A) 1856 | B) 1857 | C) 1858 | D) 1860
Ans: B) 1857
Explanation: The revolt started in 1857 against British rule in India. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q2. Where did the Revolt of 1857 first begin ? : ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻ’āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Delhi | B) Meerut | C) Kanpur | D) Lucknow
Ans: B) Meerut
Explanation: The revolt started in Meerut on 10 May 1857 by Indian soldiers.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§° ā§§ā§Ļ āĻŽā§’āĻ¤ āĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q3. Who was the last Mughal emperor during the revolt ? : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Akbar | B) Aurangzeb | C) Bahadur Shah Zafar | D) Shah Alam
Ans: C) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Explanation: Bahadur Shah Zafar was declared the symbolic emperor of India by the rebels. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§ā§° āĻļāĻžāĻš āĻāĻžāĻĢā§°āĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q4. Who was the Governor-General of India during the revolt ? : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻā§°ā§āĻŖā§°-āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Lord Dalhousie | B) Lord Canning | C) Lord Curzon | D) Lord Wellesley
Ans: B) Lord Canning
Explanation: Lord Canning was the Governor-General when the revolt took place. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻ˛ā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻā§°ā§āĻŖā§°-āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q5. Which policy was introduced by Lord Dalhousie to annex Indian states ?
āĻ˛ā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻĄā§āĻ˛āĻšā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Permanent Settlement | B) Doctrine of Lapse | C) Subsidiary Alliance | D) Divide and Rule
Ans: B) Doctrine of Lapse
Explanation: This policy allowed the British to annex states without a natural heir.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤Q1. In which year did the Revolt of 1857 begin ? : ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Q6. Which city became the main centre of the revolt ? : āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Delhi | B) Mumbai | C) Chennai | D) Kolkata
Ans: A) Delhi
Explanation: Delhi became the political centre of the revolt.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q7. Who led the revolt in Kanpur ? : āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Tatya Tope | B) Nana Sahib | C) Rani Lakshmibai | D) Kunwar Singh
Ans: B) Nana Sahib
Explanation: Nana Sahib organized the rebellion in Kanpur. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻšā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q8. Who was the famous queen who fought bravely in the revolt ? : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸ā§ā§°ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Annie Besant | B) Sarojini Naidu | C) Rani Lakshmibai | D) Kasturba Gandhi
Ans: C) Rani Lakshmibai
Explanation: Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi fought bravely against the British.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¸ā§ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§° āĻŦāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸ā§ā§°ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q9. Who led the revolt in Lucknow ? : āĻ˛āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Begum Hazrat Mahal | B) Rani Lakshmibai | C) Annie Besant | D) Sarojini Naidu
Ans: A) Begum Hazrat Mahal
Explanation: Begum Hazrat Mahal led the revolt in Lucknow.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŦā§āĻāĻŽ āĻšāĻžāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q10. Who was the military commander of Nana Sahib ? : āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻšā§āĻŦā§° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Tatya Tope | B) Mangal Pandey | C) Lala Lajpat Rai | D) Tilak
Ans: A) Tatya Tope
Explanation: Tatya Tope was a major military leader of the revolt. : āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻĒā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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Q11. Who fired the first shot of the revolt ? : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Nana Sahib | B) Tatya Tope | C) Mangal Pandey | D) Kunwar Singh
Ans: C) Mangal Pandey
Explanation: Mangal Pandey attacked British officers at Barrackpore.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§āĻ āĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q12. The revolt mainly began among which group ? : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Farmers | B) Soldiers | C) Traders | D) Students
Ans: B) Soldiers
Explanation: Indian sepoys of the British army started the revolt.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q13. Indian soldiers in the British army were called : āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛?
