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The revolt of 1857 (sepoy mutiny) - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    BPSC 2016
    Begum Hazrat Mahal took asylum in which country after the failure of the revolt?
    1. Nepal
    2. Bhutan
    3. Burma
    4. Afghanistan
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  2. Question 2

    MPPSC 2018
    Who among the following betrayed Tantia Tope?
    1. Man Singh
    2. Nana Saheb
    3. Raghunath Rao
    4. Rani Laxmi Bai
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  3. Question 3

    CDS 2021
    Who was the British officer killed by Mangal Pandey?
    1. Lt. Baugh
    2. Lt. Hudson
    3. Col. Campbell
    4. Col. Neil
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  4. Question 4

    CDS 2020
    What was the main reason for the failure of the 1857 Revolt?
    1. No support from kings
    2. Lack of a central leadership
    3. It was not violent enough
    4. No British response
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  5. Question 5

    UPSC NDA 2023
    Which act officially ended the East India Company's rule in India?
    1. Regulating Act, 1773
    2. Charter Act, 1833
    3. Government of India Act, 1858
    4. Indian Councils Act, 1861
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  6. Question 6

    SSC CHSL 2022
    In which of the following places was the Revolt of 1857 not active?
    1. Jhansi
    2. Kanpur
    3. Delhi
    4. Hyderabad
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  7. Question 7

    SSC MTS 2019
    The Revolt of 1857 started from which cantonment?
    1. Meerut
    2. Barrackpore
    3. Kanpur
    4. Delhi
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  8. Question 8

    UPSC CAPF 2016
    What was Nana Saheb’s relation to Baji Rao II?
    1. Brother
    2. Grandson
    3. Adopted Son
    4. Uncle
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  9. Question 9

    SSC CGL 2021
    The Revolt of 1857 was mainly confined to:
    1. South India
    2. North and Central India
    3. Eastern India
    4. Western India only
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  10. Question 10

    UPSC NDA 2020
    What was the name of the proclamation issued after the revolt ended?
    1. Proclamation of Indian Liberty
    2. Queen’s Proclamation
    3. British Act of Pardon
    4. Delhi Accord
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  11. Question 11

    UPPSC 2017
    Who led the revolt in Bareilly?
    1. Kunwar Singh
    2. Khan Bahadur Khan
    3. Tantia Tope
    4. Rani Avantibai
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  12. Question 12

    UPSC CDS 2021
    Tantia Tope was a close associate of:
    1. Kunwar Singh
    2. Bahadur Shah Zafar
    3. Nana Saheb
    4. Khan Bahadur Khan
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  13. Question 13

    SSC CGL 2019
    The Doctrine of Lapse was a major political cause of the Revolt of 1857. Who introduced this policy?
    1. Lord Cornwallis
    2. Lord Dalhousie
    3. Lord Wellesley
    4. Lord Canning
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  14. Question 14

    CDS II 2017
    Which socio-religious reform was perceived as interference by the British, contributing to the Revolt of 1857?
    1. Legalization of widow remarriage
    2. Introduction of English education
    3. Promotion of railways
    4. Establishment of telegraph
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  15. Question 15

    MPSC Prelims 2019
    The annexation of which state under the Doctrine of Lapse was a significant political cause of the Revolt of 1857?
    1. Bengal
    2. Jhansi
    3. Madras
    4. Punjab
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  16. Question 16

    RRB NTPC 2022
    Who was Mangal Pandey, and what was his role in the Revolt of 1857?
    1. A sepoy who attacked British officers at Barrackpore
    2. A leader in Jhansi
    3. A Mughal emperor
    4. A British official who suppressed the revolt
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  17. Question 17

    Which event in Delhi marked a turning point in the spread of the Revolt of 1857?
    1. Execution of Mangal Pandey
    2. Seizure of the Star Fort
    3. British recapture of Kanpur
    4. Proclamation of Bahadur Shah Zafar as emperor
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  18. Question 18

    Who was the commander-in-chief of Nana Sahib’s forces during the Revolt of 1857?
    1. Mangal Pandey
    2. Kunwar Singh
    3. Tantia Tope
    4. Bahadur Shah Zafar
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  19. Question 19

    KPSC Prelims 2020
    Which book by S.N. Sen is a comprehensive study of the Revolt of 1857?
    1. Eighteen Fifty-Seven
    2. The Indian War of Independence
    3. The Causes of the Indian Mutiny
    4. The First War of Independence
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  20. Question 20

    BPSC Prelims 2022
    Which community was heavily recruited into the British Army after the Revolt of 1857 due to their loyalty?
    1. Bengalis
    2. Marathas
    3. Sikhs
    4. Rajputs
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