THE GREAT REVOLT OF 1857
Choose the correct answer
1.
The Geat Revolt of 1857 took place during the period of Lord________.
a) Bentink
2.
The Sepoy mutiny first broke out in ______________
a) Barrakpore
3.
b) Delhi
Ans : a) Barrackpore
c) Kanpur
____________ was the first soldier who refused to use the greased cartridge
a) mangal Pandey
4.
Ans : c) Canning
c) canning
b) Dalhousie
b) Nana Shahib
Ans : a) Mangal pandey
c) Bahadur Shah
The main political cause for the Great Revolt of 1857 was __________
a) Heavy taxes
b) Dual government
c) Doctrine of Lapse
Ans : c) Doctrine of Lapse
Fill in the blanks
1.
____________ was a culmination of the accumulated of the Indian people against the British rule.
Ans : Great Revolt of 1857
2.
The Great Revolt of 1857 is also known as ___________
3.
The immediate cause of the revolt of 1857 was the introduction of __________. Ans : Greased cartridges.
4.
The English troops under Sir John Nicholson captured ____________.
Ans : The first war of Indian Independence
Ans : Delhi
Match the following
1.
Mangal Pandey
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a) Central India
2.
Tantia Tape
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b) Barrackpore
3.
Lore Canning
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c) Commander of Nana Jahib‟s forces
4.
Rani Lakshmi Bai
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d) The first viceroy of India
Ans : 1 – B, 2 – C, 3 – D, 4 – D
Give short answers
1.
Why was Mangal Pandey changed by the British?
i) Mangal Pandy was a Brahmin sepoy‟.
ii) He was the first soldier to protest against the greased cartridges.
iii) He refused to use the cartridges and shot his officer dead.
iv) So he was arrested and hanged by the British.
2.
Write a short note on the Great Revolt of 1857.
i) The revolt of 1857 was not sudden occurrence.
ii) It was a culmination of the accumulated grievances against the British.
iii) People from all sections of the society Joined to revolt.
3.
Write a short note on Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi.
i) The revolt central India was led by Rani lakshmi Bai of Jhansi.
ii) When the English forces laid a size to the fort of Jhansi Lakshmi fought bravely.
But she could not defend the fort.
iii) She escaped kalpi.
1.
Analyse the various causes for the Great Revolt of 1857.
Political causes:
i) The British policies of created suspicion in the minds of the Indians.
ii) Lord wellesley‟s subsidiary Alliance and Lord Dalhousie Doctrine of Lapse made
the Indian rulers the deadly enemies of the English.
Economic causes
i) Under the British rule, the economic condition of the people had deteriorated.
ii) All trade and commerce of the country went into the hands of the English.
Social and religious causes
i) The introduction of railways, telegraphs and western education created suspicion in
the minds of the people.
ii) The missionaries converted Hindus to Christianity.
Military causes
i) The Indian sepoys had many grievances against the British.
ii) They asked for better pay and good treatment Act based in 1856.
iii) In order to make the Sepoys look smarter, they were asked to trim their
moustaches and beards.
Immediate case
i) The immediate cause of the revolt of 1857 was the introduction of greased
cartridges in the new Enfield Rifles.
ii) These cartridge‟s had to be bitten by the sepoys in order to fit them in the new rifles.
iii) There was a rumour that these cartridges were greased with the fat of the cow and Pig.
2.
What were they causes for the failure of the Great Revolt of 1857?
i) There was no Unity among the Indians.
ii) The ideals of nationalism and Unity was not developed among the Indian masses.
iii) The revolt was not widespread all over the country.
3.
Discuss the results of the Great Revolt of 1857 and Queen victorie‟s Prochamation.
i) The revolt of 1857 put an end to the rule of the English East India company.
ii) The administration of India was taken ones by the British crown.
iii) Queen victoria‟s Proclamation was issued on November-1 1858.
iv) The Bord of control and the court of Directros were abolished and the office of the
secretary of the state for Indian.
v) The Governor General of India now came to be called as viceroy of India.
vi) The Indian army was thoroughly re-organized.
Choose the correct answer
1.
The English historians call the revolt of 1857 as ____________
a) The Great revolt
2.
Ans : C) Sepoy mutiny
b) Dalhousie
c) Hastings
Ans : b) Dalhousie
Mangal Pandy was a ____________
a) Brahmin sepoy
4.
c) Sepoy mutiny
The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by _____________
a) Wellesley
3.
b) Freedom struggle
b) British General
c) Historian
Ans : a) Brahmin sepoy
The revolt at Lucknow was led by ___________
a) Hazarat Mahal
b) Nana Sahib
c) Rani Lakshmi Bai
Ans : a) Hazarat Mahal
Fill in the blanks:
1.
The subsidiary Alliance system was introduced by ___________.
Ans : Lord Wellesley
2.
The General service Enlistment Act was passed in ___________.
Ans : 1856
3.
After the Great Revolt of 1857 the Governor General of India was called
____________.
Ans : Viceroy.