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REVOLT OF 1857

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A way in which the English East India Company destroyed the local industry

a)

Abolishing of Sati

b)

Imposing heavy taxes on local artisanal industries

c)

Implementing western education

d)

Enlistment act

2.

The revolt of 1857 was also known as the first Indian rebellion against the British

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Revolt of 1857 was a pan Indian revolt

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following was NOT a socio-cultural cause behind the Revolt of 1857?

a)

Passing the laws that abolished the practice of Sati and encouraged the remarriage of widows

b)

Promoting English-language education

c)

Making the conversion to Christianity easier

d)

Eradication of untouchability

5.

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

6.

What is the meaning of a sepoy?

a)

An Indian Soldier

b)

A British Soldier

c)

A Portuguese Soldier

d)

A Chinese Soldier

7.

In 1824 the sepoys were told to go to ___________ by the sea route to fight for the Company but they refused to follow the order

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Nepal

c)

Burma

d)

Bangladesh

8.

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

9.

In 1852 the Company passed a new law that stated that every new person who took up employment in the Company’s army had to agree to serve overseas if required

a)

True

b)

False

10.

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.

11.

Many Indians felt that the British were destroying their __________

a)

religion

b)

social customs

c)

traditional way of life

d)

all of these

12.

This Governor General announced that the family of the emperor would be shifted out of the Red Fort after his death

a)

Lord Dalhousie

b)

Lord Canning

c)

Lord Cornwallis

d)

Lord Mountbatten

13.

This Governor-General decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king and after his death none of his descendants would be recognised as kings.

a)

Lord Dalhousie

b)

Lord Canning

c)

Lord Cornwallis

d)

Lord Mountbatten

14.

____________ was one of the last territories to be annexed in 1801 on grounds of misgovernment

a)

Awadh

b)

Jhansi

c)

Satara

d)

Mewar

15.

_____________ pleaded that he be given his father’s pension after his death.

a)

Peshwa Bajirao II

b)

Nana Saheb

c)

Tantia Tope

d)

Kunwar Singh