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| 1. |
Who led the soldiers in Kanpur in the revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Kunwar Singh |
| B. | Tatya Tope |
| C. | Laxmi Bai |
| D. | Nana Saheb |
| Answer» C. Laxmi Bai | |
| 2. |
In 1857, who made Allahabad the emergency headquarters - |
| A. | lord canning |
| B. | lord cornwallis |
| C. | lord wellesley |
| D. | Lord William Bentinck |
| Answer» B. lord cornwallis | |
| 3. |
What was the most important element of the power of the Revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Nana Sahib's leadership |
| B. | Rani of Jhansi |
| C. | Bahadur Shah's Assistance |
| D. | Hindu-Muslim Unity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
The king of Jagdishpur was - |
| A. | maternal grandfather |
| B. | Tatya Tope |
| C. | Laxmi Bai |
| D. | Kuwar Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Who among the following was the fiercest enemy of the British in the Revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah |
| B. | Maulvi Indadullah |
| C. | Maulana Fazlehak Khairabadi |
| D. | Nawab Liaquat Ali |
| Answer» B. Maulvi Indadullah | |
| 6. |
The Revolt of 1857 was mainly unsuccessful due to |
| A. | Lack of Hindu-Muslim unity |
| B. | Lack of any common planning and central organization |
| C. | its limited sphere of influence |
| D. | non-compliance of landlords |
| Answer» C. its limited sphere of influence | |
| 7. |
Which of the following commissions is related to the reorganization of the Indian Army after the suppression of the revolt of 1857? |
| A. | public service commission |
| B. | Peel Commission |
| C. | Hunter Commission |
| D. | Simon Commission |
| Answer» C. Hunter Commission | |
| 8. |
Which Urdu poet saw the revolt of 1857? |
| A. | mir taqi mir |
| B. | Joke |
| C. | mirza ghalib |
| D. | Iqbal |
| Answer» D. Iqbal | |
| 9. |
Who did not participate in the first war of independence in 1857? |
| A. | Tatya Tope |
| B. | Laxmi Bai |
| C. | Bahadur Shah II Zafar |
| D. | Bhagat Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Which historian wrote: The so-called first national freedom struggle was neither the first nor the national nor the freedom struggle - |
| A. | R. C . majumdar |
| B. | s . N. Sen |
| C. | V. D . Savarkar |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. s . N. Sen | |
| 11. |
The center of Gadkari rebellion (1844) was- |
| A. | Bihar Sharif |
| B. | kolhapur |
| C. | face |
| D. | sylhet |
| Answer» C. face | |
| 12. |
What was the original name of Tatya Tope, a leader of the revolt in India in 1857? |
| A. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| B. | Nana Saheb |
| C. | Balaji Rao |
| D. | Ramchandra Pandurang |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The main immediate cause of the first freedom struggle in India was - |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie's usurpation policy |
| B. | Suspicion of British interference in religion |
| C. | military dissatisfaction |
| D. | India's economic exploitation |
| Answer» C. military dissatisfaction | |
| 14. |
At which place did British military officer Havelock died during the suppression of the rebellion? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Kanpur |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Jhansi |
| Answer» D. Jhansi | |
| 15. |
Who was the leader of the Bareilly Rebellion of 1857? |
| A. | Khan Bahadur |
| B. | Kunwar Singh |
| C. | Maulvi Ahmed Shah |
| D. | Birjis Qadir |
| Answer» B. Kunwar Singh | |
| 16. |
Revolt started in Meerut |
| A. | on 10th May, 1857 |
| B. | on 11 May 1857 |
| C. | June 4, 1857 |
| D. | July 3, 1857 |
| Answer» B. on 11 May 1857 | |
| 17. |
In the context of the revolt of 1857, who among the following was betrayed by his friend and who was taken prisoner and killed by the British? |
| A. | Nana Saheb |
| B. | Kunwar Singh |
| C. | Khan Bahadur Khan |
| D. | Tatya Tope |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Who was the first to call it aNational Rebellionimmediately after the Revolt of 1857? |
| A. | benjamin disraeli |
| B. | V. D . Savarkar |
| C. | K. M . panikkar |
| D. | Tarachand |
| Answer» B. V. D . Savarkar | |
| 19. |
In this instance we could not confront the Muslims with the Hindus. Aitchison's statement is related to which one of the following events? |
