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1551.

Who led the soldiers in Kanpur in the revolt of 1857?

A. Kunwar Singh
B. Tatya Tope
C. Laxmi Bai
D. Nana Saheb
Answer» C. Laxmi Bai
1552.

In 1857, who made Allahabad the emergency headquarters -

A. lord canning
B. lord cornwallis
C. lord wellesley
D. Lord William Bentinck
Answer» B. lord cornwallis
1553.

What was the most important element of the power of the Revolt of 1857?

A. Nana Sahib's leadership
B. Rani of Jhansi
C. Bahadur Shah's Assistance
D. Hindu-Muslim Unity
Answer» E.
1554.

The king of Jagdishpur was -

A. maternal grandfather
B. Tatya Tope
C. Laxmi Bai
D. Kuwar Singh
Answer» E.
1555.

Who among the following was the fiercest enemy of the British in the Revolt of 1857?

A. Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah
B. Maulvi Indadullah
C. Maulana Fazlehak Khairabadi
D. Nawab Liaquat Ali
Answer» B. Maulvi Indadullah
1556.

The Revolt of 1857 was mainly unsuccessful due to

A. Lack of Hindu-Muslim unity
B. Lack of any common planning and central organization
C. its limited sphere of influence
D. non-compliance of landlords
Answer» C. its limited sphere of influence
1557.

Which of the following commissions is related to the reorganization of the Indian Army after the suppression of the revolt of 1857?

A. public service commission
B. Peel Commission
C. Hunter Commission
D. Simon Commission
Answer» C. Hunter Commission
1558.

Which Urdu poet saw the revolt of 1857?

A. mir taqi mir
B. Joke
C. mirza ghalib
D. Iqbal
Answer» D. Iqbal
1559.

Who did not participate in the first war of independence in 1857?

A. Tatya Tope
B. Laxmi Bai
C. Bahadur Shah II Zafar
D. Bhagat Singh
Answer» E.
1560.

Which historian wrote: The so-called first national freedom struggle was neither the first nor the national nor the freedom struggle -

A. R. C . majumdar
B. s . N. Sen
C. V. D . Savarkar
D. none of these
Answer» B. s . N. Sen
1561.

The center of Gadkari rebellion (1844) was-

A. Bihar Sharif
B. kolhapur
C. face
D. sylhet
Answer» C. face
1562.

What was the original name of Tatya Tope, a leader of the revolt in India in 1857?

A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B. Nana Saheb
C. Balaji Rao
D. Ramchandra Pandurang
Answer» E.
1563.

The main immediate cause of the first freedom struggle in India was -

A. Lord Dalhousie's usurpation policy
B. Suspicion of British interference in religion
C. military dissatisfaction
D. India's economic exploitation
Answer» C. military dissatisfaction
1564.

At which place did British military officer Havelock died during the suppression of the rebellion?

A. Delhi
B. Kanpur
C. Lucknow
D. Jhansi
Answer» D. Jhansi
1565.

Who was the leader of the Bareilly Rebellion of 1857?

A. Khan Bahadur
B. Kunwar Singh
C. Maulvi Ahmed Shah
D. Birjis Qadir
Answer» B. Kunwar Singh
1566.

Revolt started in Meerut

A. on 10th May, 1857
B. on 11 May 1857
C. June 4, 1857
D. July 3, 1857
Answer» B. on 11 May 1857
1567.

In the context of the revolt of 1857, who among the following was betrayed by his friend and who was taken prisoner and killed by the British?

A. Nana Saheb
B. Kunwar Singh
C. Khan Bahadur Khan
D. Tatya Tope
Answer» E.
1568.

Who was the first to call it aNational Rebellionimmediately after the Revolt of 1857?

A. benjamin disraeli
B. V. D . Savarkar
C. K. M . panikkar
D. Tarachand
Answer» B. V. D . Savarkar
1569.

In this instance we could not confront the Muslims with the Hindus. Aitchison's statement is related to which one of the following events?

A. The uprising of 1857
B. Champaran Satyagraha, 1917
C. Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement, 1919 - 22
D. August Revolution of 1942
Answer» B. Champaran Satyagraha, 1917
1570.

Who led the revolt in Delhi during the Revolt of 1857?

A. Bakht Khan
B. Liaquat Ali
C. Bahadur Shah II Zafar
D. none of these
Answer» B. Liaquat Ali
1571.

Which British military officer died in suppressing the Delhi Rebellion during the Revolt of 1857?

A. Nicholson
B. Hudson
C. havelock
D. colonel neil
Answer» B. Hudson
1572.

Which British officer is credited with suppressing the rebellion in Jagdishpur of Bihar?

A. Hudson
B. havelock
C. Hurose
D. Taylor and Vicente Eyre
Answer» E.
1573.

Who said in the context of 1857: Indian people's revolution to overthrow British rule -

A. Karl Marx
B. R. C . majumdar
C. N. N. Sen
D. none of these
Answer» B. R. C . majumdar
1574.

Where and who arrested the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah-II after the failure of the revolt of 1857?

A. In Rangoon, Colonel Neil
B. In Gwalior, Lieutenant Hudson
C. In Bareilly, James Outram
D. Near Humayun's grave, Lieutenant Hudson
Answer» E.
1575.

Who among the following gave the termFirst Indian War of Independenceto the rebellion of 1857?

A. V. D . Savarkar
B. b. G. Tilak
C. R. C . majumdar
D. s . N. Sen
Answer» B. b. G. Tilak
1576.

The British government was successful in suppressing the revolt of 1857 and most of the leaders were martyred during the rebellion itself. Which of the following leaders was later hanged?