A) Kings | B) Sepoys | C) Officers | D) Leaders
Ans: B) Sepoys
Explanation: Sepoys were Indian soldiers serving under the British.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻšā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĨ¤
Q14. What was the immediate cause of the revolt ? : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) High taxes | B) Greased cartridges | C) Low salary | D) Land tax
Ans: B) Greased cartridges
Explanation: Soldiers believed cartridges were greased with cow and pig fat.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŋā§° āĻā§°ā§āĻŦāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q15. The cartridge issue hurt which religions ? : āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Hindus | B) Muslims | C) Both | D) None
Ans: C) Both
Explanation: Cow fat hurt Hindus and pig fat hurt Muslims.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻā§°ā§ā§° āĻā§°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŋā§° āĻā§°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q16. Rani Lakshmibai was the queen of which state ? : ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Kanpur | B) Jhansi | C) Delhi | D) Lucknow
Ans: B) Jhansi
Explanation: She ruled the princely state of Jhansi. : āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¸ā§ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q17. Who led the revolt in Bihar ? : āĻŦāĻŋāĻšāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Nana Sahib | B) Kunwar Singh | C) Tatya Tope | D) Mangal Pandey
Ans: B) Kunwar Singh
Explanation: Kunwar Singh led the revolt in Bihar. : āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : āĻā§āĻā§ąā§° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻšāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q18. Which company ruled India before 1858 ? : ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§Ž ā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) French Company | B) Portuguese Company | C) East India Company | D) Dutch Company
Ans: C) East India Company
Explanation: The East India Company controlled India before the revolt.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q19. What was the result of the revolt ? : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻĢāĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Independence | B) End of Company rule | C) British left India | D) No change
Ans: B) End of Company rule
Explanation: After the revolt, the British Crown took direct control of India.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
Q20. After 1858, India came under whose rule ? : ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§Ž ā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§° āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Mughal Emperor | B) British Crown | C) French | D) Portuguese
Ans: B) British Crown
Explanation: India was ruled directly by the British government.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻž āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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Q21. Who issued the Proclamation of 1858 ? : ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§Ž āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Lord Dalhousie | B) Lord Canning | C) Queen Victoria | D) Lord Curzon
Ans: C) Queen Victoria
Explanation: The Proclamation of 1858 transferred the rule of India from the East India Company to the British Crown.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§Ž āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ā§ 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§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q22. Where was the Proclamation of 1858 announced ? : ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§Ž āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻ’āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Delhi | B) Kanpur | C) Allahabad | D) Lucknow
Ans: C) Prayagraj (Allahabad)
Explanation: Lord Canning announced the proclamation at Allahabad in 1858. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§Ž āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻ˛ā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
A) London | B) Rangoon | C) Kabul | D) Nepal
Ans: B) Yangon
Explanation: The British exiled Bahadur Shah Zafar to Rangoon (now Yangon). āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§ā§° āĻļāĻžāĻš āĻāĻžāĻĢā§°āĻ ā§°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ (āĻŦā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨)āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q24. The Revolt of 1857 is also known as : ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšāĻ āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§ā§°ā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) Sepoy Mutiny | B) First War of Independence | C) Indian Mutiny | D) All of these
Ans: D) All of these
Explanation: Historians have used different names such as Sepoy Mutiny and First War of Independence. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§ā§°ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
Q25. Who called the revolt the “First War of Independence” ? : āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšāĻ “āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§” āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Mahatma Gandhi | B) Jawaharlal Nehru | C) V.D. Savarkar | D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans: C) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Explanation: Savarkar described the Revolt of 1857 as the First War of Indian Independence. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻžā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§ ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšāĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q26. On which date did the revolt begin in Meerut ? : āĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 5 May 1857 | B) 10 May 1857 | C) 15 May 1857 | D) 20 May 1857
Ans: B) 10 May 1857
Explanation: Indian soldiers started the revolt in Meerut on 10 May 1857. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§° ā§§ā§Ļ āĻŽā§’āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q27. Which Nawab of Awadh was removed by the British before the revolt ?
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻ§ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Wajid Ali Shah | B) Bahadur Shah Zafar | C) Nana Sahib | D) Kunwar Singh
Ans: A) Wajid Ali Shah
Explanation: The British annexed Awadh and removed Nawab Wajid Ali Shah in 1856. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻ§ āĻĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ ā§ąāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻšāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q28. Which region of India was most affected by the revolt ? : āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ąāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) North India | B) South India | C) East India | D) West India
Ans: A) North India
Explanation: Most major centres of the revolt were in North India. : āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤āĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q29. Which class suffered the most due to British economic policies ? : āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻļā§ā§°ā§āĻŖā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Princes | B) Peasants | C) British officers | D) Traders
Ans: B) Peasants
Explanation: Heavy taxes and exploitation affected peasants greatly. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§āĻˇāĻŖā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q30. Which policy allowed the British to annex states without heirs : āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ ?
A) Permanent Settlement | B) Subsidiary Alliance | C) Doctrine of Lapse | D) Divide and Rule
Ans: C) Doctrine of Lapse
Explanation: This policy was introduced by Lord Dalhousie. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ˛ā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻĄā§āĻ˛āĻšā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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Q31. Which ruler of Jhansi joined the revolt ? : āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¸ā§ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšāĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Rani Lakshmibai | B) Begum Hazrat Mahal | C) Annie Besant | D) Sarojini Naidu
Ans: A) Rani Lakshmibai
Explanation: She fought bravely against the British forces. : āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§° āĻŦāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸ā§ā§°ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q32. Who was the leader of the revolt in Bihar ? : āĻŦāĻŋāĻšāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Nana Sahib | B) Kunwar Singh | C) Tatya Tope | D) Bahadur Shah
Ans: B) Kunwar Singh
Explanation: Kunwar Singh led the rebellion in Bihar. : āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : āĻā§āĻā§ąā§° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻšāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q33. Which Mughal emperor supported the revolt ? : āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻ¸āĻŽā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Akbar | B) Aurangzeb | C) Bahadur Shah Zafar | D) Shah Alam
Ans: C) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Explanation: He became the symbolic leader of the revolt. : āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q34. The revolt was mainly against which power ? : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) French | B) Portuguese | C) British | D) Dutch
Ans: C) British
Explanation: The revolt was against British rule in India. : āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q35. Which place was the centre of Nana Sahib’s revolt ? : āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻšā§āĻŦā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Delhi | B) Kanpur | C) Lucknow | D) Jhansi
Ans: B) Kanpur
Explanation: Nana Sahib organized the revolt in Kanpur. : āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻšā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