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sst histry

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After 1857 revolt, the British decided to recruit more ____ instead of those from North & Central India

a)

Sikhs

b)

South Indian

c)

Muslim

d)

Awadhis

2.

The Company regime in India came to end in

a)

1858

b)

1845

c)

1850

d)

1865

3.

As revolt got over, Bahadur Shah Zafar was sent to jail in

a)

Kathmandu

b)

Rangoon

c)

Lahore

d)

Calcutta

4.

____ is disobeying of soldier groups against officers of the Army.

a)

Rebellion

b)

Mutiny

c)

Revolt

d)

Resistance

5.

Vir Kunwar Singh was an old Zamindar from

a)

Bihar

b)

Central Province

c)

Lahore

d)

Merrut

6.

After 1830, Company allowed ______ to preach in India.

a)

Christian missionaries

b)

Buddhist missionaries

c)

Hindu missionaries

d)

Muslim missionaries

7.

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

a)

Jhansi

b)

Kanpur

c)

Awadh

d)

Lahore

8.

Who published 'From sepoy to subedar'

a)

Wajid Ali Shah

b)

Tantia Tope

c)

Sitaram Pandey

d)

None of the above

9.

Nawabs and Rajas were unhappy with the British because

a)

They lost the liberty to rule.

b)

They lost the power and became puppet of the British.

c)

All of the above

10.

_____ was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II.

a)

Peshwa Baji Rao I

b)

Nana Saheb

c)

Rao Saheb

d)

Mahadij Shinde

11.

Why did the Meerut Sepoys refuse to use the new cartridges?

a)

They became pacifists

b)

It was rumored to have been coated with pig and cow fat

c)

They got amnesia and forgot how to fight

d)

They were rumored to be working for the Indians and the British threw them in prison.

12.

Where did the revolt begin?

a)

Delhi

b)

Meerut

c)

Britain

d)

USA

13.

What was the Indian mutiny known as?

a)

Sepoy mutiny

b)

Bharat ki senik

c)

Indian army

d)

Seepoy mutiny

14.

What was the Indian mutiny known as?

a)

Sepoy mutiny

b)

Bharat ki senik

c)

Indian army

d)

Seepoy mutiny

15.

Who was the leader of the revolt of 1857 rebellion?

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

16.

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

17.

______________ proclaimed himself as Peshwa

a)

Nana Saheb

b)

Bijr Qadr

c)

Mangal Pandey

d)

Non of them

18.

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.

19.
Who led the revolt at Lucknow
a)
Tantia Tope 
b)
Begum Hazrat Mahal
c)
Rani Laxmi Bai
d)
Baji Rao
20.
The Revolt broke out  at Meerut 
a)
10th May 1757
b)
10th May 1857
c)
22nd June 1857
d)
9th may 1857
21.

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.

22.

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.

23.

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

24.

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.

25.

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

a)

Peasants

b)

zamindars

c)

Hindus

d)

Sepoys

26.

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