A. Kunwar Singh
B. maternal grandfather
C. Bahadur Shah - II Zafar
D. Tatya Tope
Answer» E.
1577.

On which date did the rebel soldiers of Meerut reach Delhi and occupied Delhi and declared the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah-II as the Emperor of India?

A. May 11, 1857
B. 12th May, 1857
C. May 13, 1857
D. May 14, 1857
Answer» C. May 13, 1857
1578.

During the revolt of 1857, many Indian kings helped the British government. Which of the following did not help -

A. Kashmir's government
B. the king of Mewar
C. The Sikhs of the states across the Sutlej
D. Scindia of Gwalior
Answer» C. The Sikhs of the states across the Sutlej
1579.

In whose opinion the revolution of 1857 wasinitially a military revolt which later turned into a national revolt / freedom struggle-

A. V. D . Savarkar
B. R. C . majumdar
C. s . N. Sen
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1580.

Who is seen as the weakest link in the Revolt of 1857?

A. Bahadur Shah
B. maternal grandfather
C. Tatya Tope
D. Laxmi Bai
Answer» B. maternal grandfather
1581.

Which of the following was the place which remained untouched by the revolt of 1857?

A. Awadh
B. Madras
C. East Punjab
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer» C. East Punjab
1582.

Where was Bahadur Shah II exiled after the failure of the revolt of 1857?

A. Rangoon
B. Singapore
C. Siberia
D. none of these
Answer» B. Singapore
1583.

Who among the following has been accused by some historians of conspiring with the British during the Revolt of 1857?

A. Zeenat Mahal
B. Tatya Tope
C. Kunwar Singh
D. Maulvi Ahmadullah
Answer» B. Tatya Tope
1584.

Which British general was the one who played an important role in suppressing the revolt of 1857?

A. outrum
B. Charles Napier
C. campbell
D. havelock
Answer» D. havelock
1585.

Impressed by whose valor, British military officer Hurose said that he is the only man among Indian revolutionaries.

A. maternal grandfather
B. Tatya Tope
C. Laxmi Bai
D. Kuwar Singh
Answer» D. Kuwar Singh
1586.

After the revolt of 1857, the British government selected soldiers from these provinces -

A. Brahmins of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
B. Bengali and Oriya from the East
C. Gorkhas, Sikhs and Punjabis from the North Province
D. Madras Presidency and Maratha
Answer» D. Madras Presidency and Maratha
1587.

What was the symbol of the revolt of 1857?

A. lotus and chapati
B. lotus and mace
C. lotus and rose
D. chapati and sword
Answer» B. lotus and mace
1588.

When did Queen Victoria announce the taking over of the Indian administration under the control of the British Crown?

A. November 1, 1858
B. 31 November, 1857
C. January 6, 1858
D. November 17, 1859
Answer» B. 31 November, 1857
1589.

Which one of the following statements is not correct about the Revolt of 1857?

A. This rebellion was wholeheartedly supported by educated elite Indians everywhere.
B. The various elements participating in the rebellion were united by their hatred for British rule.
C. The role of Hindu-Muslim unity in the rebellion was recognized by many, including the British officials.
D. The rebellion did not spread to South India
Answer» B. The various elements participating in the rebellion were united by their hatred for British rule.
1590.

The modern historian, who called the revolt of 1857the first war of independence-

A. R. C . majumdar
B. s . N. Sen
C. V. D . Savarkar
D. Ashok Mehta
Answer» D. Ashok Mehta
1591.

Mangal Pandey is associated with the rebellion of

A. barrackpore
B. Meerut
C. Delhi
D. none of these
Answer» B. Meerut
1592.

The official historian of the Indian independence movement was

A. R. C . majumdar
B. Tarachand
C. V. D . Savarkar
D. s . N. Sen
Answer» E.
1593.

Why is Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya famous in modern Indian history?

A. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held here
B. Surendranath Banerjee and Dadabhai Naoroji were its students.
C. a . O . Hume was its principal
D. none of these
Answer» B. Surendranath Banerjee and Dadabhai Naoroji were its students.
1594.

The period of 1885 - 1905 of the Indian National Movement is called -

A. moderate stage
B. militant phase
C. Gandhi era
D. none of these
Answer» B. militant phase
1595.

The year 1885 AD in Indian history. is famous -

A. Reasons for the establishment of the Indian National Congress
B. Reasons for the downfall of the Indian National Congress
C. Cause of the Battle of Plassey
D. Cause of Battle of Buxar
Answer» B. Reasons for the downfall of the Indian National Congress
1596.

The name of the first Indian selected in the Indian Civil Service was-

A. Satyendra Nath Tagore
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. C . R. Slave
Answer» B. Sarojini Naidu
1597.

The Indian national movement of 1885 - 1905 was dominated by liberal leaders . What was the main mode of his movement?

A. regressive nationalism
B. constitutional movement
C. principled democratization
D. none of these
Answer» C. principled democratization
1598.

The Ilbert Bill controversy emerged during the tenure of which Viceroy?

A. ripon
B. litton
C. dufferin
D. Northbrook
Answer» C. dufferin
1599.

Which British Viceroy was instrumental in increasing Indian discontent against foreign rule in the early 1880s?

A. ripon
B. litton
C. ifrin
D. Northbrook
Answer» C. ifrin
1600.

The statutory district service proposed by Litton, under which the age of examination was reduced from 21 years to 19 years, was implemented when -

A. 1875 AD
B. 1878 AD
C. 1880 AD
D. 1882 AD
Answer» C. 1880 AD