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The revolt of 1857 (sepoy mutiny) - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CHSL 2021
    The Enfield rifle cartridge issue offended which communities?
    1. Hindus only
    2. Muslims only
    3. Both Hindus and Muslims
    4. Sikhs only
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  2. Question 2

    UPPSC 2019
    What was Bakht Khan's role in the revolt?
    1. Leader at Lucknow
    2. Commander-in-Chief in Delhi
    3. Ruler of Jhansi
    4. Rebel in Bihar
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  3. Question 3

    SSC MTS 2022
    The British called the Revolt of 1857 a "Sepoy Mutiny", but Indian historians have called it:
    1. Social Reform Movement
    2. Tribal Revolt
    3. National Uprising
    4. Political Protest
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  4. Question 4

    MPSC 2016
    Tantia Tope was finally captured and executed in:
    1. Jhansi
    2. Gwalior
    3. Shivpuri
    4. Satara
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  5. Question 5

    UPSC CDS 2022
    The 1857 revolt failed mainly because:
    1. It lacked leadership
    2. It was not supported by the peasants
    3. There was no participation from the south
    4. All of the above
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  6. Question 6

    UPPCS Prelims 2016
    Where did Mangal Pandey fire the first shot of the Revolt of 1857?
    1. Meerut
    2. Barrackpore
    3. Kanpur
    4. Jhansi
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  7. Question 7

    Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah played an important role in the revolt at:
    1. Arrah
    2. Faizabad
    3. Delhi
    4. Meerut
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  8. Question 8

    UPPCS RO/ARO 2017
    Who led the revolt in Allahabad (Prayagraj)?
    1. Begum Hazrat Mahal
    2. Azimullah Khan
    3. Liakat Ali
    4. Shah Mal
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  9. Question 9

    The tribal leader who played a significant role in the revolt in the Chotanagpur region was:
    1. Birsa Munda
    2. Sidhu Murmu
    3. Gonoo
    4. Kanhu Murmu
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  10. Question 10

    AMU Entrance Exam
    Sir Syed Ahmed Khan wrote about the causes of the 1857 Revolt in his book:
    1. Khutbat-i-Ahmadiya
    2. Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind
    3. Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq
    4. Loyal Muhammadans of India
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  11. Question 11

    SSC MTS 2018
    The symbol of the 1857 revolt was:
    1. Lotus and Chapatis
    2. Scythe
    3. Scarf
    4. Two swords
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CHSL 2021
    Which leader from the 1857 revolt escaped to Nepal?
    1. Nana Saheb and Begum Hazrat Mahal
    2. Rani Lakshmibai
    3. Tatya Tope
    4. Kunwar Singh
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  13. Question 13

    SSC CHSL 2021
    Which leader used guerrilla warfare tactics during the revolt?
    1. Tantia Tope
    2. Nana Sahib
    3. Kunwar Singh
    4. Khan Bahadur Khan
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  14. Question 14

    BPSC Prelims 2021
    Which historian called the Revolt of 1857 ‘a conspiracy’?
    1. John Lawrence
    2. John Seeley
    3. John Kaye
    4. S.N. Sen
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  15. Question 15

    After the revolt, the British followed a policy of:
    1. Racial equality
    2. Annexation
    3. Divide and Rule
    4. Subsidiary Alliance
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  16. Question 16

    BPSC Prelims 2021
    Which British policy led to the annexation of Awadh in 1856?
    1. Doctrine of Lapse
    2. Subsidiary Alliance
    3. Alleged misgovernance
    4. Permanent Settlement
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  17. Question 17

    Which social reform was resented by orthodox Indians and contributed to the revolt?
    1. Abolition of Sati
    2. Widow Remarriage Act
    3. Ban on child marriage
    4. Both A and B
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  18. Question 18

    UPSC NDA 2018
    The Revolt of 1857 started from which regiment?
    1. 34th Bengal Infantry
    2. 36th Native Infantry
    3. 19th Native Infantry
    4. 11th Bengal Cavalry
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  19. Question 19

    NET History 2023
    Who called the 1857 revolt a ‘Feudal Uprising’?
    1. Karl Marx
    2. R.C. Majumdar
    3. D.D. Kosambi
    4. S.N. Sen
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  20. Question 20

    KPSC 2020
    Which one of the following towns was not a centre of the revolt?
    1. Bareilly
    2. Satara
    3. Arrah
    4. Lucknow
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