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In which year did the privilege of free postage enjoyed by sepoys were withdrawn by ‘The Post-Office Act’?
(a) 1813
(b) 1815
(c) 1850
(d) 1854
Option d – 1854
Consider the following statements. I. The General Service Enlistment Act of 1856 was introduced by Charles Canning. II. Under this Act, every Indian soldier could go overseas for deployment if required. III. An Indian soldier could get a maximum salary of 174 during his service period. Which of the above-mentioned statement is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only I and II
(c) Only III
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
The immediate cause of India’s First War of Independence was
(a) the Doctrine of Lapse by Lord Dalhousie.
(b) Suspicion about British interference in religion.
(c) Military discontent.
(d) Economic exploitation of India.
Option b – Suspicion about British interference in religion.
Which of the following was the economic cause of the 1857 revolt?
(a) Industrial revolution
(b) Employment of craftsmen
(c) Exploitation of peasants by zamindars
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Indian Bills of Landing Act was passed in
(a) 1854
(b) 1856
(c) 1870
(d) 1876
Option b – 1856
Consider the following statements. I. Adoption of free trade imperialism from 1800, de-industrialization, and drain of wealth. II. Abolition of Sati in 1829. III. Commercialisation of Agriculture. IV. The doctrine of Lapse. Which of the above-mentioned Statement/s was the economic cause for the 1857 Revolt?
(a) Only I and II
(b) Only II and III
(c) Only I and IV
(d) Only I and III
Option d – Only I and III
What was the socio-religious factor/s for the 1857 revolt?
(a) Religious disabilities Act, 1856
(b) Abolition of Sati, 1829
(c) Hindu Widow Remarriage Act, 1856
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
The Azamgarh proclamation of 25th August 1857 stressed which one of the following issues?
(a) Hindu-Muslim divide
(b) Support to the English Government
(c) The return of the Badshahi
(d) The imposition of heavy Jumas (revenue demand)
Option c – The return of the Badshahi
When was the Religious Disabilities Act passed?
(a) 1850
(b) 1855
(c) 1856
(d) 1870
Option c – 1856
Which one of the following military causes was responsible for the 1857 revolt?
(a) Salaries and pensions-related issues between the Indian soldiers and the government.
(b) The doctrine of Lapse.
(c) Non-Intervention Policy of John Lawrence.
(d) Setting up of Inam Commission.
Option a – Salaries and pensions-related issues between the Indian soldiers and the government.
The official historian of the Indian freedom struggle was
(a) RC Mazumdar
(b) Tarachandra
(c) VD Savarkar
(d) SN Shah
Option d – SN Shah
The first Indian to write in the Indian language on the causes of the uprising of 1857 was
(a) Syed Ahmad Khan
(b) VD Savarkar
(c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(d) None of the above
Option a – Syed Ahmad Khan
Who wrote “The Indian War of Independence”?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Romesh Chunder Dutt
(c) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(d) Harish Chandra Mukhopadhyay
Option c – Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
The statement, ‘The so-called first national war of Independence was neither first nor national, nor a war of independence is associated with
(a) RC Mazumadar
(b) SN Sen
(c) Tara Chandra
(d) VD Savarkar
Option a – RC Mazumadar
Consider the following statements and mark the correct answer. I. RC Majumdar described the 1857 Revolt as neither the first nor a national war of independence. II. TR Holmes described the 1857 Revolt as a conflict between civilization and Barbarian. III. Jawaharlal Nehru said that the 1857 Revolt was nothing, but a Hindu-Muslim conspiracy. Codes
(a) Only II
(b) Only Ill
(c) I and II
(d) All of these
Option c – I and II
Before the outbreak of the revolt of 1857 at Meerut, Mangal Pandey had become a martyr on 29th March 1857. He was hanged at
(a) Lucknow
(b) Barrackpore
(c) Calcutta
(d) Meerut
Option b – Barrackpore
The Mangal Pandey incident took place at
(a) Meerut
(b) Barrackpore
(c) Ambala
(d) Lucknow
Option b – Barrackpore
The use of which rifle proved to be the immediate cause of the 1857 revolt?
(a) Brown Bass
(b) Enfield Rifle
(c) Green Belt
(d) Enfield Bass
Option b – Enfield Rifle
Who among the following British persons admitted the revolt of 1857 as a National revolt?
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Ellenborough
(d) Disraeli
Option b – Lord Canning
Which of the following statements explains the best nature of the revolt of 1857?
(a) It was the last attempt by the old political order to regain its power.
(b) It was a mutiny of a session of the sepoys of the British Indian Army.
(c) It was the struggle of the common people to overthrow foreign rules.
(d) It was an effort to establish a United Indian Nation.
Option c – It was the struggle of the common people to overthrow foreign rules.
(a) Karl Marx
(b) Adam Smith
(c) Max Muller
(d) Benjamin Disraeli
Option a – Karl Marx
(a) RC Majumdar
(b) PC Joshi
(c) SB Choudhary
(d) VD Savarkar
Option c – SB Choudhary
Who called the revolt of 1857 a conspiracy?
(a) Sir James Outram and W Taylor
(b) Sir John Kaye
(c) Sir John Lawrence
(d) TR Homes
Option a – Sir James Outram and W Taylor
Who termed the uprising of 1857 as the First War of Independence?
(a) VA Smith
(b) PE Roberts
(c) VD Savarkar
(d) All of these
Option c – VD Savarkar
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