| A. | The uprising of 1857 |
| B. | Champaran Satyagraha, 1917 |
| C. | Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement, 1919 - 22 |
| D. | August Revolution of 1942 |
| Answer» B. Champaran Satyagraha, 1917 | |
| 20. |
Who led the revolt in Delhi during the Revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Bakht Khan |
| B. | Liaquat Ali |
| C. | Bahadur Shah II Zafar |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Liaquat Ali | |
| 21. |
Which British military officer died in suppressing the Delhi Rebellion during the Revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Nicholson |
| B. | Hudson |
| C. | havelock |
| D. | colonel neil |
| Answer» B. Hudson | |
| 22. |
Which British officer is credited with suppressing the rebellion in Jagdishpur of Bihar? |
| A. | Hudson |
| B. | havelock |
| C. | Hurose |
| D. | Taylor and Vicente Eyre |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Who said in the context of 1857: Indian people's revolution to overthrow British rule - |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | R. C . majumdar |
| C. | N. N. Sen |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. R. C . majumdar | |
| 24. |
Where and who arrested the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah-II after the failure of the revolt of 1857? |
| A. | In Rangoon, Colonel Neil |
| B. | In Gwalior, Lieutenant Hudson |
| C. | In Bareilly, James Outram |
| D. | Near Humayun's grave, Lieutenant Hudson |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Who among the following gave the termFirst Indian War of Independenceto the rebellion of 1857? |
| A. | V. D . Savarkar |
| B. | b. G. Tilak |
| C. | R. C . majumdar |
| D. | s . N. Sen |
| Answer» B. b. G. Tilak | |
| 26. |
The British government was successful in suppressing the revolt of 1857 and most of the leaders were martyred during the rebellion itself. Which of the following leaders was later hanged? |
| A. | Kunwar Singh |
| B. | maternal grandfather |
| C. | Bahadur Shah - II Zafar |
| D. | Tatya Tope |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
On which date did the rebel soldiers of Meerut reach Delhi and occupied Delhi and declared the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah-II as the Emperor of India? |
| A. | May 11, 1857 |
| B. | 12th May, 1857 |
| C. | May 13, 1857 |
| D. | May 14, 1857 |
| Answer» C. May 13, 1857 | |
| 28. |
During the revolt of 1857, many Indian kings helped the British government. Which of the following did not help - |
| A. | Kashmir's government |
| B. | the king of Mewar |
| C. | The Sikhs of the states across the Sutlej |
| D. | Scindia of Gwalior |
| Answer» C. The Sikhs of the states across the Sutlej | |
| 29. |
In whose opinion the revolution of 1857 wasinitially a military revolt which later turned into a national revolt / freedom struggle- |
| A. | V. D . Savarkar |
| B. | R. C . majumdar |
| C. | s . N. Sen |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 30. |
Who is seen as the weakest link in the Revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Bahadur Shah |
| B. | maternal grandfather |
| C. | Tatya Tope |
| D. | Laxmi Bai |
| Answer» B. maternal grandfather | |
| 31. |
Which of the following was the place which remained untouched by the revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Awadh |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | East Punjab |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» C. East Punjab | |
| 32. |
Where was Bahadur Shah II exiled after the failure of the revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Rangoon |
| B. | Singapore |
| C. | Siberia |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Singapore | |
| 33. |
Who among the following has been accused by some historians of conspiring with the British during the Revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Zeenat Mahal |
| B. | Tatya Tope |
| C. | Kunwar Singh |
| D. | Maulvi Ahmadullah |
| Answer» B. Tatya Tope | |
| 34. |
Which British general was the one who played an important role in suppressing the revolt of 1857? |
| A. | outrum |
| B. | Charles Napier |
| C. | campbell |
| D. | havelock |
| Answer» D. havelock | |
| 35. |
