Revolt of 1857 : ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§ ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš : 1857 ā¤āĨ ā¤āĨā¤°ā¤žā¤ā¤¤ā¤ŋ - 1
Q.40 The Revolt of 1857 mainly took place between whom ? : ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§ ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻ āĻāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Peasants and landlords B) Indian soldiers and the British / āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻšā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻžāĻ C) Traders and farmers D) Kings and people
Ans: B) Indian soldiers and the British : āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻšā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻžāĻ
Explanation: The revolt was mainly a struggle between Indian sepoys and British rulers. āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻšā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻžāĻ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻā§°ā§āĻˇ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q41. What was an economic cause of the Revolt of 1857 ? : 1857 ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻāĻž āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: Exploitation of peasants and artisans : āĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§°āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻļā§āĻˇāĻŖ
Explanation : British economic policies heavily taxed farmers and destroyed traditional crafts, causing poverty and anger among peasants and artisans.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻ
ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŽā§āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ-āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻˇā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĢāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q42. What was the religious cause of the Revolt of 1857 ? : 1857 ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: Fear of religious conversion : āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§° āĻā§
Explanation : Many Indians believed the British wanted to convert them to Christianity, which created fear and resentment among people.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q43. What was the result of the Revolt of 1857 ? : 1857 ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻĢāĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: End of East India Company rule : āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§° āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤
Explanation : After the revolt, the British government ended the rule of the East India Company and took direct control of India.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§° āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
Q44. With whom did the Mughal dynasty end after the Revolt of 1857 ? : 1857 āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻāĻļ āĻāĻžā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar : āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§ā§° āĻļāĻžāĻš āĻāĻžāĻĢā§°
Explanation: Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor. After the revolt, the British removed him from power, ending the Mughal dynasty.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§ā§° āĻļāĻžāĻš āĻāĻžāĻĢā§° āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ¸āĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻāĻļā§° āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Q45. Where was Bahadur Shah Zafar exiled ? : āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§ā§° āĻļāĻžāĻš āĻāĻžāĻĢā§°āĻ āĻ’āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: Rangoon : ā§°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ (āĻŦā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ Yangon)
Explanation: After the revolt, the British exiled Bahadur Shah Zafar to Rangoon in present-day Myanmar.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§ā§° āĻļāĻžāĻš āĻāĻžāĻĢā§°āĻ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§° ā§°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q46. Which policy was abolished after the Revolt of 1857 ? : 1857 āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Answer: Doctrine of Lapse : āĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ¸ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ (Doctrine of Lapse)
Explanation: The policy introduced by Lord Dalhousie allowed the British to annex states without a natural heir. After the revolt, this policy was stopped.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻ˛ā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻĄā§āĻ˛āĻšā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžā§ąāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻš āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q47. What change was made in the army after the Revolt of 1857 ? 1857 āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: The number of Indian soldiers was reduced : āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻšā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛
Explanation: The British reduced Indian soldiers and increased European soldiers to prevent future rebellions.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš ā§°ā§āĻ§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻāĻā§°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q48. Which class was favored by the British after the Revolt of 1857 ? : 1857 āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻļā§ā§°ā§āĻŖā§āĻ āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ?
Ans: Zamindars and princely states : āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻš
Explanation : The British supported zamindars and princely states because they remained loyal during the revolt.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻšāĻ āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q49. When was Queen Victoria’s Proclamation issued ? : āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: 1858 : ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§Ž
Explanation: In 1858, Queen Victoria issued a proclamation transferring the rule of India from the East India Company to the British Crown.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§Ž āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻšāĻžā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q50. Where was Queen Victoria’s Proclamation announced ? : āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻ’āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: Allahabad : āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ (āĻŦā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ Prayagraj)
Explanation : The proclamation was officially announced at Allahabad by Lord Canning in 1858.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§Ž āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻ˛ā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¤ āĻŽāĻšāĻžā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