THE GREAT UPRISING OF 1857 - Questions & Answers

Question 1Which major event in 1857 shook the foundation of British rule in India?

Question 2Which groups participated in the Great Uprising of 1857?

Question 3Which policy was NOT used by the British to expand their political power in India?

Question 4Who was the Mughal ruler under British protection receiving a pension in 1857?

Question 5What did Lord Dalhousie announce regarding Bahadur Shah Zafar's successors?

Question 6Where were the successors of Bahadur Shah Zafar required to shift to?

Question 7In 1856, Lord Canning announced that Bahadur Shah's successors would not be allowed to use:

Question 8Who began plotting against the British because Mughal feelings were hurt?

Question 9Nana Saheb was the adopted son of which Peshwa?

Question 10Why did Nana Saheb resent the British?

Question 11Where was Nana Saheb forced to live, away from his family seat at Poona?

Question 12Rani Laxmi Bai became an enemy of the British because her adopted son was not accepted as heir under the:

Question 13Which of these states was a victim of the Doctrine of Lapse?

Question 14Unlike earlier Mughal rulers, the British were seen as draining India's wealth to:

Question 15Who introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance?

Question 16On what pretext did Lord Dalhousie annex Awadh in 1856?

Question 17After the annexation of Awadh, the people had to pay higher taxes on:

Question 18In what year was the practice of Sati abolished?

Question 19The Widow Remarriage Act was introduced in which year?

Question 20How did Indians misunderstand the purpose of telegraph poles?

Question 21Why did orthodox Indians resent the railways?

Question 22Which group of people felt their traditional learning was being discouraged by Western education?

Question 23The Religious Disabilities Act allowed converts from Hinduism to:

Question 24India was made an 'economic colony' to serve the interests of:

Question 25Which raw materials was India forced to export at cheap rates?

Question 26What does 'Drain of Wealth' include?

Question 27Which traditional Indian art became nearly extinct due to British economic policies?

Question 28What type of cultivation was forced upon peasants under inhuman conditions?

Question 29Who were the 'taluqdars'?

Question 30What were Indian soldiers prohibited from wearing?

Question 31According to traditional belief, what was a taboo for a Brahmin?

Question 32Which Act passed in 1856 stated that Indian soldiers could be sent overseas?

Question 33What was the highest rank an Indian soldier could typically reach?

Question 34What privilege did the Post Office Act withdraw from the sepoys?

Question 35The salary of a British soldier was how many times that of an Indian soldier?

Question 36Which myth was broken by British reverses in the First Afghan War and Crimean War?

Question 37What was the name of the new rifle introduced in 1856?

Question 38What was the 'immediate cause' of the 1857 Uprising?

Question 39Which animals' fat was rumored to be on the greased cartridges?

Question 40On March 29, 1857, which sepoy led an attack at Barrackpore?

Question 41What happened to the 19th Native Infantry at Berhampur for refusing cartridges?

Question 42When did eighty-five sepoys refuse the cartridges at Meerut?

Question 43Whom did the soldiers proclaim as the 'Emperor of India' in Delhi?

Question 44Which British officer captured Delhi after four months of attack?

Question 45Where was Bahadur Shah Zafar deported to?

Question 46Who led the uprising at Lucknow?

Question 47Who was the wife of the Nawab of Awadh?

Question 48Who led the struggle for independence at Kanpur?

Question 49Who was Nana Saheb's general who escaped to Kalpi?

Question 50Which British officer laid siege to the fortress of Jhansi?

Statement 1The Great Uprising of 1857 shook the British government to its very foundation.

Statement 2The Battle of Plassey led to a rapid increase in the East India Company's territorial power.

Statement 3Lord Dalhousie introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance.

Statement 4Bahadur Shah Zafar was a Mughal ruler under the protection of the Company.

Statement 5Lord Dalhousie announced that Bahadur Shah's successors would be allowed to stay in the Red Fort.

Statement 6Lord Canning announced in 1856 that Bahadur Shah's successors would not be allowed to use imperial titles.

Statement 7Zeenat Mahal was the wife of Bahadur Shah Zafar.

Statement 8Nana Saheb was the biological son of Baji Rao II.

Statement 9The British refused to grant Nana Saheb the pension they were paying to Baji Rao II.

Statement 10Nana Saheb was forced to live at Kanpur, far away from Poona.

Statement 11Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi was a victim of the Doctrine of Lapse.

Statement 12Satara and Nagpur were annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse.

Statement 13Earlier Mughal rulers drained India's wealth back to their original homelands.

Statement 14Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance.

Statement 15Awadh was annexed in 1856 on the pretext of alleged misrule.

Statement 16After the annexation of Awadh, land revenue and taxes were decreased.

Statement 17The abolition of Sati in 1829 was welcomed by all Indians.

Statement 18The Widow Remarriage Act was introduced in 1856.

Statement 19Indians misunderstood telegraph poles as tools for hanging people.

Statement 20Orthodox Indians liked that railways made different castes sit together.

Statement 21British officers were generally rude and arrogant towards Indians.

Statement 22The shifting emphasis to Western education was liked by the Pandits and Maulvis.

Statement 23The British government taxed lands belonging to temples and mosques.

Statement 24The Religious Disabilities Act enabled a convert to inherit his father's property.

Statement 25Agricultural India was treated as an economic colony to serve industrial England.

Statement 26India was forced to export raw materials at very high prices.

Statement 27Indian products were subjected to high import duties in England.

Statement 28The 'Drain of Wealth' included salaries and savings of Englishmen.

Statement 29The art of spinning and weaving flourished under British rule.

Statement 30Peasants were forced to cultivate indigo in fields chosen by British planters.

Statement 31Famines in the 19th century were partly caused by bad administration.

