Here are 50 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on the Revolt of 1857, categorized into three levels:

Easy, Moderate, and Hard. The correct answers are in bold.

Easy Level (1-20)

The Revolt of 1857 is also known as the:

a) First World War
b) Civil War
c) First War of Independence
d) Indian Civil Disobedience Movement
c) First War of Independence

Which Governor-General introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?

a) Lord Wellesley
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Canning
d) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Dalhousie

Which was the rst state annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse?
a) Jhansi
b) Nagpur
c) Satara
d) Awadh
c) Satara

Who led the Revolt in Kanpur?

a) Rani Lakshmibai
b) Nana Saheb
c) Tantia Tope
d) Begum Hazrat Mahal
b) Nana Saheb

Who was the last Mughal Emperor and nominal leader of the Revolt of 1857?
a) Akbar II
b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
c) Aurangzeb
d) Humayun
b) Bahadur Shah Zafar

The main reason for the immediate outbreak of the Revolt of 1857 was:
a) High taxation
b) Annexation of Indian states
c) En eld ri e cartridges greased with cow and pig fat
d) Introduction of English education
c) En eld ri e cartridges greased with cow and pig fat

Where did the Revolt of 1857 start?

a) Delhi
b) Jhansi
c) Meerut
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c) Meerut

Who led the Revolt in Jhansi?

a) Rani Lakshmibai
b) Nana Saheb
c) Tantia Tope
d) Khan Bahadur Khan
a) Rani Lakshmibai

What was the outcome of the Revolt of 1857?

a) India gained independence
b) British rule ended
c) East India Company rule ended, and British Crown took over
d) The revolt was successful
c) East India Company rule ended, and British Crown took over

Who was hanged to death on April 8, 1857, for rebelling against British of cers?
a) Bahadur Shah Zafar
b) Nana Saheb
c) Mangal Pandey
d) Tantia Tope
c) Mangal Pandey

Moderate Level (21-40)

Which British of cer suppressed the revolt in Kanpur?

a) John Nicholson
b) Sir Colin Campbell
c) Henry Lawrence
d) General Hugh Rose
a) John Nicholson

Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system?

a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord Hastings
c) Lord Wellesley

The General Service Enlistment Act of 1856 forced Indian soldiers to:
a) Fight against each other
b) Leave the British Army
c) Serve overseas
d) Pay extra tax
c) Serve overseas

Which Act transferred power from the East India Company to the British Crown?
a) Charter Act of 1833
b) Government of India Act 1858
c) Regulating Act of 1773
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d) Pitts India Act
b) Government of India Act 1858

Who led the Revolt in Lucknow?

a) Begum Hazrat Mahal
b) Kunwar Singh
c) Khan Bahadur Khan
d) Tantia Tope
a) Begum Hazrat Mahal

Which social reform was not a reason for the revolt?

a) Abolition of Sati
b) Legalization of widow remarriage
c) Promotion of English education
d) Introduction of railways
d) Introduction of railways

Which princely state was not involved in the Revolt of 1857?

a) Hyderabad
b) Jhansi
c) Kanpur
d) Delhi
a) Hyderabad

Who led the Revolt in Bihar?

a) Kunwar Singh
b) Rani Lakshmibai
c) Nana Saheb
d) Khan Bahadur Khan
a) Kunwar Singh

What was a major reason for the failure of the Revolt?

a) Lack of weapons and ammunition
b) Weak British Army
c) Support from all Indian rulers
d) Effective planning among rebels
a) Lack of weapons and ammunition

The capital of Bahadur Shah Zafar during the Revolt was:

a) Agra
b) Meerut
c) Delhi
d) Lucknow
c) Delhi

Hard Level (41-50)

The British of cer who recaptured Delhi from the rebels was:
a) Henry Havelock
b) John Nicholson
c) Sir Colin Campbell
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b) John Nicholson

The Revolt of 1857 spread to which of the following places last?

a) Delhi
b) Kanpur
c) Jhansi
d) Bareilly
d) Bareilly

Who was the Governor-General during the Revolt of 1857?

a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Wellesley
c) Lord Canning
d) Lord Lytton
c) Lord Canning

The Revolt of 1857 in Jhansi was suppressed by:

a) John Nicholson
b) Sir Colin Campbell
c) General Hugh Rose
d) Henry Lawrence
c) General Hugh Rose

Which economic policy led to extreme exploitation of Indian peasants?

a) Permanent Settlement
b) Ryotwari System
c) Mahalwari System
d) Subsidiary Alliance
a) Permanent Settlement

Tantia Tope fought on behalf of:

a) Begum Hazrat Mahal
b) Nana Saheb
c) Kunwar Singh
d) Bahadur Shah Zafar
b) Nana Saheb

The rst sepoy to be executed for the revolt was:

a) Mangal Pandey
b) Rani Lakshmibai
c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
d) Nana Saheb
a) Mangal Pandey