Impressed by whose valor, British military officer Hurose said that he is the only man among Indian revolutionaries. |
| A. | maternal grandfather |
| B. | Tatya Tope |
| C. | Laxmi Bai |
| D. | Kuwar Singh |
| Answer» D. Kuwar Singh | |
| 36. |
After the revolt of 1857, the British government selected soldiers from these provinces - |
| A. | Brahmins of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar |
| B. | Bengali and Oriya from the East |
| C. | Gorkhas, Sikhs and Punjabis from the North Province |
| D. | Madras Presidency and Maratha |
| Answer» D. Madras Presidency and Maratha | |
| 37. |
What was the symbol of the revolt of 1857? |
| A. | lotus and chapati |
| B. | lotus and mace |
| C. | lotus and rose |
| D. | chapati and sword |
| Answer» B. lotus and mace | |
| 38. |
When did Queen Victoria announce the taking over of the Indian administration under the control of the British Crown? |
| A. | November 1, 1858 |
| B. | 31 November, 1857 |
| C. | January 6, 1858 |
| D. | November 17, 1859 |
| Answer» B. 31 November, 1857 | |
| 39. |
Which one of the following statements is not correct about the Revolt of 1857? |
| A. | This rebellion was wholeheartedly supported by educated elite Indians everywhere. |
| B. | The various elements participating in the rebellion were united by their hatred for British rule. |
| C. | The role of Hindu-Muslim unity in the rebellion was recognized by many, including the British officials. |
| D. | The rebellion did not spread to South India |
| Answer» B. The various elements participating in the rebellion were united by their hatred for British rule. | |
| 40. |
The modern historian, who called the revolt of 1857the first war of independence- |
| A. | R. C . majumdar |
| B. | s . N. Sen |
| C. | V. D . Savarkar |
| D. | Ashok Mehta |
| Answer» D. Ashok Mehta | |
| 41. |
Mangal Pandey is associated with the rebellion of |
| A. | barrackpore |
| B. | Meerut |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Meerut | |
| 42. |
The official historian of the Indian independence movement was |
| A. | R. C . majumdar |
| B. | Tarachand |
| C. | V. D . Savarkar |
| D. | s . N. Sen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Why is Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya famous in modern Indian history? |
| A. | The first session of the Indian National Congress was held here |
| B. | Surendranath Banerjee and Dadabhai Naoroji were its students. |
| C. | a . O . Hume was its principal |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Surendranath Banerjee and Dadabhai Naoroji were its students. | |
| 44. |
The period of 1885 - 1905 of the Indian National Movement is called - |
| A. | moderate stage |
| B. | militant phase |
| C. | Gandhi era |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. militant phase | |
| 45. |
The year 1885 AD in Indian history. is famous - |
| A. | Reasons for the establishment of the Indian National Congress |
| B. | Reasons for the downfall of the Indian National Congress |
| C. | Cause of the Battle of Plassey |
| D. | Cause of Battle of Buxar |
| Answer» B. Reasons for the downfall of the Indian National Congress | |
| 46. |
The name of the first Indian selected in the Indian Civil Service was- |
| A. | Satyendra Nath Tagore |
| B. | Sarojini Naidu |
| C. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | C . R. Slave |
| Answer» B. Sarojini Naidu | |
| 47. |
The Indian national movement of 1885 - 1905 was dominated by liberal leaders . What was the main mode of his movement? |
| A. | regressive nationalism |
| B. | constitutional movement |
| C. | principled democratization |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. principled democratization | |
| 48. |
The Ilbert Bill controversy emerged during the tenure of which Viceroy? |
| A. | ripon |
| B. | litton |
| C. | dufferin |
| D. | Northbrook |
| Answer» C. dufferin | |
| 49. |
Which British Viceroy was instrumental in increasing Indian discontent against foreign rule in the early 1880s? |
| A. | ripon |
| B. | litton |
| C. | ifrin |
| D. | Northbrook |
| Answer» C. ifrin | |
| 50. |
The statutory district service proposed by Litton, under which the age of examination was reduced from 21 years to 19 years, was implemented when - |
| A. | 1875 AD |
| B. | 1878 AD |
| C. | 1880 AD |
| D. | 1882 AD |
| Answer» C. 1880 AD | |