Q 1 – From where did the revolt of 1857 start?
(a) Ambala
(b) Meerut
(c) Lucknow
(d) Gwalior
Ans. (b) Meerut
Q 2 – Who was forced to lead the revolt?
(a) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(b) Peshwa Bazi Rao II
(c) Nawab Shaukat Ali
(d) Kunwar Singh
Ans. (a) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Q 3 – Who led the revolt at Kanpur?
(a) Bahadur Shah
(b) Nana Saheb
(c) Shah Mai
(d) Maulavi Ahmadulla Shah
Ans. (b) Nana Saheb
Q 4 – Wajid Ali Shah was the Nawab of _______
(a) Awadh
(b) Bengal
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Karnataka
Ans. (a) Awadh
Q 5 – Birjis Qadr was the younger son of ________
(а) Nawab Shaukat Ali
(b) Nawab Siraj-ud-daula
(c) Nawab Mir Ali
(d) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
Ans. (d) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
Q 6 – Awadh was annexed into the British empire in _________
(a) 1855
(b) 1854
(c) 1856
(d) 1853
Ans. (c) 1856
Q 7 – Awadh and Satara were captured under ________
(a) Doctrine of Lapse
(b) Subsidiary Alliance
(c) Issue of Misgovernance
(d) Mahalwari System
Ans. (a) Doctrine of Lapse
Q 8 – Consider the following events:
1. Abolition of sati
2. Passing of Widow Remarriage Act.
3. The beginning of the revolt
4. Queen’s Proclamation.
The correct chronological order of these events is:
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2
(d) 2, 1, 3, 4
Ans. (a) 1, 2, 3, 4
Q 9 – Consider the following events:
1. Soldiers revolted at Meerut.
2. Bahadur Shah Zafar declared the leader of Barker.
3. Awadh was captured by the British.
4. Relief of Lucknow was painted by Thomas Jones Barker.
Write these events in correct chronological order
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 1, 3, 4
(c) 3, 1, 2, 4
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
Ans. (c) 3, 1, 2, 4
Q 10 – Indicate which of the following is not correct:
(a) Nana Saheb was the adopted son of Tantya Tope.
(b) Tantya Tope was the general of Nana Saheb.
(c) Wajid Ali Shah was exiled to Calcutta.
(d) Lord Dalhousie captured 7 states with the Doctrine of Lapse.
Ans. (a) Lord Saheb was the adopted son of Tantya Tope.
Q 11 – Consider the following statements:
1. Rumours played a great role in the revolt of 1857 A.D.
2. Peshwa Baji Rao II adopted Nana Saheb as his son.
3. The British had no answer to the action of the rebels during the months of May and June in 1857 A.D.
4. Awadh was a major centre of revolt in 1857 A.D.
(a) 1, 2, 3
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 2, 3, 4
(d) 1, 2, 4
Ans. (b) 1, 2, 3, 4
Q 12 – Which of these was the reason for Nana Saheb’s joining the revolt of 1857?
(а) The British refused him the pension of Peshwa Baji Rao II.
(b) The British captured Awadh
(c) The British captured Jhansi under the doctrine of Lapse
(d) Nana Saheb refused to accept Subsidiary Alliance
Ans. (a) The British refused him the pension of Peshwa Baji Rao II.
Q 13 – What is a Bell of arms?
(a) Storeroom of weapons
(b) Storeroom of clothes
(c) Storeroom of grains
(d) Storeroom of bells
Ans. (a) Storeroom of weapons
Q 14 – Where did the Mutiny begin?
(a) Delhi
(b) Jhansi
(c) Lucknow
(d) Meerut
Ans. (d) Meerut
Q 15 – What do you understand by the term ‘Firangi’?
(a) Outcaste
(b) A type of drink
(c) Foreigner
(d) Mirror work
Ans. (c) Foreigner
Q 16 – Who led the revolt in Bihar?
(a) Birjis Qadr
(b) Kunwar Singh
(c) Nana Saheb
(d) Shah Mai
Ans. (b) Kunwar Singh
Q 17 – Who was also called as ‘Danka Shah’?
(a) Maullavi Ahmadullah Shah
(b) Shah Mai
(c) Birjis Qadr
(d) Bahadur Shah
Ans. (a) Maullavi Ahmadullah Shah
Q 18 – Which of the following was not one of the rumours and prophecies during the 19 century?
(a) New cartridges of the Enfield rifle were greased with the fat of cows and pigs.
(b) British had mixed the bone dust of dogs into the salt.
(c) There was a prophecy that the British rule would come to an end on the centenary of the
Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1857.
(d) None of these
Ans. (b) British had mixed the bone dust of dogs into the salt.
Q 19 – Which of the following is an incorrect match for the Centre of the revolt and their leaders?
(a) Gonoo-Kol tribals
(b) Kanpur-Nana Sahib
(c) Jhansi-Rani Lakshmi Bai
(d) Awadh-Shah Mai
Ans. (d) Awadh-Shah Mai
Q 20 – Which of the following was the immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857?
(a) Mixing of bone dust of cow in the atta
(b) Banning the practice of Sati
(c) Cartridges of Enfield rifle
(d) Allowing widow remarriage
Ans. (c) Cartridges of Enfield rifle