Q1. Who was the
Governor General of India during the sepoy Mutiny?
Governor General of India during the sepoy Mutiny?
(a) Lord
Canning
Canning
(b) Lord
Dalhousie
Dalhousie
(c) Lord
Hardings
Hardings
(d) Lord
Lytton
Lytton
Ans. (a)
Q2. The modern
historian who called the revolt of 1857 as the ‘first war of independence’ was____
historian who called the revolt of 1857 as the ‘first war of independence’ was____
(a) R.C. Majumdar
(b) S.N. Sen
(c) V.D. Savarkar
(d) Ashok Mehta
Ans.(c)
Q3. ‘In this
instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus’. To which
one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?
instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus’. To which
one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?
(a) Revolt
of 1857
of 1857
(b) Champaran
Satyagraha (1917)
Satyagraha (1917)
(c) Khilafat
and Non-Cooperation Movement
and Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) August
Movement of 1942
Movement of 1942
Ans.(a)
Q4. Which one of
the following territories was NOT affected by the Revolt of 1857?
the following territories was NOT affected by the Revolt of 1857?
(a) Jhansi
(b) Chittor
(c) Jagdishpur
(d) Lucknow
Ans.(b)
Q5. The First
Governor and Viceroy of British India was____
Governor and Viceroy of British India was____
(a) Lord
Dalhousie
Dalhousie
(b) John
Lawrence
Lawrence
(c) Warren
Hastings
Hastings
(d) Lord
Canning
Canning
Ans.(d)
Q6. The
administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transfer of power from___
administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transfer of power from___
(a) East India
Company to the British Crown
Company to the British Crown
(b) British Crown
to the East India Company
to the East India Company
(c) East India
Company to the Governor General
Company to the Governor General
(d) British Crown
to the Board of Directors
to the Board of Directors
Ans.(a)
Q7. Mangal Pandey
fired the first shot of the Revolt of 1857 at____
fired the first shot of the Revolt of 1857 at____
(a) Barrackpore
(b) Meerut
(c) Kanpur
(d) Jhansi
Ans.(a)
Q8. Who, among
the following, was NOT associated with the Revolt of 1857?
the following, was NOT associated with the Revolt of 1857?
(a) Maharaja
Ranjit Singh
Ranjit Singh
(b) Nana
Sahib
Sahib
(c) Begum
Hazrat Mahal
Hazrat Mahal
(d) Khan
Bahadur
Bahadur
Ans.(a)
Q9. One of the India’s
first freedom fighters against British is____
first freedom fighters against British is____
(a) Mahatma
Gandhi
Gandhi
(b) Kittur
Rani Chennamma
Rani Chennamma
(c) Rani
Laxmi Bai
Laxmi Bai
(d) None
of these
of these
Ans.(b)
Q10. During India’s freedom struggle, the Sepoy
Mutiny started from which one of the following places?
Mutiny started from which one of the following places?
(a) Agra
(b) Gwalior
(c) Jhansi
(d) Meerut
Ans.(d)
Q11. Who is the author of the book ‘The Last Mughal:
The fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857’?
The fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857’?
(a) John
Kirkland
Kirkland
(b) William
Dalrymple
Dalrymple
(c) Thomas
Wilson
Wilson
(d) Simon
Digby
Digby
Ans.(b)
Q12. Kunwar Singh led the revolt of 1857 in____
(a) Punjab
(b) Bengal
(c) Bihar
(d) Maharashtra
Ans.(c)
Q13. The Revolt of 1857 was witnessed by the
poet____
poet____
(a) Mir
Tapi Mir
Tapi Mir
(b) Zauq
(c) Ghalib
(d) Iqbal
Ans.(c)
Q14. Who of the following was the bitterest enemy
of the British during the Revolt of 1857?
of the British during the Revolt of 1857?
(a) Maulavi
Ahmdullah Shah
Ahmdullah Shah
(b) Maulavi
Imadulah
Imadulah
(c) Maulana
Fazi-i-Haq Khairabadi
Fazi-i-Haq Khairabadi
(d) Nawab
Liaquat Ali
Liaquat Ali
Ans.(a)
Q15. Which one of the following commissions is
associated with the Army Re-organisation after the suppression of the Revolt of
1857?
associated with the Army Re-organisation after the suppression of the Revolt of
1857?
(a) Public
Service Commission
Service Commission
(b) Peal
Commission
Commission
(c) Hunter
Commission
Commission
(d) Simon
Commission
Commission
Ans.(b)
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