21. Revolt of 1857 (History Quiz)

21. Revolt of 1857 (History Quiz) Questions

• 1

  Nana Saheb was adopted son of-
  A. Mangal Pandey
  B. Rani Lakshmi Bai
  C. Peshwa Baji Rao II
  D. Wajid Ali Shah

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  Nana Saheb, adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II, pleaded to Britishers that he be given his father’s pension when his father died

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• 2

  Who declared that Awadh was being misgoverned and British rule was needed to ensure proper administration?
  A. Lord Cornwallis
  B. Lord Dalhousie
  C. Lord Munro
  D. Lord Mountbatten

  Answer - B

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  In 1801, a subsidiary alliance was imposed on Awadh, and in 1856 it was taken over.
  Governor-General Dalhousie declared that the territory was being misgoverned and British rule was needed to ensure proper administration

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• 3

  Who was the last Mughal ruler?
  A. Wajid Ali Shah
  B. Bahadur Shah Zafar
  C. Aurangzeb
  D. Quli Khan

  Answer - B

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• 4

  i. Who announced that family of Bahadur Shah Zafar, after his death, would move out of Red Fort
  ii. And who declared Bahadur Shah Zafar as last Mughal ruler?
  A. i) Lord Dalhousie ii) Lord Canning
  B. i) Lord Mountbatten ii) Lord Hastings
  C. i) Lord Cornwallis ii) Lord Canning
  D. i) Lord Dalhousie ii) Lord Cornwallis

  Answer - A

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  In 1849 – Dalhousie announced that family of Bahadur Shah Zafar, after his death, would move out of Red Fort and reside separately in Delhi
  In 1856: Lord Canning declared Bahadur Shah Zafar as last Mughal ruler and his descendants would just be called as prince

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• 5

  Why Sepoys at Meerut refused to do army drill with new cartridges?
  A. Because new cartridges coated with cow and pig grease
  B. Because of low pay and allowance
  C. Because of high taxes
  D. None of the above

  Answer - A

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  On 9 May 1857, Sepoys at Meerut refused to do army drill with new cartridges coated with cow and pig grease. Due to this, 85 sepoys dismissed and sent to 10 years jail.

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• 6

  Why and Where was Mangal Pandey hanged to death?
  A. Due to refusing army drill at Meerut
  B. Due to attacking his officers at Barrack pore
  C. Due to refusal to sail to Burma at Meerut
  D. Due to refusing to convert to Christianity at Barrack Pore

  Answer - B

  Solution

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  On 29 March 1857: Mangal Pandey hanged to death for attacking his officers in Barrack pore

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• 7

  Sepoy proclaimed ____________ as their leader.
  A. Wajid Shah
  B. Quli Khan
  C. Mangal Pandey
  D. Bahadur Shah Zafar

  Answer - D

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  On 10 May 1857: Soldiers marched to jail in Meerut and released imprisoned sepoys and attacked Britishers, captured guns and declared war on firangis .
  Sepoys reached Delhi and moved to Red Fort and proclaimed Bahadur Shah Zafar as their leader

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• 8

  Which of the following is correct?
  i. Bahadur Shah Zafar was willing to challenge British power
  ii. Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi tried to negotiate with British to make her adopted son as the heir to the kingdom after the death of her husband
  A. Only i
  B. Only ii
  C. Both i and ii
  D. None of these

  Answer - B

  Solution

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  Some Ruling families tried to negotiate but all in vain like Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi wanted her adopted son as the heir to the kingdom after the death of her husband.
  Bahadur Shah Zafar was aging and not willing to accept what sepoys wanted. He however wrote letters to all rulers to organize a confederacy of Indian states to fight the British

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• 9

  Birjis Qadr (son of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah) was proclaimed the new Nawab of-
  A. Kanpur
  B. Lucknow
  C. Mandala
  D. Allahabad

  Answer - B

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  In Lucknow, Birjis Qadr, the son of the deposed Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, was proclaimed the new Nawab.
  His mother Begum Hazrat Mahal took an active part in organising the uprising against the British

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• 10

  In Kanpur who led the revolt and expelled British garrison from the city?
  A. Tatya Tope
  B. Bahadur Shah Zafar
  C. Wajid Shah
  D. Nana Saheb

  Answer - D

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  Nana Saheb, the adopted son of the late Peshwa Baji Rao who lived near Kanpur, gathered armed forces and expelled the British garrison from the city. He proclaimed himself Peshwa. He declared that he was a governor under Emperor Bahadur Shah

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