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This section includes 33 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Modern History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which one of the following territories was NOT affected by the Revolt of 1857 ? |
| A. | Jhansi |
| B. | Chittor |
| C. | Jagdishpur |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» C. Jagdishpur | |
| 2. |
Who is the author of the book 'The last Mughal' : The fail of a Dynasty ,Delhi,1857' ? |
| A. | John Kirkland |
| B. | William Dalrymple |
| C. | Thomas Wilson |
| D. | Simon Digby |
| Answer» C. Thomas Wilson | |
| 3. |
The revolt of 1857 at Lucknow was led by |
| A. | Begum Hazarat Mahal |
| B. | Tantia Tope |
| C. | Rani Laxmi Bai |
| D. | Nana Sahib |
| Answer» B. Tantia Tope | |
| 4. |
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 ? |
| A. | Nana Sahib |
| B. | Kunwar Singh |
| C. | Khan Bahadur Khan |
| D. | Tantiya Tope |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Consider the following native rulers1. Kunwar Singh2. Nana Sahib3. Scindhia of Gwalior4. Nizam of HyderabadWho among these native rulers did NOT participate in the Revolt of 1857 ? |
| A. | 1, 2 and 4 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 3 and 4 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 | |
| 6. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the listsList - I (Leaders) List - II (Area under their operation)F. Maulavi Ahmed Shah1.BarrackporeG. Mangal Pandey2.FaizabadH. Bakht Khan3.KanpurJ. Nana Sahib4.DelhiCode : FGHJA.2413B.3412C.2143D.3142 |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» B. B. | |
| 7. |
Kunwar Singh led the Revolt of 1857 in |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Bengal |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» D. Maharashtra | |
| 8. |
The birth place of Maharani Laxmi Bai , the heroine of the 1857 freedom struggle is |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Jhansi |
| C. | Varanasi |
| D. | Vrindaban |
| Answer» D. Vrindaban | |
| 9. |
'In this instance we could not play off the Mohammadans against the Hindus ' To which one of the following events dis this remark of Aitchison relate ? |
| A. | Revolt of 1857 |
| B. | Champaran Satyagraha (1917) |
| C. | Khilafat and Non-cooperation Movement |
| D. | August Movement of 1942 |
| Answer» B. Champaran Satyagraha (1917) | |
| 10. |
During India's freedom struggle the sepoy Mutiny started from which one of the following places ? |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Gwalior |
| C. | Jhansi |
| D. | Meerut |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The modern historian who called the revolt of 1857 as the 'first war of independence' was |
| A. | R.C. Majumdar |
| B. | S.N. Sen |
| C. | V.D. Savarkar |
| D. | Ashok Mehta |
| Answer» D. Ashok Mehta | |
| 12. |
Who was the Governor General of India during the sepoy Mutiny |
| A. | Lord Canning |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | Lord Hardings |
| D. | Lord Lytton |
| Answer» B. Lord Dalhousie | |
| 13. |
Who started the 'Doctrine of Laps' |
| A. | Lord Rippon |
| B. | Lord Curzon |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | Lord Bentinck |
| Answer» D. Lord Bentinck | |
| 14. |
When did Queen Victoria declared the taking over of Indian Administration under British Crown ? |
| A. | 1 November ,1858 |
| B. | 31 December ,1857 |
| C. | 6 January ,1958 |
| D. | 17 November ,1859 |
| Answer» B. 31 December ,1857 | |
| 15. |
The sepoy Mutiny took place in the year |
| A. | 1757 |
| B. | 1761 |
| C. | 1836 |
| D. | 1857 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Who, among the following, was NOT associated with the Revolt of 1857 ? |
| A. | Maharaja Ranjit Singh |
| B. | Nana Sahib |
| C. | Begum Hazrat Mahal |
| D. | Khan Bahadur |
| Answer» B. Nana Sahib | |
| 17. |
One of the India 's first freedom fighters against British is |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Kittur Rani Chennamma |
| C. | Rani Laxmi Bai |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 18. |
Mangal Pandey fired the first shot of the Revolt of 1857 at |
| A. | Barrackpore |
| B. | Meerut |
| C. | Kanpur |
| D. | Jhansi |
| Answer» B. Meerut | |
| 19. |
The administrative consequence of the Revoltof 1857 was transfer of power from |
| A. | East India Company to the British Crown |
| B. | British Crown to the East India Company |
| C. | East India Company to the Governor General |
| D. | British Crown to the Board of Directors |
| Answer» B. British Crown to the East India Company | |
| 20. |
Consider the following native rulers |
| A. | 1, 2 and 4 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 3 and 4 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 | |
| 21. |
Who, among the following, was NOT associated with the |
| A. | Maharaja Ranjit Singh |
| B. | Nana Sahib |
| C. | Begum Hazrat Mahal |
| D. | Khan Bahadur |
| Answer» B. Nana Sahib | |
| 22. |
One of the India 's |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Kittur Rani Chennamma |
| C. | Rani Laxmi Bai |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 23. |
Mangal Pandey |
| A. | Barrackpore |
| B. | Meerut |
| C. | Kanpur |
| D. | Jhansi |
| Answer» B. Meerut | |
| 24. |
The birth place of |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Jhansi |
| C. | Varanasi |
| D. | Vrindaban |
| Answer» D. Vrindaban | |
| 25. |
During India's freedom struggle |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Gwalior |
| C. | Jhansi |
| D. | Meerut |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
The modern historian who called the revolt of 1857 as the |
| A. | R.C. Majumdar |
| B. | S.N. Sen |
| C. | V.D. Savarkar |
| D. | Ashok Mehta |
| Answer» D. Ashok Mehta | |
| 27. |
The revolt of 1857 |
| A. | Mir Taqir Mir |
| B. | Zauq |
| C. | Ghalib |
| D. | Iqbal |
| Answer» D. Iqbal | |
| 28. |
Who started the |
| A. | Lord Rippon |
| B. | Lord Curzon |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | Lord Bentinck |
| Answer» D. Lord Bentinck | |
| 29. |
Kunwar Singh |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Bengal |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» D. Maharashtra | |
| 30. |
'In this instance we could not play off the |
| A. | Revolt of 1857 |
| B. | Champaran Satyagraha (1917) |
| C. | Khilafat and Non-cooperation Movement |
| D. | August Movement of 1942 |
| Answer» B. Champaran Satyagraha (1917) | |
| 31. |
With reference to the |
| A. | Nana Sahib |
| B. | Kunwar Singh |
| C. | Khan Bahadur Khan |
| D. | Tantiya Tope |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Which one of the following territories was NOT affected by the |
| A. | Jhansi |
| B. | Chittor |
| C. | Jagdishpur |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» C. Jagdishpur | |
| 33. |
Who is the author of the book |
| A. | John Kirkland |
| B. | William Dalrymple |
| C. | Thomas Wilson |
| D. | Simon Digby |
| Answer» C. Thomas Wilson | |