Meerut to Delhi

Q. Who was proclaimed the leader of the 1857 rebellion?

1. Bahadur Shah Zafar
2. Akbar
3. Nawab Siraj
4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Q. What was the political reason behind making Bahadur Shah Zafar the leader of the 1857 rebellion?

1. None of the above.
2. The Mughals ruled India for a long time. This made people think that the Mughals were going to rule India after the rebellion.
3. Bahadur Shah was a young man, expert in martial arts. Sepoys thought his warrior-like skills would help them win the war.
4. Bahadur Shah was a very rich man. Sepoys thought that he could finance the war.

Q. The Indian sepoys refused to perform a military drill with the newly introduced rifles.

1. Enfield
2. Kalashnikov
3. Endeavour
4. Endanger

Q. What do you mean by the word 'Firangis'?

Q. Who was proclaimed the leader of the 1857 rebellion?

1. Bahadur Shah Zafar
2. Akbar
3. Nawab Siraj
4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Q. What was the political reason behind making Bahadur Shah Zafar the leader of the 1857 rebellion?

1. Bahadur Shah was a very rich man. Sepoys thought that he could finance the war.
2. None of the above.
3. The Mughals ruled India for a long time. This made people think that the Mughals were going to rule India after the rebellion.
4. Bahadur Shah was a young man, expert in martial arts. Sepoys thought his warrior-like skills would help them win the war.

Q. Mangal Pandey was hanged on the 25th of March, 1857.

1. True
2. False

Q. What do you mean by the word 'Firangis'?

1. Kings
2. Natives
3. Foreigners
4. Soldiers

Q. On 9th May, 1857, 85 sepoys were dismissed from service and sentenced to ten years in jail for refusing to obey their officers.

1. False
2. True

Q. The Indian sepoys refused to perform a military drill with the newly introduced rifles.

1. Enfield
2. Kalashnikov
3. Endeavour
4. Endanger