MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ON REVOLT OF 1857

 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ON     REVOLT OF 1857

1. What was the role of Tatia Tope in the 1857 mutiny?

A. He was commander-in-chief of the army of Nana Saheb

B. He organized Bhils of Panchamahal region against the British

C. Both A and B

D. Neither A nor B

Ans C

   2.  Who was the governor-general during the Revolt of 1857?

A. Lord Canning

B. Lord Irwin

C. Lord Lytton

D. Lord Willington

Ans A

3. Who was the prominent leader in Lucknow during the Revolt of 1857?

A. Begum Hazrat Mahal

B. Rani Laxmi Bai

C. Kuar Singh

D. Bahadur Shah Zafar

Ans. A

4. Sir Huge Rose described whom as ‘the best and bravest military leader of the rebel’?

A. Begum Hazrat Mahal

B. Rani Laxmi Bai

C. Kuwar Singh

D. Bahadur Shah Zafar

Ans. B

5. Who is the author of the book” The First Indian War of Independence- 1857-59”?

A. Karl Marx

B. Syed Ahmad Khan

C. R. C. Mazumdar

D. S. N. Sen

Ans. A

The Revolt of 1857: Causes, Nature, Importance and Outcomes

6. Consider the following statements related to the cause of the 1857  revolt and select the right one.

A. It was a great disparity in salaries between the Indian and European soldiers.

B. The Indian sepoys were treated with contempt by their European officers.C

C, The sepoys were sent to distant parts of the empire but were not paid any extra allowance.

D. All the above

Ans. D

7. Which of the following is one of the social reasons for 1857 revolt?

A. The English could not establish any social relationship with the Indians.

B. The racial arrogance of the British created a difference between the rulers and the ruled.

C. Both A & B

D. The company’s trade policy destroyed Indian handicrafts.

Ans. C

8. Which of the following leader associated with Barout in Uttar Pradesh during the 1857 revolts?

A. Shah Mal

B. Maulavi Ahamadullah Shah

C. Tatya Tope

D. Veer Kuwar Singh

Ans. A

9. Who among the following British Officials suppressed the Revolt of Jhansi?

A. Colin Campbell,

B. Henry Havelock

C. Henry Lawrence

D. Hugh Rose

Ans. C

10. Consider the following statement (s) related to the administrative causes of the 1857 revolt and select the correct one.

A. Deprivation of the traditional ruling classes of their luxury due to the establishment of the company's suzerainty over the Indian states;

B. Introduction of new and revenue system which snatched the land from cultivator and gave it to the moneylender or traitor.

C. Lord Canning's announcement to that Mughals would lose the title of King and be mere Princess.

D. None of the above

Ans. C     

  11.  8. Why did the revolt of 1857 fail?

A) It was not joined by certain groups and classes.

B) Modern educated Indians looked at it as backward looking.

C) Indian soldiers were well equipped

D) There was a coherent ideology during the revolt.

i) All of the above

ii) A, B and C

iii) Only D

iv) A and B

ANSWER: iv) A and B

The soldier was a peasant in uniform, they were not well equipped and had no proper leadership.
The people had individual interests and hence no coherent ideology existed.

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