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SECTOR 26, CHANDIGARH
CLASS 8
HISTORY
WHEN PEOPLE REBEL..1857
QUESTION BANK



MCQS
1. During the mid-18th century, the British had placed _______________________ inside the Court of many Nawabs.
A) Residents
B) Spy
C) Advisors
D) Ministers
2. _______________________ was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II.
A) Peshwa Baji Rao I
B) Nana Saheb
C) Rao Saheb
D) Mahadij Shinde
3. __________________ was one of the last territories that the British had annexed in 1856.
A) Jhansi
B) Kanpur
C) Awadh
D) Lahore
4. _________________________ had ordered the annexation of Jhansi.
A) Warren Hastings
B) Lord Dalhousie
C) Lord Canning
D) Lord Clive
5. Sepoys of British empire were severely punished in 1824 after they refused to go to
A) Burma
B) England
C) Africa
D) America
6. After 1830, the Company allowed _____________________ to preach in India.
A) Christian missionaries
B) Buddhist missionaries
C) Hindu missionaries
D) Muslim missionaries
7. _______________ is disobeying soldier groups against officers of the Army.
A) Rebellion
B) Mutiny
C) Revolt
D) Resistance
8. The revolt of ____________ was the biggest armed resistance to colonialism during the 19th century.
A) 1859
B) 1857
C) 1860
D) 1861
9. 1857 revolt began from the city of ________________________
A) Meerut
B) Delhi
C) Kanpur
D) Calcutta
10. __________________ was the first soldier to be hanged during the 1857 revolt.
A) Mahadij Shinde
B) Shahuji
C) Mangal Pandey
D) Batukeshwar Dutt


11. State whether the below given statement is TRUE or FALSE

Bahadur Shah Zafar and his wife were sent to jail in Rangoon in 1862.

12. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and find the correct option.
Assertion (A): The British announced rewards for the loyal landholders that they would continue to enjoy traditional rights over their lands
Reason (R) They wanted to win back the loyalty of the people.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
13. Identify the following image and what was his contribution in 1857 revolt.



(2 Markers)
14. Who was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao and what did he do ? (Pg. 57)
15. What were the conditions of the peasants and zamindars in the countryside? (pg 52)

16. What did the Company do to bring the Mughal Dynasty to an end? (Pg. 52)
∙ Names of Mughal kings removed from the coins
∙ Bahadur Shah Zafar and his family shifted
∙ Bahadur Shah declared last king

17. Enlist the reasons why the sepoys of the company were discontented? (Pg. 52)
∙ Conditions of service
∙ Religious beliefs
∙ Severe conditions
18. How did the new leaders contribute to the revolt against the British? (Pg. 58)
∙ role of Ahmadullah Shah
∙ Bakht Khan took charge of large force ∙
Old zamindar –Kunwar Singh joined the rebel

(5 Markers)
19 . In what ways did the British change their policies as a result of the rebellion of 1857? (Pg. 60-61)
∙ Transfer of powers
∙ All ruling chiefs assured
∙ Indian soldiers reduced
∙ Respect all religions and social practices ∙ Landlords and zamindars protected
20. MAP WORK
On India’s political map mark the following places which were the main centers of the 1857 revolt.
Meerut, Delhi, Bareilly, Lucknow, Kanpur, Faizabad, Jhansi

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