Indian History Sample Test 1857 revolt

Indian History Sample Test 1857 revolt
The Revolt of 1857 - History Exam
ndian History Questions:Indian Rebellion of 1857
1. Which of the following is incorrect?
(A) Lord Dalhousie’s po1y of annexation was responsible for the revolt of 1857
(B) Lord Dalhousie’s scheme to deprive the Mughal Emperor of his privileges was responsible for the revolt of 1857
(C) English education was responsible for the revolt of 1857
(D) The dissatisfaction of Indian soldiers in the company’s service was responsible for the revolt of 1857
Ans. (C)

2. Which of the following is incorrect?
(A) Bahadur Shah accepted the leadership .of the revolt of 1857 because; the British rulers had insulted him
(B) Bahadur Shah accepted the leadership of the revolt of 1857 because the British rulers had deprived him of his privileges
(C) Bahadur Shah accepted the leadership of the revolt of 1857 because he agreed with the aims of the rebels to drive the British cut of India
(D) Bahadur Shah accepted the leadership pf the revolt of 1857 because he wanted to establish Muslim rule in India
Ans. (D)

3. Before the revolt of 1857 broke out from hand to hand in the army. What did it signify?
(A) It signified that India belonged to Indians
(B) It signified the cultural unity of India
(C) It signified that the British rule was sultanate
(D) It signified the readiness of the Indian soldiers to join the revolt
Ans. (D)

4. What happened to Tantya Tope after the suppression of the revolt of 1857?
(A) He was captured and exiled to Europe
(B) He died fighting in a battle
(C) He was betrayed by a colleague, captured and hanged
(D) Nobody knows what happened to him
Ans. (C)

5. The leader of the revolt of 1857 in Bihar was —
(A) Maulavi Ahmed Shah
(B) Bahadur Shah
(C) Raja Tej Singh
(D) Kunwar Singh
Ans. (D)

6. The state which supported the revolt of 1857 was—
(A) Jaipur
(B) Jodhpur
(C) Hyderabad
(D) None of these
Ans. (D)

7. Who was Mangal Pandey?
(A) He was a minister of the ruler of Gwalior
(B) He was a Zamindar of Awadh
(C) He was a Brahmana soldier of the company posted at Dum Dum
(D) He was a rich merchant of Calcutta who financed the revolt of 1857
Ans. (C)

8 Mark the one who was not a leader in the revolt 1857?
(A) Kunwar Singh
(B) Bahadur Shah II
(C) Nana Saheb
(D) Man Singh
Ans. (D)

9. Mangal Pandey who mutined first single handed m 1857 belonged to—
(A) 19th NI
(B) 22nd NI
(C) 34th NI
(D) 38th NI
Ans. (C)

10. Which among the following places was not an important centre of revolt of 1857?
(A) Delhi
(B) Gwalior
(C) Kanpur
(D) Agra
Ans. (D)

11. Which state is associated with the revolt of 1857?
(A) Satara
(B) Jaipur
(C) Lahore
(D) Jaiselmer
Ans. (A)

12. Which of the following is incorrect?
(A) Bareilly rising—1r16
(B) Cola outbreak—1831-32
(C) Ferazee disturbances—1833
(D) Moplah outbreak—1849
Ans. (C)
13. There were widespread risings in the year 1824 A.D. Which, among the following ‘communities were not a party to these rising?
(A) The Gujars
(B) The Jats
(C) The Kolis
(D) The Sikhs
(E) The Dasais of Kittur
Ans. (E)

14. Who among the following was not leader of the revolt of 1857?
(A) Nana Saheb and his commander Tantya Tope
(B) Rani Lakshmi Bai
(C) Kunwar Singh
(D) Khan Bahadur Khan
(E) Man Singh
Ans. (E)

15. In what way was the Revolt of 1857 unprecedented?
(A) It was widespread and accepted by all section of the people
(B) It shook the foundation of British Empire
(C) It was by the army
(D) It aroused the anger of Britishers
Ans. (A)

16. Which among the following were territorial gains of the English after the last Burmese War?
(A) Arakan, Tenassesim Yeh, Tabai and districts of Margi
(B) Assam and Cacher
(C) Manipur and Jaintia states
(D) Assam, Cacher and Manipur
Ans. (A)

17. Certain violent outbreaks occurred before 1857 due to arbitrary deposition of popular rulers’. Which among the following was not included in them?
(A) The rising at Sambalpur
(B) The rising at Satara
(C) The rising at Jaitpur
(D) The rising at Sagar
Ans. (D)

18. Mark the place where the second Anglo-Sikh war did not take place—
(A) Ramnagar
(B) Chillianwala
(C) Gujarat
(D) Sobraon
Ans. (D)
19. The 1st Anglo-Afghan war started in—
(A) 1839A.D.
(B) 1840A.D.
(C) 1841A.D.
(D) 1842A.D.
Ans. (A)

20. After the Revolt of 1857 the British recruited Indian soldiers mostly from the—
(A) Brahmins of U.P. and Bihar
(B) Bengalis and Oriyas from the east
(C) Gorkhas, Sikhs and Punjabis in the north
(D) Madras Presidency in the south and Marathas from the west
Ans. (C)

21. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists—
List I List II
(Tribes who revolted against the British) (Year of revolt)
(a) Khonds 1. 1820
(b) Santhals 2. 1846
(c) Kols 3. 1855
(d) Mundas 4. 1895

Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans. (B)

22. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the, codes given below the lists—
List I List II
(Nationalist Authors) (Works)
(a) Krishanaji Prabhakar Khadilkar 1. Jhansi Ki Rani
(b) Subhadra Kumari Chauhan 2. Kichaka Vadh
(c) Saadat Husan Munto 3. Kali Salwar
(d) Vallathol Narayana Menon 4. Enpe Gurunathan

Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 3 2
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 2 3 1 4
Ans. (A)

23. The uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of independence by—
(A) S.N.Sen
(B) R. C. Mazumdar
(C) B. G. Tilak
(D) V. D. Savarkar
Ans. (D)

24. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists—
List I List II
(a) Revolt of the Bhils 1. 1855-56
(b) Revolt of the Gujars 2. 1817-18
(c) Kolhapur Rising 3. 1839-45
(d) Santhal Rebellion 4. 1824

Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 2 1 3 4
Ans. (C)

25. Who among the following leaders of the Revolt of 1857 wrote to the French emperor “The acts of injustice and perjury of the English government blaze on all sides like the rays of the sun”?
(A) Nana Saheb
(B) Bahadur Shah
(C) Tantya Tope
(D) Birjis Qadr
Ans. (A)