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WorksheetsREVOLT OF 1857
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A way in which the English East India Company destroyed the local industry
Abolishing of Sati
Imposing heavy taxes on local artisanal industries
Implementing western education
Enlistment act
The revolt of 1857 was also known as the first Indian rebellion against the British
True
False
Revolt of 1857 was a pan Indian revolt
True
False
Which of the following was NOT a socio-cultural cause behind the Revolt of 1857?
Passing the laws that abolished the practice of Sati and encouraged the remarriage of widows
Promoting English-language education
Making the conversion to Christianity easier
Eradication of untouchability
The Sepoys were angry with the British because ?
Of their policy of divide and rule
Of the cartridge episode
Of their in-tolerating behavior
Non of these
What is the meaning of a sepoy?
An Indian Soldier
A British Soldier
A Portuguese Soldier
A Chinese Soldier
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
Afghanistan
Nepal
Burma
Bangladesh
Why wasn't Rani Lakshmi Bai not allowed to adopt a child?
Because of the Divide and Rule Policy
Because of the Swadeshi Movement
Because of the Doctrine of Lapse
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
True
False
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.
Many Indians felt that the British were destroying their __________
religion
social customs
traditional way of life
all of these
This Governor General announced that the family of the emperor would be shifted out of the Red Fort after his death
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Canning
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Mountbatten
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.
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Canning
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Mountbatten
____________ was one of the last territories to be annexed in 1801 on grounds of misgovernment
Awadh
Jhansi
Satara
Mewar
_____________ pleaded that he be given his father’s pension after his death.
Peshwa Bajirao II
Nana Saheb
Tantia Tope
Kunwar Singh
