Consequences of the Mutiny

Q.

Who introduced the policy of paramountcy? What did the policy imply? What sort of resistance did the company face?

Q. Why was the Revolt of 1857 known as the First War of Independence?

1. It laid foundation for hatred amongst each other.
2. It gave freedom to Indians.
3. It made all the local rulers free.
4. It laid foundation for future freedom struggles.

Q. Which of the following were the points mentioned in Queen Victoria's proclamation of 1858?

1. Assurance to honour promises of the East India Company.
2. Promise not to annex territories.
3. Non-interference in native customs.
4. The material and moral welfare of British residents would be of primary concern.

Q. The Proclamation of Queen Victoria was passed in the year .

1. 1833
2. 1853
3. 1858
4. 1919

Q.

Who organised a Grand Delhi Darbar in 1877 to proclaim Queen Victoria as the Empress of India?

1. Lord Curzon

2. Lord Ripon

3. Lord Linlithgow

4. Lord Lytton

Q. Which of the following Acts transferred administrative power from the English East India Company to the British crown?

1. Government of India Act, 1853
2. Government of India Act, 1833
3. Government of India Act, 1858
4. Government of India Act, 1919

Q. How did the British parliament take power away from the East India Company?

1. By fighting a war
2. By passing Government of India Act
3. By joining hands with local rulers
4. By overthrowing the company

Q. What was the Policy Of Association?

1. British associating Indians in administration and law making.
2. British Parliament got associated with local rulers.
3. British Parliament got involved with the East India Company.
4. British parliament got associated with other colonisers.

Q. When was the Proclamation of Queen Victoria passed?

1. 1835
2. 1858
3. 1865
4. 1878

Q. In which year did the Sepoy Mutiny happen?

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

Q. Which war became the guiding beacon for the freedom struggle of India?

1. Revolt of 1857
2. Revolt of 1957
3. Revolt of 1858
4. Revolt of 1860

Q. In which year did Queen Victoria pass the proclamation post after which India was ruled through a Secretary of State in the name of British Monarch?

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

Q. The values shown by the leaders of the revolt of 1857 are independence, self respect, courage, pride, determination, loyalty, morality etc. Give some examples of the leaders who showed these values individually and explain how they showed these values in the revolt. Minimum 5 leaders.

Q. In what ways was the novel in colonial India useful for both the colonisers as well as the nationalists?

Q. In which of the following affairs were Indians involved after the 1858-Queen Victoria's proclamation?

1. Legislation
2. Administration
3. Education
4. Empowerment

Q. The Proclamation of Queen Victoria passed in 1858 promised that the British would not indulge in territorial expansion.

1. True
2. False