula

c)

lord clive

d)

bahadur shah zafar

68.

__________ continued to fight a guerrilla war against British.

a)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

b)

Tantia Tope

c)

Nana Saheb

d)

Peshwa Baji Rao II

69.

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

70.

Why wasn't Rani Lakshmi Bai not allowed to adopt a child?

a)

Because of the Divide and Rule Policy

b)

Because of the Swadeshi Movement

c)

Because of the Doctrine of Lapse

71.

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

a)

army

b)

territory

72.

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

a)

Siraj-ud-Daulah

b)

Mir Jafar

c)

Lord Canning

d)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

73.

When did the Revolt of 1857 begin?

a)

9th May 1657

b)

10th May 1757

c)

7th May 1825

d)

10th May 1857

74.

______ was one of the last territories that the British had annexed in 1856.

a)

Jhansi

b)

Kanpur

c)

Awadh

d)

Lahore

75.

When was Mangal Pandey born?

a)

29 March, 1857

b)

13 August, 1839

c)

1 May, 1822

d)

19 July, 1827

76.

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

77.

Which of the following is the decision taken by British to reform the Indian Society?

a)

law against the practice of sati

b)

they encouraged the remarriage of widow

c)

English education was actively promoted

d)

all of the above

78.

The Mutiny started from

a)

Bareilly

b)

Delhi

c)

Agra

d)

Meerut