Statement 32Taluqdars were hereditary landlords who were deprived of their estates.

Statement 33Indian soldiers were forbidden from wearing caste marks or turbans.

Statement 34Indian soldiers were paid higher salaries than British soldiers.

Statement 35The General Service Enlistment Act was passed in 1856.

Statement 36The General Service Enlistment Act stated that Indian soldiers could be sent overseas.

Statement 37Subedar was the highest rank an Indian soldier could typically achieve.

Statement 38The Post Office Act gave sepoys the privilege of free postage.

Statement 39Delhi and Allahabad were held entirely by Indian soldiers in 1857.

Statement 40The British were engaged in the Crimean War between 1853 and 1856.

Statement 41The British army was defeated in the First Afghan War (1838-42).

Statement 42The 'Brown Bess' was the new rifle introduced in 1856.

Statement 43The Enfield rifle required soldiers to bite off the top greased paper.

Statement 44The grease on the cartridges was rumored to be cow and pig fat.

Statement 45The cow is sacred to Hindus and the pig is a taboo to Muslims.

Statement 46Mangal Pandey led an attack at Barrackpore on March 29, 1857.

Statement 47The 19th Native Infantry at Berhampur accepted the cartridges given to them.

Statement 48Mangal Pandey was executed after a court-martial.

Statement 49Eighty-five sepoys at Meerut refused to touch cartridges on May 9.

Statement 50The sepoys at Meerut were sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment.

Question 1The Great Uprising of 1857 shook the British government to its very ______.

Question 2The British policy of control and gradual ______ of the native Indian States was a major grievance for Indian rulers.

Question 3The East India Company's territorial power increased rapidly after the Battle of ______.

Question 4The British used the ______ of Lapse to expand their political power in India.

Question 5Lord Dalhousie announced that successors of Bahadur Shah Zafar could not use the ______ Fort as their palace.

Question 6After the death of Bahadur Shah, his successors were not allowed to use imperial ______ with their names.

Question 7______ Mahal, the wife of Bahadur Shah, began plotting against the British.

Question 8Nana Saheb was the adopted son of ______, the last Peshwa.

Question 9Nana Saheb was forced to live at ______, far away from his family seat at Poona.

Question 10Rani Laxmi Bai of ______ became a bitter enemy of the British due to the Doctrine of Lapse.

Question 11Under the Doctrine of Lapse, states like Satara, Jaitpur, Sambalpur, Udaipur and ______ were annexed.

Question 12Unlike earlier Mughal rulers, the British were seen as draining India's ______ to England.

Question 13The system of ______ Alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley.

Question 14In 1856, Lord Dalhousie annexed ______ on the pretext of alleged misrule.

Question 15The people of Awadh had to pay higher land revenue and additional taxes on food, houses, and ______.

Question 16The British abolished the practice of ______ in 1829, which caused resentment among orthodox Indians.

Question 17The introduction of the ______ Remarriage Act in 1856 was not welcomed by many Indians.

Question 18Modern innovations like railways and ______ were often misunderstood or feared by the Indian public.

Question 19Orthodox Indians believed that railways were introduced to defy their ______ and religion.

Question 20The British officers followed a policy of ______ towards the Indians, believing themselves to be superior.

Question 21The shifting of emphasis from traditional learning to ______ education was disliked by Pandits and Maulvis.

Question 22Religious sentiments were hurt when the British began ______ lands belonging to temples and mosques.

Question 23The ______ Disabilities Act enabled a convert from Hinduism to inherit his father's property.

Question 24Agricultural India was treated as an ______ colony to serve industrial England.

Question 25India was forced to export raw materials like raw cotton and raw ______ at cheap rates.

Question 26Indian products were subjected to high ______ duties in England, which ruined Indian industry.

Question 27The ______ of Wealth from India included the salaries and savings of Englishmen.

Question 28The art of ______ and weaving became extinct due to British economic policies.

Question 29Peasants were forced to cultivate only ______ in fields chosen by British planters.

Question 30The landed aristocracy, including ______, were deprived of their estates by the British.

Question 31Indian soldiers in the British army were poorly paid, ill-fed, and badly ______.

Question 32The General Service ______ Act of 1856 required Indian soldiers to be sent overseas on duty.

Question 33Indian soldiers could not rise above the rank of a ______ in the British army.

Question 34The ______ Office Act withdrew the privilege of free postage enjoyed by sepoys.

Question 35Strategic locations like Delhi and ______ were held almost entirely by Indian soldiers without British presence.

Question 36The myth of British ______ was broken by their reverses in the First Afghan War.

Question 37British soldiers received more than ______ times the salary of Indian soldiers.

Question 38The replacement of the 'Brown Bess' musket with the ______ rifle was the immediate cause of the uprising.

Question 39The cartridges of the Enfield rifle were rumored to be greased with the fat of ______ or pig.

Question 40On March 29, 1857, ______ led an attack on the Adjutant at Barrackpore.

Question 41The 19th Native Infantry at ______ was disbanded for refusing cartridges in February 1857.

Question 42At Meerut, eighty-five sepoys were sentenced to 10 years of ______ imprisonment.

Question 43The soldiers from Meerut proclaimed ______ as the Emperor of India.

Question 44Sir ______ captured Delhi after four months of intense attack.

Question 45Bahadur Shah Zafar was deported to ______, where he died in 1862.

Question 46Begum ______ Mahal led the uprising at Lucknow.

Question 47After the defeat at Kanpur, Nana Saheb's general, ______, escaped to Kalpi.

Question 48Sir ______ laid siege to the fortress of Jhansi in March 1858.

Question 49Rani Laxmi Bai died fighting the British at ______ in June 1858.

Question 50Tantia Tope was betrayed by the Gwalior Chief, ______.

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