UPSC Modern Indian History – Chapter 9: The Revolt of 1857 (21 MCQs)

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UPSC Modern Indian History – Chapter 9: The Revolt of 1857 (21 MCQs) – 21 questions, subject: History. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

The Revolt of 1857 began at Meerut on:

Correct Answer: C [10 May 1857]

Explanation:

The sepoys at Meerut rose on 10 May 1857, freed their jailed comrades and marched to Delhi.

2.  

The Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857 was:

Correct Answer: B [Lord Canning]

Explanation:

Lord Canning was Governor-General from 1856 to 1862 and remained in office throughout the Revolt.

3.  

The revolt at Lucknow was led by:

Correct Answer: B [Begum Hazrat Mahal]

Explanation:

Begum Hazrat Mahal led the rising at Lucknow in the name of her son Birjis Qadr.

4.  

Kunwar Singh led the Revolt in:

Correct Answer: D [Bihar]

Explanation:

Kunwar Singh, the elderly zamindar of Jagdishpur, led the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar against the Company.

5.  

After the Revolt, Bahadur Shah II was exiled to:

Correct Answer: B [Rangoon]

Explanation:

Convicted of rebellion in 1858, Bahadur Shah II was deported to Rangoon in Burma, where he died in 1862.

6.  

The British commander who defeated Rani Lakshmibai was:

Correct Answer: B [Hugh Rose]

Explanation:

Sir Hugh Rose captured Jhansi in 1858 and defeated Lakshmibai, who died fighting near Gwalior in June 1858.

7.  

The General Service Enlistment Act of 1856 upset sepoys because it:

Correct Answer: A [required new recruits to serve overseas if ordered]

Explanation:

The 1856 Act made new recruits liable for service overseas, which high-caste sepoys feared would cost them caste.

8.  

The Indian War of Independence of 1857 was written by:

Correct Answer: C [V.D. Savarkar]

Explanation:

V.D. Savarkar published The Indian War of Independence of 1857 in 1909, calling the Revolt a national war of freedom.

9.  

The Queen's Proclamation of 1858 was read by Lord Canning at:

Correct Answer: B [Allahabad]

Explanation:

Lord Canning read the Queen's Proclamation at a durbar held at Allahabad on 1 November 1858.

10.  

Consider the following about the Revolt of 1857:

1. The Madras Army joined the Revolt in large numbers.
2. Many princes, including the Nizam and the Scindia, helped the British.
3. The educated middle class largely stayed aloof.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: B [2 and 3 only]

Explanation:

Princes such as the Nizam and the Scindia aided the British and the educated middle class stayed aloof, while the Madras Army stayed loyal.

11.  

Assertion (A): After 1858 the British gave up the policy of annexing Indian States.

Reason (R): The loyalty of many princes in 1857 convinced the British that they were useful allies.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Princely loyalty in 1857 showed the British their value as allies, so annexation was abandoned and adoption rights recognised.

12.  

The military command of the rebel forces at Delhi was held by:

Correct Answer: A [Bakht Khan]

Explanation:

Bakht Khan, a subedar from Bareilly, was made commander of the rebel forces at Delhi under the nominal Bahadur Shah II.

13.  

The reorganisation of the army after 1857 followed the recommendations of the:

Correct Answer: D [Peel Commission]

Explanation:

The Peel Commission advised raising the share of European troops and keeping artillery in European hands.

14.  

The view that the Revolt was "neither first, nor national, nor a war of independence" is associated with:

Correct Answer: C [R.C. Majumdar]

Explanation:

R.C. Majumdar wrote that the so-called First National War of Independence was neither first, nor national, nor a war of independence.

15.  

Maulvi Ahmadullah was a leader of the Revolt at:

Correct Answer: C [Faizabad]

Explanation:

Maulvi Ahmadullah of Faizabad led rebels in Awadh and was killed in 1858.

16.  

Mangal Pandey belonged to the:

Correct Answer: A [34th Native Infantry at Barrackpore]

Explanation:

Mangal Pandey was a sepoy of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry who attacked his officers at Barrackpore on 29 March 1857.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Queen's Proclamation
2. Recapture of Delhi by the British
3. Mangal Pandey's action at Barrackpore
4. Death of Rani Lakshmibai

Select the correct answer:

Correct Answer: C [3-2-4-1]

Explanation:

March 1857, September 1857, June 1858, November 1858.

18.  

Which of the following were promised in the Queen's Proclamation of 1858?

1. Respect for the rights of Indian princes
2. Religious toleration
3. Self-government for Indians

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: D [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

The Queen's Proclamation of 1858 promised respect for the princes' rights and religious toleration, but self-government for Indians was not promised.

19.  

Tantia Tope was captured and executed in:

Correct Answer: A [1859]

Explanation:

Betrayed and captured in April 1859, Tantia Tope was tried and hanged at Shivpuri that month.

20.  

In Awadh, the Revolt drew wide support partly because:

Correct Answer: D [many taluqdars had lost their estates after annexation]

Explanation:

After Awadh's annexation in 1856 the summary settlement dispossessed many taluqdars, who then led their peasants into revolt.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2014

What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria's Proclamation (1858)?

1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States.
2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown.
3. To regulate East India Company's trade with India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: A [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

The Proclamation disclaimed further annexation and announced Crown rule; Company trade was irrelevant as trading had ended after 1833.

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