The Spread of the Rebellion

Q.

When was Mangal Pandey executed?

Q. The British managed to recapture Delhi from the hands of the rebels in ________.

1. September 1856
2. September 1857
3. September 1858
4. October 1857

Q. Why did the Indian Sepoys immediately go to Delhi after starting their revolt against the British in Meerut?

1. Delhi was the new capital of British India, so they wanted to fight against the British there.
2. Thae regiment of the British army stationed at Delhi was weak compared to other major cities.
3. The Sepoys needed someone to legitimise the revolt and the person in question resided in Delhi.
4. The Sepoys needed an experienced military commander from Delhi to lead them in battle.

Q. What were the major actions of Nana Saheb during the 1857 rebellion?

1. Nana Saheb declared himself as Peshwa.
2. Nana Saheb supported the British.
3. Nana Saheb declared that he was a governor under Bahadur Shah Zafar.
4. Nana Saheb went back to Pune to live a peaceful life.

Q.

The religious warriors who came together in Delhi to wipe out the white people were called

1. The ghazis

2. The razakars

3. The bakhtaris

4. The Khuai-khidmatgars

Q.

Whom did the revolting sepoys declare as the leader of the 1857 Rebellion?

1. Mahadji Scindia

2. Rani Laxmibai

3. Bahadur Sah Zafar

4. Tatya Tope

Q.

Who led the rebellion in Kanpur?

1. Balaji Bajirao

2. Tatya Tope

3. Nana Saheb

4. Kunwar Singh

Q. Vir Kunwar Singh was a Sepoy rebel leader who came from _____.

1. Bengal
2. Awadh
3. Delhi
4. Bihar

Q.

From which place did the 1857 Rebellion actually begin?

1. Meerut

2. Kanpur

3. Lucknow

4. Delhi

Q. The principal or nodal points of the Revolt of 1857 were ____________.

1. Lucknow
2. Bengal
3. Kanpur
4. Delhi