Which distinguished Indian historian maintains that the outbreaks before 1857, whether civil or military, were “a series of isolated incidents” ultimately culminated in the Great Revolt of 1857?
R.C. Majumdar
S.N.Sen
Salim Ali
R.J. Majumdar
The spark to the Revolt of 1857 was the incident of:
Introduction of the new turban.
The use of greased catridges.
The hanging of Mangal Pandey.
Abolishment of the Batta.
Name the indigo plantations that were most hardly hit by the introduction of the new plantation in 1833.
Bihar and Champaran.
Bengal and Bihar.
Maharashtra and Bengal
Bengal and Orissa
Give the date of Delhi’s recapture from Bahadur Shah.
October 1857
September 1857
November 1858
June 1858
Rani of Jhansi captured
Gwalior
Bihar
Lucknow
Jharkhand
Who recaptured Kanpur from Nana Saheb?
General Hewitt
Nicholson
Sir Hugh Wheeler
Sir Colin Campbell
A general alarm was raised among the Hindus and Muslims by the activities of the Christian missionaries. This was due to:
Inculcating of western culture in their schools.
Assaulting of Indians on the basis of racial prejudice.
Encouraging army men to shave and wear new turban.
All of the above causes.
Which of the following are political reasons for the cause of the Great Revolt of 1857?
Anti-British feelings were particularly strong in those regions like Burma, Assam, Coorg, Sind, and the Punjab.
The Doctrine of Lapse
Drain of wealth
Both 1&2
Which distinguished Indian historian believes that the 1857 Revolt was part of the struggle for Indian independence?
S.N. Sen
Name the efficient lieutenants of Nana Saheb.
Tantia Tope and Azimullah
Kunwar Singh and Tope
Azimullah and Begum of Oud
Azimulla and Kunwar
