(QUIZ) Indian History MCQs : The Revolt of 1857

1. 1) Annexation of Awadh
2) Role of Christian Missionaries
3) Military Grievances
4) Administrative Cause

Which of the above causes are the reason for revolt of 1857 ?
a) All of the above
b) 1 & 2
c) 2 & 3
d) 2, 3 & 4

2. Consider the following statements.

1) Lord Canning was the Governor - General during Revolt of 1857.
2) The British adopted the policy of no prisioners in revolt of 1857.
3) Maulvi Ahmad-ullah was the leader of Lucknow during 1857 revolt.
Which of the above statements is / are true.
a) All of the above
b) 1 & 2 only
c) 2 & 3 only
d) 1 & 3 only

3. Consider the following statements about changes of post 1857 revolt.

1) English East India Company rule came to end by the Act of 1858.
2) The Board of Directors & the Board of Control were abolished.
3) Lord Canning held a Darbar at New Delhi.
Which of the above statements is / are true.
a) All of the above
b) 1 & 3 only
c) 1 & 2 only
d) 2 & 3 only

4. Consider the following statements.

1) Book 'The Indian Musalmans' written by Sir Benjamin Dissaeli.
2) Indian Councils Act passed in 1861.

Which of the above statements is / are true.
a) Both 1 & 2
b) 1 only
c) Neither 1 nor 2
d) 2 only

5. “The whole insurrection is a great Mohanedan conspiracy & the sepoys are merely the tools of the Musalmans.”

Who had given this statement (in the context of 1857).
a) Alfred Lyall
b) G.B. Malleson
c) Disraeli
d) All of the above

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