UNIT 3 Rising Resentment against Company Rule Chapter 7 The Revolt of 1857 and previous years Questions

1. match the pairs

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2. Consider the following Statement regarding Mangal Pande, belong to which Native Infantry mutiny?

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3. match the pairs

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4. Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857 belong to (upsc /IAS 2005)

5. Match the pairs

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6. . “In this instance we could not play off the Mohammmedons against the Hindus”. To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate? (upsc /IAS 2000)

7. Match the pairs

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8. The educated middle class in India(upsc /IAS 1998)

9. Consider Statement regarding Mangal Pande, belong to which Native Infantry mutiny?

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10. Consider the following  Statement regarding which  refused to use the newly introduced Enfield rifle and broke out in mutiny in February 1857 was disbanded in March 1857.

Which mutiny it is talking about?

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11. What was/were the object/objects of Queen (1858) Victoria’s Proclamation ( upsc /IAS 2014)

1) To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States

2) To place the Indian administration under the British Crown

3) To regulate East India Company’s trade with India

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12. consider statement regarding revolt of 1857?

1. the real command lay with a court of soldiers headed by General Bakht Khan.
2. Bahadur Shah as the Emperor of India and Nana Saheb declared himself to be his governor.
3. A regular administration was organized with important offices shared equally by Muslims and Hindus.

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13. consider statement regarding revolt of 1857?

1. Rani Lakshmi bai was joined by Tantia Tope.
2. the Rani of Jhansi had been jailed for life persionment in June 1858.

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14. consider statement regarding revolt of 1857?

1. Rani Lakshmi bai was joined by Tantia Tope.
2. the Rani of Jhansi had been jailed for life persionment in June 1858.

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15. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny? (upsc /IAS 2006)

16. With reference to revolt of 1857, consider the following statements:

1. Nana Saheb, defeated at Kanpur, escaped to Nepal in early 1859.
2. Tantia Tope escaped into the Bhutan through Nepal but later caught by British.
3. the Begum of Awadh was compelled to hide in Nepal.
4. By 1859, Kunwar Singh, Bakht Khan were all dead.

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17. With reference to the revolt of the year

1857, who of the following was betrayed by a friend; captured and put to death by the British? (upsc /IAS 2006)

18. With reference to revolt of 1857, consider the following statements:

1. Educated Indians viewed this revolt as backward looking.
2. the rulers of Patiala, Sindh and other Sikh chieftains Participated in the revolt.

3. the Sindhia of Gwalior, the Holkar of Indore did not participate in revolt .

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19. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857? (upsc /IAS2005)