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Published on: 27/08/2019
When People Rebel - 1857 and After
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1.
Nana Saheb, the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II led the revolt at
Kanpur
Awadh
Jagdishpur
Bithur
2.
The leader of the Revolt of 1857 was
Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi
TantiaTope
Nana Saheb
Bahadur Shah Zafar, the Mughal Emperor
3.
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
Fat of pig
Fat of cow
Fat of goat and sheep
Fat of cow and pig
4.
The mutiny started from __________
Meerut
Delhi
Barrackpore
Lucknow
5.
The British regained control of the country in the year
1860
1859
1858
1880
6.
Nana Saheb gathered armed forces and expelled the_______from the city
7.
The rebels rushed to Delhi from Meerut and proclaimed______as their leader.
8.
In the countryside, peasants and zamindars resented the______and the rigid methods of_______collection.
9.
Nana Saheb, the adopted son of ______________ pleaded to the British for pension
10.
On 10th May 1857, the soldiers marched to the jail in _________ and released the imprisoned sepoys.
11.
Birjis Qadr was the eldest son of Bahadur Shah Zafar.
12.
Mangal Pandey was hanged on 28 May 1856
13.
In 1850, a new law was passed to make conversion into Christianity easier
14.
Nawab Wajid Ali Shah had been deposed by the British before the mutiny started
15.
Rani Lakshmibai was defeated and killed in April 1857.
16.
Taiping Rebellion
17.
Hong Xinquam
18.
Kunwar Singh
19.
Chief Commissioner Henry Lawrence
20.
Governor-General Dalhousie
21.
What were the pleas of Rani Lakshmibai?
22.
What reason was given by the British for taking over the rule of the territory of Awadh?
23.
Who was Tantia Tope?
24.
What laws regarding women were passed by the British?
25.
What measure of the British was resented by the zamindars and peasants in rural areas?
1.
(a)
Kanpur
2.
(d)
Bahadur Shah Zafar, the Mughal Emperor
3.
(d)
Fat of cow and pig
4.
(a)
Meerut
5.
(b)
1859
6.
( )
British Garrison
7.
( )
Bahadur Shah Zafar
8.
( )
high taxes,reveue
9.
( )
Peshwa Baji Rao II
10.
( )
Meerut
11.
(b)
12.
(b)
13.
(a)
14.
(a)
15.
(b)
16.
( )
A Chinese Revolt
17.
( )
A Chinese leader
18.
( )
Bihar
19.
( )
Awadh
20.
( )
Calcutta
21.
( )
Under the Doctrine of Lapse, law made by the British, adopted sons could not inherit their ancestors' rights.
22.
( )
The British declared that the territory was being misgoverned and British rule was needed to ensure proper administration.
23.
( )
Tantia Tope was the fought the British along with Rani Lakshmibai.
24.
( )
Laws outlawing the custom of sati and encouraging the remarriage of widows were passed by the British.
25.
( )
The high taxes levied by the Company and their inflexible methods of revenue collection were resented by the zamindars and peasants in rural areas.
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