Revolt of 1857 Causes | 794 plays

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Hindus believed that overseas travel would lead to loss of ______.

A) religion

B) ancestral property

C) caste

D) ancestral title

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In Subsidiary Alliance, the ruler would not keep any_____ of his own.

army

territory

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

English East India Company signed the first treaty of Subsidiary Alliance with the _______________ in 1798.

Nizam of Hyderabad

Nawab of Awadh

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following statements are true as per the policy?

a. disband his own army and maintain British troops

b. accept all foreigners

c. abide by the British in case of any disagreement

d. a and b

e. a and c

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

_________________________Indian rulers were not allowed to have their independent armed forces

Diwani

Subsidary Alliance

Doctrine of Lapse

Policy of Paramountcy

7.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

In ____________________________- if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would “lapse”, that is, become part of Company territory.

Doctrine of lapse

Policy of Paramountcy

Subsidiary Alliance

Diwani

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by _______________

Queen Elizabeth I

Lord Wellesley

Lord Hastings

Lord Dalhousi

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following cause was not responsible for participation of military in the revolt of 1857?

Introduction of greased cartridges

Defeat in the first Anglo Mysore War

Defeat in the first Anglo Afghan War

General service and enlistment act

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following was not a social religious causes?

Introduction of sati act, 1829

Widow remarriage act 1856

General service Enlistment act 1856

Law of inheritance, 1856

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who cheated Siraj-ud-Daulah at the Battle of Plassey

Siraj-ud-Daulah

Mir Jafar

Lord Canning

Bahadur Shah Zafar

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When did the Revolt of 1857 begin?

9th May 1657

10th May 1757

7th May 1825

10th May 1857

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Bakht Khan was a soldier from

Meerut

Agra

Bareily

Delhi

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

A) Lord Canning

B) Lord Irwin

C) Lord Lytton

D) Lord Willington

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?

A) Barrackpore : Mangal Pandey

B) Delhi : Bahadur Sha II

C) Delhi : Maulavi Ahmadullah

D) Lucknow : Begum Hazar Mahal

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Name the person who took leadership of 1857 revolt in Kanpur.

Nana Sahib

Rani LAkshmi Bai

Begam Hazrat Mahal

Kanwar Singh

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Name the person who took leadership of 1857 revolt in western Bihar.

Nana Sahib

Tantiya Tope

Kunwar Singh

Bahadur Saha

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

Jhansi

Kanpur

Awadh

Lahore

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

Kathmandu

Rangoon

Lahore

Calcutta

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