INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT
MIDDLE SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
THE REVOLT OF 1857
NAME: ________________ CLASS VIII SEC: ____ ROLL NO: ___ DATE: ___.08.2015
I.
FILL IN THE BLANKS :
1. The British put down most of the revolts before 1857 as they were __________________
and _________________________.
2. Most of the recruits of the ____________________ army came from Awadh.
3. Indian handicrafts collapsed due to the one-way free _________________ policy and high
_____________________ duties levied on Indian goods in Britain.
4. Indians were not permitted in the higher ranks of the ________________________ and
__________________________________.
5. British policies like the abolition of ____________________ and introduction of
_________________________ education were looked upon with deep suspicion by the
orthodox Indians.
6. _____________________________________________, the last Mughal ruler was forced
by the _______________________ to proclaim himself as the emperor of India.
7. ____________________________ and his followers carried on _____________________
warfare against the Company troops before being captured and executed by the British.
8. The citizens of Delhi were ____________________ and ________________________ by
the British forces.
9. Both the _____________________ and the __________________ committed atrocities in
retaliation against each other during the Revolt.
10. Unlike the rebels the British had access to good communication systems like
_______________________ and _________________________.
11. Some ______________________ historians termed the Revolt as the First War of
Independence while the _______________ writers call it the Sepoy Mutiny.
12. The Revolt of 1857 paved the way for the rise of _________________________ in India.
II.
NAME THE FOLLOWING :
1. The Indian soldier of the 34th Bengal Infantry who refused to use the Enfield cartridges.
_____________________________________
2. The general who led the revolt in Delhi. _______________________________________
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3. Any two centers of the Revolt (other than Delhi). _________________________________
4. The British Commissioner at Lucknow during the rebellion. _______________________
5. Leader of the Revolt at Arrah (Bihar). _________________________________________
6. The nerve center of the Revolt. ______________________________________________
7. A place where weapons and armour are kept. ___________________________________
8. The last Mughal Emperor was exiled to this place. _______________________________
9. Weapons used by the rebels. ________________________________________________
10. A tube of a case containing explosives and a bullet for shooting from a gun.___________
11. He was responsible for the implementation of the British policies in India from 1858.
___________________________________.
12. A military operation in which an army tries to capture a town by surrounding it and
stopping supplies to the people inside. _________________________________.
III.
OBSERVE THE PICTURES AND IDENTIFY THE PERSONALITIES WITH THE
GIVEN CLUES :
1. The Indian soldier of the 34th Bengal
Infantry who opened fire on his superior
officer
_______________________________
3. She led the Revolt from Jhansi
2. The last Mughal ruler who was
exiled to Rangoon
__________________________
4. The brave woman who led the
rebels in Awadh
______________________
___________________________
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IV.
ON THE GIVEN OUTLINE MAP OF INDIA MARK AND LABEL THE MAIN
CENTRES OF THE REVOLT OF 1857
1. Meerut
2. Delhi
3. Lucknow
4. Kanpur
5. Barrackpore
6. Jhansi
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V.
VI.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN ONE POINT :
1. Give any one instance to prove that the British disrespected the Indian royalty
2. What do you know about the ‘Chupatty Movement’?
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN TWO POINTS :
3. Throw light on the economic factors that led to the Revolt.
4. List the military factors which caused the Revolt
5. State the reasons for rebellion in Awadh
6. Who led the rebellion in Jhansi? Why did she join the rebels?
VII.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN THREE POINTS :
7. What has been termed as the immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857? Discuss in brief
8. Describe the events of the Revolt at Meerut
VIII.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN FOUR POINTS :
9. ‘Though the Revolt sparked off a great deal of emotion in the people of the country,
in the end it was crushed quite easily.’ Explain the reasons
10. Discuss the impact of the Revolt of 1857
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