The Revolt of 1857

 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. The Revolt of 1857 is also known as:

A. Sepoy Rebellion

B. Civil Disobedience

C. Quit India Movement

D. Swadeshi Movement

2. The immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857 was related to:

A. High taxes

B. New land laws

C. Greased cartridges

D. Dissolution of princely states

3. The cartridges for the Enfield rifle were rumored to be greased with:

A. Sugarcane and wax

B. Cow and pig fat

C. Rice bran oil

D. Cottonseed oil

 

 

4. The revolt began from which place?

A. Lucknow

B. Meerut

C. Kanpur

D. Delhi

5. Which Mughal emperor was declared the leader of the revolt?

A. Akbar II

B. Aurangzeb

C. Bahadur Shah Zafar

D. Shah Alam

6. Whom did the soldiers of Meerut free during the revolt?

A. Rani Lakshmibai

B. Nana Saheb

C. Bahadur Shah Zafar

D. Birjis Qadr

7. Mangal Pandey was associated with the revolt at:

A. Barrackpore

B. Lucknow

C. Jhansi

D. Kanpur

8. Who led the revolt in Kanpur?

A. Tantia Tope

B. Nana Saheb

C. Kunwar Singh

D. Bahadur Shah Zafar

9. Who assisted Nana Saheb at Kanpur?

A. Begum Hazrat Mahal

B. Tantia Tope

C. Rani Lakshmibai

D. Khan Bahadur Khan

10. Rani Lakshmibai was the ruler of:

A. Awadh

B. Kanpur

C. Jhansi

D. Delhi

11. Who led the revolt in Lucknow?

A. Begum Hazrat Mahal

B. Rani Lakshmibai

C. Kunwar Singh

D. Mangal Pandey

12. The revolt in Bihar was led by:

A. Kunwar Singh

B. Bahadur Shah Zafar

C. Azimullah Khan

D. Nana Saheb

13. The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by:

A. Cornwallis

B. Dalhousie

C. Wellesley

D. Ripon

14. The British recaptured Delhi in:

A. June 1857

B. July 1857

C. September 1857

D. December 1857

15. The revolt of 1857 was mainly:

A. A tribal movement

B. A peasant uprising

C. A military revolt with popular support

D. A workers’ strike

16. Who famously said, “I will not give up my Jhansi”?

A. Durgavati

B. Rani Lakshmibai

C. Razia Sultan

D. Chand Bibi

17. The British army officer killed by Mangal Pandey was:

A. Colonel Smith

B. Major Hudson

C. Lieutenant Baugh

D. Captain Hodge

18. Bahadur Shah Zafar was sent to prison in:

A. Sri Lanka

B. Rangoon

C. Andaman Islands

D. Singapore

19. The revolt was finally suppressed in:

A. 1857

B. 1858

C. 1859

D. 1860

20. The uprising in Bareilly was led by:

A. Khan Bahadur Khan

B. Kunwar Singh

C. Rani Lakshmibai

D. Nana Saheb

21. Which new rifle triggered rumors among sepoys?

A. Springfield

B. Enfield

C. Brown Bess

D. Lee-Enfield

22. One important social cause of the revolt was:

A. Railways

B. Christian missionary activities

C. Postal system

D. Telegraph lines

23. Who led the revolt in Kanpur along with Nana Saheb?

A. Tatya Tope

B. Lal Singh

C. Azimullah Khan

D. Kunwar Singh

24. The British introduced the Doctrine of Lapse mainly to:

A. Reduce taxes

B. Annex Indian states without heirs

C. Promote education

D. Encourage agriculture

25. Which city became the symbol of the revolt after the rebels reached there?

A. Agra

B. Delhi

C. Patna

D. Pune

26. The revolt was most strongly suppressed in:

A. Kanpur

B. Jhansi

C. Lucknow

D. Delhi

27. The revolt of 1857 ended the rule of which company?

A. Dutch East India Company

B. Portuguese Company

C. East India Company

D. French Company

28. After 1858, India came under direct rule of:

A. British Parliament

B. British Crown

C. East India Company

D. Viceroy of Ireland

29. Which Act transferred the power from the Company to the Crown?

A. Charter Act

B. Government of India Act, 1858

C. Pitt’s India Act

D. Regulating Act

30. The revolt of 1857 failed mainly because:

A. Rebels lacked central leadership

B. Rebels were not brave

C. British were more in number

D. No support from peasants

31. The new title given to the Governor-General after 1858 was:

A. King of India

B. Crown Officer

C. Viceroy of India

D. Supreme Commander

32. Who was the British Commander who defeated Rani Lakshmibai?

A. Campbell

B. Hugh Rose

C. Dalhousie

D. Outram

33. Which state did NOT participate actively in the revolt?

A. Punjab

B. Awadh

C. Bihar

D. Delhi

34. Who captured Delhi from rebels?

A. Lord Ripon

B. John Nicholson

C. Warren Hastings

D. Lord Canning

35. The revolt is considered the first:

A. War of Indian Economy

B. War of Indian Independence

C. Indian Civil War

D. Tribal Movement

36. The revolt spread mainly in:

A. South India

B. North and Central India

C. Northeast India

D. Western India only

37. Which Indian soldier is remembered as the first martyr of 1857?

A. Tantia Tope

B. Begum Hazrat Mahal

C. Mangal Pandey

D. Kunwar Singh

38. Who was the last Mughal emperor?

A. Aurangzeb

B. Shah Alam II

C. Akbar II

D. Bahadur Shah Zafar

39. Which policy created resentment among Indian rulers?

A. Subsidiary Alliance

B. Doctrine of Lapse

C. Zamindari system

D. Ryotwari system

40. The revolt of 1857 ended in:

A. Delhi

B. Lucknow

C. Gwalior d kanpura