Failure of the Mutiny

Q. Complete the following sentence:

The people who were fighting did not know that the 1857 revolt was the First War of Indian Independence because ____________.

1. Indian soldiers were illiterate.
2. the idea of war was not prevalent.
3. the idea of India did not exist at that time.
4. Indians did not know who they were fighting.

Q. What were the reasons for the failure of the 1857 Mutiny?

1. Localised and uncoordinated
2. Focused on the interests of Britishers
3. Lack of direction and goals
4. Lack of unity

Q. Shays' Rebellion in 1786 is significant because it ____________________.

1. gave the U.S. militia a chance to demonstrate its efficiency
2. raised doubts about the ability of a decentral ized government to deal with civil unrest
3. opened the door to westward expansion
4. united farmers against Native Americans
5. allowed former Revolutionary War officers to take up arms again

Q. Answer the following in 1-2 sentences.
How did the naval revolt pave the way for Indian independence?

Q. In the following question, the first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. Find the proper sequence of the four sentences.
S1: A mighty popular Revolt broke out in Northern and Central India in 1857.
S6: Millions of peasants, artisans and soldiers fought heroically and wrote a glorious chapter.
P: Sepoys, or the Indian soldiers of the Company's army
Q: but soon engulfed wide regions and involved the masses
R: and nearly swept away the British rule
S: It began with a mutiny of the
The proper sequence should be _______.

1. R S P Q
2. P Q R S
3. S P Q R
4. Q R P S