Failure of the Mutiny

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

Q. The revolt took place in localised clusters, and did not cover the entirety of the subcontinent.

1. True
2. False

Q. The rebellion was fully planned. It had proper direction and defined goals.

1. True
2. False

Q. The rebellion was more focused on the interests of the rulers and their territories than attaining liberation.

1. True
2. False