The British regained control of the country in the year

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(a)

1860

(b)

1859

(c)

1858

(d)

1880

The mutiny started from __________

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(a)

Meerut

(b)

Delhi

(c)

Barrackpore

(d)

Lucknow

The greased cartridges given to the Indian soldiers had to be bitten off before it was loaded into the rifle. The grease was made of

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(a)

Fat of pig

(b)

Fat of cow

(c)

Fat of goat and sheep

(d)

Fat of cow and pig

The leader of the Revolt of 1857 was

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(a)

Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi

(b)

TantiaTope

(c)

Nana Saheb

(d)

Bahadur Shah Zafar, the Mughal Emperor

Nana Saheb, the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II led the revolt at

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(a)

Kanpur

(b)

Awadh

(c)

Jagdishpur

(d)

Bithur

On 10th May 1857, the soldiers marched to the jail in _________ and released the imprisoned sepoys.

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(a)

Meerut

Nana Saheb, the adopted son of ______________ pleaded to the British for pension

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(a)

Peshwa Baji Rao II

In the countryside, peasants and zamindars resented the______and the rigid methods of_______collection.

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(a)

high taxes,reveue

The rebels rushed to Delhi from Meerut and proclaimed______as their leader.

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(a)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

Nana Saheb gathered armed forces and expelled the_______from the city

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(a)

British Garrison

Rani Lakshmibai was defeated and killed in April 1857.

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(a) True

(b) False

Nawab Wajid Ali Shah had been deposed by the British before the mutiny started

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(a) False

(b) True

In 1850, a new law was passed to make conversion into Christianity easier

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(a) False

(b) True

Mangal Pandey was hanged on 28 May 1856

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(a) True

(b) False

Birjis Qadr was the eldest son of Bahadur Shah Zafar.

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(a) True

(b) False

What measure of the British was resented by the zamindars and peasants in rural areas?

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(a)

The high taxes levied by the Company and their inflexible methods of revenue collection were resented by the zamindars and peasants in rural areas.

What laws regarding women were passed by the British?

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(a)

Laws outlawing the custom of sati and encouraging the remarriage of widows were passed by the British.

Who was Tantia Tope?

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(a)

Tantia Tope was the fought the British along with Rani Lakshmibai.

What reason was given by the British for taking over the rule of the territory of Awadh?

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(a)

The British declared that the territory was being misgoverned and British rule was needed to ensure proper administration.

What were the pleas of Rani Lakshmibai?

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(a)

Under the Doctrine of Lapse, law made by the British, adopted sons could not inherit their ancestors' rights.