His-people Rebel
I. Choose the correct option.
1.Who
led the revolt in Kanpur?
(A) Nana Saheb (B) Baji Rao (C) Shah Zafar (D) Birjis Qadar
2.Which
of the following wanted the company to recognize her adopted son as the heir of her kingdom:
(A) Begum of Awadh (B) Queen of Jhansi (C) Wife of the Peshwa (D) None of the above
3.Nana
Saheb was the adopted son of ___________.
(A) Nawab of Bengal (B) Shija-ud-dullah (C) Peshwa Baji Rao II (D) None of the above
4.In
which year was the subsidiary alliance imposed on Awadh?
(A) 1856 (B) 1857 (C) 1901 (D) 1801
5.In
which year was Awadh annexed by the British?
(A) 1856 (B) 1857 (C) 1858 (D) 1859
6.In
which year was the announcement regarding the shifting ofthe family of the Mughal emperor to the
Red fort made?
(A) 1840 (B) 1849 (C) 1850 (D) 1859
7.Which
Governor General passed the rule to shift the Mughal emperor from the Red Fort?
(A) Lord Canning (B) Lord Dalhousie (C) Lord Curzon (D) Lord Bentick
8.Which
Governor General decided that Bahudur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal King?
(A) Lord Canning (B) Lord Dalhousie (C) Lord Curzon (D) Lord Bentick
9.Who
was the last Mughal Emperor?
(A) Alam Shah (B) Aurangzeb (C) Bahadur Shah Zafar (D) Shah Alam
10.In
which country were the Indian Sepoys asked to go through the sea route?
(A) Burma (B) Sri Lanka (C) China (D) Japan
11.In
which year were the sepoys asked to go and fight in Burma?
(A) 1924 (B) 1824 (C) 1919 (D) 1819
12.In
which year was the law, where the sepoys had to agree to serve overseas passed?
(A) 1857 (B) 1856 (C) 1855 (D) 1854
13.In
which year were the Christian Missionaries allowed to own a land or property in India?
(A) 1840 (B) 1850 (C) 1860 (D) 1830
14.When
was the law that allowed the Indians to inherit their ancestor's property after adopting
Christianity passed?
(A) 1850 (B) 1860 (C) 1840 (D) 1830
15.From
which place did the Sepoy revolt start?
(A) Calcutta (B) Bombay (C) Meerut (D) Kanpur
16.When
did the Sepoys start the revolt in Meerut?
(A) March1857 (B) May 1857 (C) June 1858 (D) May 1858
17.Whenwas
Mangal Pandey killed?
(A) March 1856 (B) May 1857 (C) March 1857 (D) May 1858
18.Who
was proclaimed as the leader of the Sepoy Mutiny?
(A) Mangal Pandey (B) Nana Sahib (C) Laxmi Bai (D) Bahadur Shah Zafar
19.What
was the immediate cause of the rise of Sepoy in Meerut?
(A) Abolition of Sati (B) Law to fight in foreign lands
(C) Use of new cartridges (D) Killing of Mangal Pandey
20.What
gave strength to the Sepoy mutiny, which ultimately changed into the revolt of the people?
(A) Use of cartridges (B) Sepoys reaching Delhi
(C) The support of Mughal emperor (D) None of the above
21.Who
took up the lead in Lucknow?
(A) Nana Saheb (B) Baji Rao (C) Wajid Ali Shah (D) Birjis Qadar
22.Who
supported Birjis Qadr in Lucknow?
(A) Bahadur Shah (B) Nana Saheb (C) Wajid Ali (D) Begum Hazrat Mahal
23.Who
supported Rani Laxmi Bai in her fight against the British?
(A) Tantia Tope (B) Nana Saheb (C) Wajid Ali (D) Bahadur Shah
24.Ahmadullah
Shah, a maulvi, who came to Lucknow to fight against the British belonged to which
place?
(A) Lucknow (B) Bareilly (C) Faizabad (D) Delhi
25.Which
place did Bakht Khan belong to:
(A) Delhi (B) Bareilly (C) Faizabad (D) Lucknow
26.Who
amongst the following was a Bihar zamindar:
(A) Kunwar Singh (B) Bakht Khan (C) Tantia Tope (D) Bahadur Shah Zafar
27.In
which year was Delhi re-captured?
(A) September 1858 (B) November 1858 (C) September 1857 (D) November 1857
28.In
which year was Lucknow re-captured?
(A) March 1858 (B) June 1858 (C) August 1858 (D) March 1859
29.Who
was Bahadur Shah Zafar's wife?
(A) Zinat Mahal (B) Zeb-un-nisa (C) Mumtaz Begum (D) Mumtaz Mahal
30.Who
was given the title of Viceroy?
(A) Secretary of State (B) Governor General (C) British Crown (D) None of the above
31.A
British Cabinet member who was made responsible for matters related to governance of India was
called as_____________.
(A) Secretary of State (B) Governor General (C) Viceroy (D) Commander in Chief
32.What
changes were made in relation to the ruling chiefs by the Act of 1858?
(A) That their territory would not be annexed
(B) That they could pass their kingdoms to their adopted heirs
(C) They had to acknowledge the British Queen as their superior
(D) All of the above
33.What
was the decision in the army under the Act of 1858?
(A) Reduction in proportion of the Indian Soldiers
(B) European soldiers would be increased
(C) More soldiers would be recruited from Sikhs, Gorkhas and Pathans
(D) All of the above
34.Which
particular religion was seen by the British as being responsible for the rebellion?
(A) Muslims (B) Sikhs (C) Hindus (D) Afghans
35.When
and where did the Taiping Rebellion start?
(A) 1850 in China (B) 1855 in Japan (C) 1850 in Taiwan (D) None of the above
36.Who
was the leader of the Taiping Rebellion?
(A) Chiang Kai Shek (B) Hong Xiuquan (C) Mao Tse Tung (D) None of the above
37.Which
dynasty was ruling China at the time of Taiping Rebellion?
(A) Ming dynasty (B) Han dynasty (C) Qing dynasty (D) Jin dynasty
38.At
which place was Bahadur Shah Zafar imprisoned for life time?
(A) Delhi (B) Bhutan (C) Nepal (D) Rangoon
II. Answer the following questions.(1M)
39.What
did the British do to protect the interests of those who converted to Christianity?
III. Answer the following questions.(2M)
40.What
was the demand of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi that was refused by the British?
41.What
objections did the sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?
42.How
did the British succeed in securing the submission of the rebel land owners of Awadh?
43.Write
the names of any 6 important people in the revolt of 1857 along with the places they fought in.
IV. Answer the following questions.(3M)
44.What
were the main three causes of the discontent among the rulers & landlords of India?
45.How
did the last Mughal emperor live that the last years of his life?
46.What
impact did Bahadur Shah Zafar's support to the rebellion have on the people and the ruling
families?
V. Answer the following questions.(4M)
47.How did
48.In
the rebellion spread from Meerut to Delhi?
what ways did the British change their policies as a result of the rebellion of 1857?
49.What
were the reforms made in the British army after the revolt of 1857?