The Uprising of 1857

Q. Why is the First War of Indian Independence also referred to as the Sepoy Mutiny?

1. The Mutiny started with the Sepoys.
2. The Sepoys were the only ones who took part in the Mutiny.
3. The Mutiny was mainly led by the Sepoys.
4. The Sepoys benefitted the most from the Mutiny.

Q. The Sepoy Mutiny was also known as 'The war of Indian independence'.

1. third
2. second
3. great
4. first

Q. What was the immediate cause of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857?

1. Threat of conversion to Christianity
2. Introduction of Enfield Rifle in the army
3. Doctrine of Lapse
4. High rate of taxation

Q. Which of these steps were taken by the British Government after the Sepoy Mutiny had been suppressed?

1. The Viceroy was renamed the Governor-General of India and made to be the personal representative of the Queen of England.
2. The British Government took control of India from the hands of the East India Company.
3. The proportion of European soldiers in the Indian army increased and the numbers of Indian soldiers reduced.
4. All rulers in the country were given the assurance that their territory would not be annexed in the future.

Q. Which among the following is true about the Sepoy Mutiny?

1. The British hurt the religious sentiments of the Indian soldiers.
2. Cow fat was used as artillery grease.
3. Pig fat was used as artillery grease.
4. All of the above.

Q. Chauri Chaura incident was a violent clash between which of the following categories of people?

1. The peasants and the landlords
2. The peasants and the police
3. The businessmen and the British
4. The British and the police

Q. and Motilal Nehru formed the Swarajya Party with the intention of retaining national awareness among the people of India.

1. G. Krishna Gokhale
2. Bipinchandra Pal
3. Gandhiji
4. Chitta Ranjan Das

Q. Read the following statements and select the correct option.

Statement 1: During the Sepoy Mutiny, revolts broke out all over the country, led by leaders like Rani Lakshmibai, Nana Saheb and Rani Avantibai.

Statement 2: Encouraged by the revolts, peasants and zamindars joined in the rebellion too.

1. Both statements are false.
2. Both statements are true.
3. Statement 1 is true while Statement 2 is false.
4. Statement 1 is false while Statement 2 is true.

Q. The Sepoy Mutiny took place in which year?

1. 1856
2. 1857
3. 1858
4. 1859

Q. Which was the policy of the British East India Company under which, if the ruler of a princely state or territory under the paramountcy of the Company died without a natural heir, the state/territory would automatically be annexed to the British empire?

1. Subsidiary Alliance
2. Ryotwari System
3. Doctrine of Lapse
4. Mahalwari System

Q. Pop the correct bubbles which contain revolutionaries who operated abroad.

1. Maulana Basir
2. Maulana Abdulla
3. Bhikhaji Cama
4. Udham Singh
5. Aurobindo Ghosh
6. Bhagat Singh
7. Veer Savarkar
8. Lala Hardayal

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which among the following is considered as the immediate reason behind the national uprising of 1857?

1. Political dissatisfaction.
2. Induction of Enfield Rifle in the army.
3. Economic exploitation.
4. Social reformation.

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Select the odd one out among the following personalities.

1. Rani Laxmibai
2. Raja Kuwarsinh
3. Bahadurshah
4. Mangal Pandey