What happened to Bahadur Shah Zafar after the revolt?

a) He was executed
b) He was exiled to Burma
c) He regained power
d) He joined the British
b) He was exiled to Burma
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a) Peasants
b) Zamindars and merchants
c) Sepoys
d) Artisans
b) Zamindars and merchants

Who was the British Viceroy after the Revolt?

a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Curzon
d) Lord Lytton
a) Lord Canning

Here are questions 40 to 50 with answers in bold:

Moderate Level (40-45):

Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Kanpur?

a) Bahadur Shah Zafar
b) Rani Lakshmibai
c) Nana Saheb
d) Tantia Tope
c) Nana Saheb

What was the main reason behind the introduction of the General Service Enlistment Act of 1856?
a) To improve military discipline
b) To send Indian soldiers overseas
c) To increase salaries of sepoys
d) To abolish caste discrimination in the army
b) To send Indian soldiers overseas

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Revolt of 1857?

a) Economic exploitation of peasants
b) Religious restrictions imposed by the British
c) Granting of high military positions to Indians
d) The Doctrine of Lapse
c) Granting of high military positions to Indians

Who was hanged for revolting against the British on 8 April 1857?
a) Tantia Tope
b) Kunwar Singh
c) Mangal Pandey
d) Rani Lakshmibai
c) Mangal Pandey

In which city did the Revolt of 1857 begin?

a) Delhi
b) Kanpur
c) Meerut
d) Jhansi
c) Meerut

What was the impact of the Government of India Act 1858?

a) India became independent
b) Power shifted from the East India Company to the British Crown
c) The Indian National Congress was formed
d) The British withdrew from India
b) Power shifted from the East India Company to the British Crown

Hard Level (46-50):

Who was the Governor-General of India when the Revolt of 1857 took place?
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Canning

The revolt in Bihar was led by:

a) Kunwar Singh
b) Khan Bahadur Khan
c) Nana Saheb
d) Rani Lakshmibai
a) Kunwar Singh

Which British of cer suppressed the revolt in Jhansi?

a) Sir Colin Campbell
b) John Nicholson
c) General Hugh Rose
d) William Taylor
c) General Hugh Rose

The Doctrine of Lapse was abolished after the Revolt of 1857 by which Act?
a) Regulating Act of 1773
b) Charter Act of 1833
c) Government of India Act 1858
d) Morley-Minto Reforms 1909
c) Government of India Act 1858

What was the role of Bahadur Shah Zafar in the Revolt of 1857?
a) He was a military commander
b) He refused to support the revolt
c) He was declared the leader of the Revolt
d) He led the British forces
c) He was declared the leader of the Revolt

EXERCISE

1. Who was Nana Saheb?

Son of Bahadur Shah Zafa

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(c) Son of Mughal emperor Akba

Son of Tantia Tope

2. Subsidiary Alliance was imposed on Awadh in:

(a) 1849

(b) 1856

(c) 1801

(d) 1830

3. In 1856, the company passed a new law for the recruitment of Indian soldiers, What was the
newlaw about?

(a) They had to agree to serve overseas

(6) They had to use new ri e

(c) They had to ght against Indian kings

(d) They had to get training from England

4. The Sepoy Mutiny in India started from

(a) Bareilly

(b) Champaran

c) M(eerut

(d) Barrackpore

5. Mangal Pandey was hanged to death on:

(a) 9th May 1857

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(b) 29th March 1857

(c) 29th August 1859

(d) 8th April 1857

6. Who was proclaimed as the leader of the Revolt of 1857 from Mughal Empire?

(a) Tantia Tope

(b) Bakht khan

(c) Bahadur Shah Zafar

(d) Nana Saheb

[Link] singh fought aginst the british in the revolt of 1857 from:

(a) Kanpur

(b) Agra

(c) Calcutta

(d) Bihar

[Link] British regained control of the country in which of the following years?

(a) 1860

(b) 1859

(c) 1857

(d) 1880

9. Who among the following British Of cers suppressed the revolt of 1857 in Jhansi?

(a) Hugh Rose

(b) Joseph Campbell

(c) Henry Lawrence

(d) John Nicholson

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(a) Chief Commissioner

(b) Forest Manager

(c) Deputy Chairman

(d) Governor General

11. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched.

1. Nana Saheb - Kanpur

2. Rani Lakshmibai - Jhansi

3. Kunwar Singh - Lucknow

4. Bakht Khan - Delhi(SOCIAL SCIENCE)

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 3 only

(c) 4 only

(d) 2 and 3

12. 29th March 1857 is a signi cant date because:

(a) Mangal Pandey was hanged to death

(b) Mangal Pandey was sent to prison

c) Mangal Pandey ed prisonV-13

(d) Mangal Pandey killed his of cers

[Link] was the reason for the hanging of sepol mangal pandey

(a)for refusing to useb greased catridges

(b)for attacking the british or his of cers

(c)for disobeying orders

(d)for killing the soldiers

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